Re: gtk-config

[Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de>]

On 2013-05-01 10:46 +0200, andrey.rybak@bilkent.edu.tr wrote:

> before this time i was using for compilling my gtk applications next command:
> #gcc myprogram.c `pkg-config gtk+-3.0.pc --libs --cflags`
> but now it doesnt work:

I don't think that this ever worked, really.  You need to strip the
trailing ".pc", as mentioned in the pkg-config manpage:

,----
| The package name specified on the pkg-config command line is defined to
| be the name of the metadata file, minus the .pc extension.
`----

> Failed to open 'gtk+-3.0.pc': No such file or directory
> No package 'gtk+-3.0.pc' found
>
> but i have installed gtk+-3.0.pc file in
> /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/gtk+-3.0.pc
>
> Why the file placed in such strange place (not in /usr/lib/pkgconfig/)?

For Multi-Arch, so that multiple instances of libgtk-3-dev are
coinstallable.

> And how do i can avoid problem with searching for gtk+-3.0.pc?

Use "pkg-config gtk+-3.0".

Cheers,
       Sven