Module V1.Pkg_configSource

Sourcetype t
Sourceval get : t -> t option

Search a pkg-config implementation in PATH. Use the one defined in PKG_CONFIG environment variable if set else try pkgconf then pkg-config. Append the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable to the searched pathes. Returns None if nothing is not found.

Sourcetype package_conf = {
  1. libs : string list;
  2. cflags : string list;
}
Sourceval query : t -> package:string -> package_conf option

query t ~package query pkg-config for the package. The package must not contain a version constraint. Multiple, unversioned packages are separated with spaces, for example "gtk+-3.0 gtksourceview-3.0". By default, the OCaml compiler target is passed to pkgconf as --personality argument. An alternative list of arguments can be specified by setting the PKG_CONFIG_ARGN environment variable. Returns None if package is not available

Sourceval query_expr : t -> package:string -> expr:string -> package_conf option
  • deprecated please use [query_expr_err]
Sourceval query_expr_err : t -> package:string -> expr:string -> (package_conf, string) result

query_expr_err t ~package ~expr query pkg-config for the package. expr may contain a version constraint, for example "gtk+-3.0 >= 3.18". package must be just the name of the package. If expr is specified, package must be specified as well. By default, the OCaml compiler "target" is passed to pkgconf as --personality argument. An alternative list of arguments can be specified by setting the PKG_CONFIG_ARGN environment variable. Returns Error error_msg if package is not available