$lib-config (Re: how to use libraries in /usr/local)

[Guido Draheim]

Bruno Haible wrote:
> [...]
> Another totally different approach is to recommend that every
> library libfoo comes with a script 'foo-config' in /usr/local/bin that
> can spit out the required -I and -L options. Here as well, autoconf
> support would be nice, so that the resulting -I/-L options would be
> substituted into the Makefile.
> 

I strongly feel that this is already established as good practice
for libraries. A generic version is mostly sufficient, e.g. one created by
http://cryp.to/autoconf-archive/Miscellaneous/ac_create_generic_config.html
that is quite imperfect nonetheless extraordarily useful for me.

(*hmmm* lately, debian maintainers notified me, that one does even have
  to write a man-page for a $lib-config script - everything that goes into
  $/bin must have one, according to the rules, even a $lib-config script..)

cheers
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