Manpages - cups-config.1

NAME

cups-config - get cups api, compiler, directory, and link information (deprecated).

SYNOPSIS

cups-config –api-version
cups-config –build
cups-config –cflags
cups-config –datadir
cups-config –help
cups-config –ldflags
cups-config [ –image ] [ –static ] –libs
cups-config –serverbin
cups-config –serverroot
cups-config –version\\

DESCRIPTION

The cups-config command allows application developers to determine the necessary command-line options for the compiler and linker, as well as the installation directories for filters, configuration files, and drivers. All values are reported to the standard output. Note: This command is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of CUPS. The *pkg-config*(1) command should be used instead.

OPTIONS

The cups-config command accepts the following command-line options:

–api-version: Reports the current API version (major.minor).
–build: Reports a system-specific build number.
–cflags: Reports the necessary compiler options.
–datadir: Reports the default CUPS data directory.
–help: Reports the program usage message.
–ldflags: Reports the necessary linker options.
–libs: Reports the necessary libraries to link to.
–serverbin: Reports the default CUPS binary directory, where filters and backends are stored.
–serverroot: Reports the default CUPS configuration file directory.
–static: When used with –libs, reports the static libraries instead of the default (shared) libraries.
–version: Reports the full version number of the CUPS installation (major.minor.patch).

EXAMPLES

Show the currently installed version of CUPS:

    cups-config --version

Compile a simple one-file CUPS filter:

    cc `cups-config --cflags --ldflags` -o filter filter.c \
        `cups-config --libs`

DEPRECATED OPTIONS

The following options are deprecated but continue to work for backwards compatibility:

–image: Formerly used to add the CUPS imaging library to the list of libraries.