On Friday 07 June 2013 18:23:00 Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> If /lib/pkgconfig exists, then something is installed incorrectly.
> There should really only be /usr/lib/pkgconfig, and the lightly used
> /usr/share/pkgconfig. In some cases, depending on package install
> options PKG_CONFIG_PATH may contain /opt/*/{lib,share}/pkgconfig or
> /usr/X11R6/lib/pkgconfig.
>
> Of course it's your distro, but pkgconfig is only used during a build
> procedure and the support libraries for linking at build time should not
> be in /lib.
I followed the procedure for pcre-8.33 as in the blfs book but and when I
come to do glib pcre could not be found and I look and lo there was a
/lib/pkgconfig. And I just used some such.
SO are you saying then it is wise to move stuff (and it is only for pcre )
in /lib/pkgconfig to /usr/lib/pkgconfig ?
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