[gnutls-dev] pkg-config file for libgnutls

[Simon Josefsson]

Pavlov Konstantin <thresh at altlinux.ru> writes:

> On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 12:01:13PM +0100, Simon Josefsson wrote:
>> Pavlov Konstantin <thresh at altlinux.ru> writes:
>> 
>> > Hello everyone.
>> >
>> > I noticed that my libgnutls-devel package doesn't depend on libtasn1-devel
>> > one.
>> >
>> > Looks like this is due to that line in .pc file:
>> >
>> > Libs.private: -L/usr/lib -lgnutls -ltasn1  -lgcrypt -lgpg-error
>> >
>> > Shouldnt it be Libs: -L${libdir} @LIBGNUTLS_LIBS@ instead?
>> >
>> > Without libtasn1-devel installed, macro AM_PATH_LIBGNUTLS doesnt work.
>> 
>> As far as I understand the pkg-config documentation, Libs.private is
>> for static linking and Libs is for dynamic linking.  So I think that
>> this is correct, since the dynamic linker takes care of the
>> dependencies.
>> 
>> Libs: -L${libdir} -lgnutls
>> Libs.private: @LIBGNUTLS_LIBS@
>> 
>> Possibly we could have a 'Requires: libtasn1' line added, which I
>> think would have the effect as you want: 'pkg-config --libs gnutls'
>> will mention -ltasn1.
>
> Yes, i think this way is more correct than suggested by myself.

Ok, installed.  Thanks!

/Simon