Bug 6953

Summary:	pkg.m4: Add link test
Product:	pkg-config	Reporter:	Elrond <elrond+bugs.freedesktop.org>
Component:	src	Assignee:	Tollef Fog Heen <tfheen>
Status:	RESOLVED MOVED	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	high	CC:	dmacks
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86 (IA32)
OS:	Linux (All)
Whiteboard:
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Description Elrond 2006-05-17 22:17:32 UTC

I think, it would be helpful, if either PKG_CHECK_MODULES or a new macro would
try to compile/link a simple program with the just detected flags to make sure,
they really work.

This would catch trivial issues, like the .pc file existing, but the .a/.so not
existing.

Comment 1 Daniel Macks 2006-05-19 04:52:03 UTC

Also, many .pc Libs contain -l flags for external libraries (i.e., foo.pc
declares -lbar), so this would help packagers find missing build-time
dependencies during ./configure before getting hours into a build.

Comment 2 Elrond 2007-06-18 12:08:27 UTC

Hi,

Is there any progress on this bug?
Is there possibly a schedule for it?

Comment 3 GitLab Migration User 2018-08-25 12:54:40 UTC

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