PKG_CHECK_EXISTS is not documented anywhere (other than in the m4 file). Copying the m4 docs into the man page would be a start.
Created attachment 6435 [details] [review] pkg-config-PKG_CHECK_EXISTS.patch
Thanks for the patch; applied to bzr.
This has been fixed in a released version, so closing this bug.
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