pcap-config(1) General Commands Manual pcap-config(1)
NAME
pcap-config - write libpcap compiler and linker flags to standard
output
SYNOPSIS
pcap-config [ --help ] [ --version ] [ --cflags ]
[ --libs | --additional-libs ]
[ --static | --static-pcap-only ]
DESCRIPTION
pcap-config writes to the standard output various compiler and linker
flags required to build a user program with libpcap. By default, it
writes flags appropriate for building with a dynamically-linked version
of libpcap; see below for static linking. Depending on the manner of
libpcap installation, some options or their combinations may produce
empty output - this is by design.
OPTIONS
--help Produce a help message and exit.
--version
Produce libpcap version and exit. The version is the contents
of VERSION file in libpcap source tree rather than the result of
pcap_lib_version(3).
--cflags
Produce the -I compiler flag required to include libpcap's
header files.
--libs Produce the -L and -l linker flags required to link with
libpcap, including -l flags for libraries required by libpcap.
--additional-libs
Produce the -L and -l linker flags for libraries required by
libpcap, but not the -l flag to link with libpcap itself.
--static
This option causes --libs and --additional-libs to produce
linker flags appropriate for static linking with libpcap.
--static-pcap-only
This option causes --libs and --additional-libs to produce
linker flags appropriate for static linking with libpcap and
dynamic linking with all other libraries, including libraries
required by libpcap.
EXIT STATUS
pcap-config exits with a non-zero status when invoked with an invalid
command-line option, and with status 0 otherwise.
BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY
Before libpcap release 1.10.2 pcap-config did not treat invalid
command-line options as an error. The --static-pcap-only flag became
available in libpcap release 1.10.2. The --static flag became
available in libpcap release 1.1.0.
SEE ALSO
pkg-config(1), pcap(3)
17 April 2023 pcap-config(1)
libpcap 1.10.5 - Generated Sat Aug 31 08:56:50 CDT 2024