man/cups-config.man

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  15 .TH cups-config 1 "CUPS" "15 April 2014" "Apple Inc."
  16 .SH NAME
  17 cups\-config \- get cups api, compiler, directory, and link information.
  18 .SH SYNOPSIS
  19 .B cups\-config
  20 .I \-\-api\-version
  21 .br
  22 .B cups\-config
  23 .I \-\-build
  24 .br
  25 .B cups\-config
  26 .I \-\-cflags
  27 .br
  28 .B cups\-config
  29 .I \-\-datadir
  30 .br
  31 .B cups\-config
  32 .I \-\-help
  33 .br
  34 .B cups\-config
  35 .I \-\-ldflags
  36 .br
  37 .B cups\-config
  38 [
  39 .I \-\-image
  40 ] [
  41 .I \-\-static
  42 ]
  43 .I \-\-libs
  44 .br
  45 .B cups\-config
  46 .I \-\-serverbin
  47 .br
  48 .B cups\-config
  49 .I \-\-serverroot
  50 .br
  51 .B cups-config
  52 .I \-\-version
  53 .br
  54 .SH DESCRIPTION
  55 The \fBcups-config\fR command allows application developers to determine the necessary command-line options for the compiler and linker, as well as the installation directories for filters, configuration files, and drivers.
  56 All values are reported to the standard output.
  57 .SH OPTIONS
  58 The \fBcups-config\fR command accepts the following command-line options:
  59 .TP 5
  60 .B \-\-api-version
  61 Reports the current API version (major.minor).
  62 .TP 5
  63 .B \-\-build
  64 Reports a system-specific build number.
  65 .TP 5
  66 .B \-\-cflags
  67 Reports the necessary compiler options.
  68 .TP 5
  69 .B \-\-datadir
  70 Reports the default CUPS data directory.
  71 .TP 5
  72 .B \-\-help
  73 Reports the program usage message.
  74 .TP 5
  75 .B \-\-image
  76 When used with \fI\-\-libs\fR, adds the CUPS imaging library to the
  77 list of libraries.
  78 .TP 5
  79 .B \-\-ldflags
  80 Reports the necessary linker options.
  81 .TP 5
  82 .B \-\-libs
  83 Reports the necessary libraries to link to.
  84 .TP 5
  85 .B \-\-serverbin
  86 Reports the default CUPS binary directory, where filters and backends are stored.
  87 .TP 5
  88 .B \-\-serverroot
  89 Reports the default CUPS configuration file directory.
  90 .TP 5
  91 .B \-\-static
  92 When used with \fI\-\-libs\fR, reports the static libraries instead of the default (shared) libraries.
  93 .TP 5
  94 .B \-\-version
  95 Reports the full version number of the CUPS installation (major.minor.patch).
  96 .SH EXAMPLES
  97 Show the currently installed version of CUPS:
  98 .nf
  99
 100     cups-config \-\-version
 101
 102 .fi
 103 Compile a simple one-file CUPS filter:
 104 .nf
 105
 106     cc `cups\-config \-\-cflags \-\-ldflags` \-o filter filter.c \\
 107         `cups\-config \-\-libs`
 108 .fi
 109 .SH SEE ALSO
 110 .BR cups (1),
 111 CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
 112 .SH COPYRIGHT
 113 Copyright \[co] 2007-2014 by Apple Inc.
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