man/cups-config.1

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  10 .TH cups-config 1 "CUPS" "26 April 2019" "Apple Inc."
  11 .SH NAME
  12 cups\-config \- get cups api, compiler, directory, and link information.
  13 .SH SYNOPSIS
  14 .B cups\-config
  15 .I \-\-api\-version
  16 .br
  17 .B cups\-config
  18 .I \-\-build
  19 .br
  20 .B cups\-config
  21 .I \-\-cflags
  22 .br
  23 .B cups\-config
  24 .I \-\-datadir
  25 .br
  26 .B cups\-config
  27 .I \-\-help
  28 .br
  29 .B cups\-config
  30 .I \-\-ldflags
  31 .br
  32 .B cups\-config
  33 [
  34 .I \-\-image
  35 ] [
  36 .I \-\-static
  37 ]
  38 .I \-\-libs
  39 .br
  40 .B cups\-config
  41 .I \-\-serverbin
  42 .br
  43 .B cups\-config
  44 .I \-\-serverroot
  45 .br
  46 .B cups-config
  47 .I \-\-version
  48 .br
  49 .SH DESCRIPTION
  50 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.
  51 All values are reported to the standard output.
  52 .SH OPTIONS
  53 The \fBcups-config\fR command accepts the following command-line options:
  54 .TP 5
  55 .B \-\-api-version
  56 Reports the current API version (major.minor).
  57 .TP 5
  58 .B \-\-build
  59 Reports a system-specific build number.
  60 .TP 5
  61 .B \-\-cflags
  62 Reports the necessary compiler options.
  63 .TP 5
  64 .B \-\-datadir
  65 Reports the default CUPS data directory.
  66 .TP 5
  67 .B \-\-help
  68 Reports the program usage message.
  69 .TP 5
  70 .B \-\-ldflags
  71 Reports the necessary linker options.
  72 .TP 5
  73 .B \-\-libs
  74 Reports the necessary libraries to link to.
  75 .TP 5
  76 .B \-\-serverbin
  77 Reports the default CUPS binary directory, where filters and backends are stored.
  78 .TP 5
  79 .B \-\-serverroot
  80 Reports the default CUPS configuration file directory.
  81 .TP 5
  82 .B \-\-static
  83 When used with \fI\-\-libs\fR, reports the static libraries instead of the default (shared) libraries.
  84 .TP 5
  85 .B \-\-version
  86 Reports the full version number of the CUPS installation (major.minor.patch).
  87 .SH EXAMPLES
  88 Show the currently installed version of CUPS:
  89 .nf
  90
  91     cups-config \-\-version
  92
  93 .fi
  94 Compile a simple one-file CUPS filter:
  95 .nf
  96
  97     cc `cups\-config \-\-cflags \-\-ldflags` \-o filter filter.c \\
  98         `cups\-config \-\-libs`
  99 .fi
 100 .SH DEPRECATED OPTIONS
 101 The following options are deprecated but continue to work for backwards compatibility:
 102 .TP 5
 103 .B \-\-image
 104 Formerly used to add the CUPS imaging library to the list of libraries.
 105 .SH SEE ALSO
 106 .BR cups (1),
 107 CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
 108 .SH COPYRIGHT
 109 Copyright \[co] 2007-2019 by Apple Inc.