man/cups-config.man

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  13 .TH cups-config 1 "CUPS" "15 April 2014" "Apple Inc."
  14 .SH NAME
  15 cups\-config \- get cups api, compiler, directory, and link information.
  16 .SH SYNOPSIS
  17 .B cups\-config
  18 .I \-\-api\-version
  19 .br
  20 .B cups\-config
  21 .I \-\-build
  22 .br
  23 .B cups\-config
  24 .I \-\-cflags
  25 .br
  26 .B cups\-config
  27 .I \-\-datadir
  28 .br
  29 .B cups\-config
  30 .I \-\-help
  31 .br
  32 .B cups\-config
  33 .I \-\-ldflags
  34 .br
  35 .B cups\-config
  36 [
  37 .I \-\-image
  38 ] [
  39 .I \-\-static
  40 ]
  41 .I \-\-libs
  42 .br
  43 .B cups\-config
  44 .I \-\-serverbin
  45 .br
  46 .B cups\-config
  47 .I \-\-serverroot
  48 .br
  49 .B cups-config
  50 .I \-\-version
  51 .br
  52 .SH DESCRIPTION
  53 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.
  54 All values are reported to the standard output.
  55 .SH OPTIONS
  56 The \fBcups-config\fR command accepts the following command-line options:
  57 .TP 5
  58 .B \-\-api-version
  59 Reports the current API version (major.minor).
  60 .TP 5
  61 .B \-\-build
  62 Reports a system-specific build number.
  63 .TP 5
  64 .B \-\-cflags
  65 Reports the necessary compiler options.
  66 .TP 5
  67 .B \-\-datadir
  68 Reports the default CUPS data directory.
  69 .TP 5
  70 .B \-\-help
  71 Reports the program usage message.
  72 .TP 5
  73 .B \-\-image
  74 When used with \fI\-\-libs\fR, adds the CUPS imaging library to the
  75 list of libraries.
  76 .TP 5
  77 .B \-\-ldflags
  78 Reports the necessary linker options.
  79 .TP 5
  80 .B \-\-libs
  81 Reports the necessary libraries to link to.
  82 .TP 5
  83 .B \-\-serverbin
  84 Reports the default CUPS binary directory, where filters and backends are stored.
  85 .TP 5
  86 .B \-\-serverroot
  87 Reports the default CUPS configuration file directory.
  88 .TP 5
  89 .B \-\-static
  90 When used with \fI\-\-libs\fR, reports the static libraries instead of the default (shared) libraries.
  91 .TP 5
  92 .B \-\-version
  93 Reports the full version number of the CUPS installation (major.minor.patch).
  94 .SH EXAMPLES
  95 Show the currently installed version of CUPS:
  96 .nf
  97
  98     cups-config \-\-version
  99
 100 .fi
 101 Compile a simple one-file CUPS filter:
 102 .nf
 103
 104     cc `cups\-config \-\-cflags \-\-ldflags` \-o filter filter.c \\
 105         `cups\-config \-\-libs`
 106 .fi
 107 .SH SEE ALSO
 108 .BR cups (1),
 109 CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
 110 .SH COPYRIGHT
 111 Copyright \[co] 2007-2017 by Apple Inc.