man/cups-config.man

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