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cups-config(1) OpenPrinting cups-config(1)

NAME

cups-config - get cups api, compiler, directory, and link information
(deprecated).

SYNOPSIS

cups-config --api-version
cups-config --build
cups-config --cflags
cups-config --datadir
cups-config --help
cups-config --ldflags
cups-config [ --image ] [ --static ] --libs
cups-config --serverbin
cups-config --serverroot
cups-config --version

DESCRIPTION

The cups-config 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. All values are reported to the standard output.
Note: This command is deprecated and will be removed in a future
version of CUPS. The pkg-config(1) command should be used instead.

OPTIONS

The cups-config command accepts the following command-line options:

--api-version
Reports the current API version (major.minor).

--build
Reports a system-specific build number.

--cflags
Reports the necessary compiler options.

--datadir
Reports the default CUPS data directory.

--help
Reports the program usage message.

--ldflags
Reports the necessary linker options.

--libs
Reports the necessary libraries to link to.

--serverbin
Reports the default CUPS binary directory, where filters and
backends are stored.

--serverroot
Reports the default CUPS configuration file directory.

--static
When used with --libs, reports the static libraries instead of
the default (shared) libraries.

--version
Reports the full version number of the CUPS installation
(major.minor.patch).

EXAMPLES

Show the currently installed version of CUPS:

cups-config --version

Compile a simple one-file CUPS filter:

cc `cups-config --cflags --ldflags` -o filter filter.c \
`cups-config --libs`

DEPRECATED OPTIONS

The following options are deprecated but continue to work for
backwards compatibility:

--image
Formerly used to add the CUPS imaging library to the list of
libraries.