[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] doc/faq: explain pkg-config basic setup.

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 12:57:45PM +0100, Nicolas George wrote:
> Le tridi 3 nivôse, an CCXXIII, Michael Niedermayer a écrit :
> > i think this is a bit misleading
> > because this doesnt result in working pkgconfig for cross compiling
> > you just get
> > WARNING: /usr/powerpc-linux-gnu/bin/pkg-config not found, library detection may fail.
> 
> Right, I had not noticed that configure applies the cross-prefix to
> pkg-config too.
> 
> > now if you write a /usr/powerpc-linux-gnu/bin/pkg-config wraper
> > script then this would set PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR already
> > the faq should explain the need for such wraper script and how to
> > write one, or configure should work automatically with the non cross
> > pkgconfig. that is unless theres a easier way to get pkg config to
> > work for cross compiling.
> 
> I have added explanations in the FAQ. Basically, the quickest way is
> "--pkg-config=pkg-config" to use the host's pkg-config, and then set

did you attach the correct patch ?
i dont see a mention on "--pkg-config=" in it


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