Bug #26953 | mysql should distribute pkg-config .pc files | ||
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Submitted: | 8 Mar 2007 7:45 | Modified: | 1 Dec 2016 13:20 |
Reporter: | Monty Taylor | Email Updates: | |
Status: | Closed | Impact on me: | |
Category: | MySQL Server: Packaging | Severity: | S4 (Feature request) |
Version: | 5.0, 5.1 | OS: | Linux (linux) |
Assigned to: | Kent Boortz | CPU Architecture: | Any |
[8 Mar 2007 7:45]
Monty Taylor
[8 Mar 2007 17:50]
Sergei Golubchik
I've tried to create mysql.pc when I was writing mysql.m4. But the problem is that pkg-config approach doesn't seem to allow to install many versions of the same thing. At least, all I was able to find in the manual was "if you need to install .pc for different versions - use different filenames". Which would mean in our case mysql-5.0.27.pc, mysql-5.0.28.pc and so on, as it's not uncommon to have more than one MySQL installed that differ only in the minor version. mysql.m4 doesn't have this problem, it's the same for all versions.
[13 Mar 2007 13:16]
Monty Taylor
I think the intention here is to handle the simple case very nicely. There are non-autotools build environments that might want the information. (Like python setuptools) And the m4 macros could check for the existence of pkg-config data and use it if there. But you are right, having multiple versioned pkg-config files would quickly get ridiculous. Most of the multi-version setups are done through binary tarballs though, so the existence of a pkg-config file shouln't hurt anything. right?
[13 Mar 2007 13:26]
Bugs System
A patch for this bug has been committed. After review, it may be pushed to the relevant source trees for release in the next version. You can access the patch from: http://lists.mysql.com/commits/21811 ChangeSet@1.2472, 2007-03-13 06:25:59-07:00, mtaylor@qualinost.(none) +7 -0 BUG#26953: mysql should distribute pkg-config .pc files Added code to generate .pc files for pkg-config. Currently doing the work at the configure step, although it could be argued that this should be done at Make time like it is for the .sh files in support-files.
[1 Dec 2016 13:19]
Terje Røsten
Posted by developer: Fixed by commit: commit eb46d86131bcafd309e03d27c62e3ec84a26022c Author: Tor Didriksen <tor.didriksen@oracle.com> Date: Thu Aug 27 16:35:50 2015 +0200 Bug#20637746 ADD SUPPORT FOR PKG-CONFIG Add mysqlclient.pc.in and INSTALL it if appropriate for the install layout. Also: cleanup library settings in mysql_config (perl and sh variants).