Feature Request - use pkgconfig to detect build dependencies

[peterhoeg]

Currently configure assumes that all build dependencies are located in a fixed set of locations. Ideally use pkgconfig (which is needed for gtk anyway) to detect the dependencies so arbitrary dependency locations are supported.

[vanhauser-thc]

Hi Peter,

pkgconfig would require to be present which is not true on all systems. yes that would be an option to use, as would be a "real" automake/configure script. if you want to supply one, we would use that primarily and use the old configure code as a fall back

[peterhoeg]

I have happily left autotools behind and don't particularly want to go back to that to be honest. I understand that you want to run on as many platforms as possibly, but maybe it was worth considering moving to something more flexible than the current situation?

[vanhauser-thc]

If you look at the configure script - its not autotools, its a custom small shell script.

if you want pkgconfig for hydra - we will be happy to include it. but you (or somebody else) will have to send the pull request for it :)

[peterhoeg]

Ah, I misunderstood you. I thought you meant that you only wanted autotools. The configure script is straight-forward. I'll take a look at supporting pkgconfig in the near future unless somebody beats me to it.

[Rafiaq]

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