[wplug] PKG_CONFIG_PATH in ./configure?

[bgtrio at yahoo.com]

Ah, but that's the problem - /usr/lib/pkgconfig already exists and is 
populated with other files.  A better version of what you're doing would 
probably go like this 

1. move everything from /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig to /usr/lib/pkgconfig
2. delete /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig
3. create the symbolic link

This way the two directories will include everything and remain the same 
in the future.   The only danger is that you may overwrite a file with 
something that was intended to only be local, but generally you'll know 
what you're doing if you are trying to create local versions of packages.

The ideal solution is probably just to track down and edit the pkgconfig 
path to include both directories, but my solution was faster and 
sufficient for my needs.

Bryon

On Mon, 30 Jun 2003, Henry Umansky wrote:

> 
> > as root:
> > cp -l /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/* /usr/lib/pkgconfig
> 
> Wouldn't it be better to link the directories instead of all the files in 
> the directories?  What if a new package adds files to 
> /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig, then the link would not exist.  Try as root:
> 
> #ln -s /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig /usr/lib/pkgconfig
> 
> That way it will link the whole directory and any future files place in 
> that directory.  Creating this symbolic link also assumes that 
> /usr/lib/pkgconfig does not exist as a directory, link, or regular file.
> 
> -Henry
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