libQxt should add an entry in the pkg-config catalog

[Former user]

Hello,

My proposal is that, at install, the library add an entry in the pkg-config catalog with the include/ and lib/ directories, in order for one to be able to properly link other pieces of code to it. Right now, as far as I can see, the only way to link is to know the installation path beforehand, which is not too portable.

[Coda Highland]

Qxt has qmake integration, which does keep track of the installation path. Use:

CONFIG += qxt

QXT = core network

for example, and it'll automatically handle the include and link flags.

[Lawrence (Dee) Holtsclaw]

Besides that, qmake has been configured to produce pkg-config files. Building into the "standard places" (e.g. /usr/bin instead of /usr/local/bin) should take care of that problem. I use pkg-config in my own autotools configure.ac to locate Qt and Qxt libraries.

• Disclaimer: I always used an RPM or DEB package when deploying and specific environment settings on my development machine so pkg_config and other tools could locate appropriate configurations, libraries and/or executables.

[Former user]

So how would I get the required include path for Qxt in an automake script file, for example? (I know this might be a silly question but I'm new to the app development world)