NAME
wx-config - wxWidgets configuration search and query tool
SYNOPSIS
wx-config [ OPTIONS ... ] [ LIB ... ]
DESCRIPTION
wx-config returns information about the wxWidgets libraries available
on your system. It may be used to retrieve the information you require
to build applications using these libraries.
Changing the library options you wish to use for an application
previously involved managing alternative configurations by a system
dependent means. It is now possible to select from any of the
configurations installed on your system via this single tool. You can
view all available configurations installed in the system default
prefix with the command wx-config --list and select from them by using
the feature options described below.
Optional LIB arguments (comma or space separated) may be used to
specify individually the wxWidgets component libraries that you wish to
use, or to specify additional components not ususally included by
default. The magic token std may be used to import all libraries that
would be used by default if none were specified explicitly.
eg. wx-config --libs std,gizmos
OPTIONS
wx-config accepts the following options with no restrictions on their
order as was required in previous releases:
Installed root
These options change or query the filesystem root for the operations
listed below.
--prefix[=PREFIX]
Without the optional argument, the current default
prefix will be output. If the argument is supplied,
PREFIX will be searched for matching configs in place of
the default. You may use both forms in the same
command.
--exec-prefix[=EXEC-PREFIX]
Similar to --prefix, but acts on the exec-prefix. If
not specified will default to the value of prefix.
Query options
These options return information about the wxWidgets default version
and and installed alternatives.
--list List all configs in prefix and show those that match any
additional feature options given.
--release Output the wxWidgets release number.
--version-full Output the wxWidgets version number in all its glory.
--basename Output the base name of the wxWidgets libraries.
--selected-config
Output the signature of the selected wxWidgets library.
This is a string of the form "port-unicode-release-
version".
Feature options
These options select features which determine which wxWidgets
configuration to use.
--host=HOST Specify a (posix extended) regex of host aliases to
match for cross compiled configurations. eg.
--host=i586-mingw32msvc, --host=.* If unspecified, the
default is to match only configurations native to the
build machine.
--toolkit=TOOLKIT
Specify a (posix extended) regex of the toolkits to
match. The toolkit is responsible for look and feel of
the compiled application. eg. gtk, gtk2, motif, msw.
If unspecified the default is to prefer the system
default toolkit, but to match any toolkit in the absence
of a stricter specification.
--version[=VERSION]
Without the optional argument, return the wxWidgets
version. If the argument is supplied it specifies a
(posix extended) regex of the versions to match. If
unspecified the default is to prefer the system default
version, but to match any version in the absence of a
stricter specification.
--unicode[=yes|no]]
Specify the default character type for the application.
If unspecified, the system default will be preferred,
but any type may match in the absence of a stricter
specification.
--debug[=yes|no]]
Specify whether to create a debug or release build for
the application. If unspecified, the system default
(release) will be preferred, but any type may match in
the absence of a stricter specification. Debug builds
should never be uploaded to Debian, but are very useful
for finding certain common failure idioms. You are
encouraged to use them during active development of
applications. They are not binary compatible with the
release libraries.
--static[=yes|no]]
Specify whether to statically or dynamically link
wxWidgets libraries into your application. If
unspecified, the system default (dynamic) will be
preferred, but any type may match in the absence of a
stricter specification. Static linking is mainly useful
still for cross ports not natively supported by Debian,
and can be hazardous in conjunction with the gtk
toolkits. Note that static libraries are no longer
supplied in the wxGTK packages any more.
Compiler options
These options generate output required to build an application using a
particular wxWidgets configuration.
--libs Output link flags required for a wxWidgets application.
--cppflags Output parameters required by the C preprocessor.
--cflags Output parameters required by the C compiler.
--cxxflags Output parameters required by the C++ compiler.
--cc Output the name of the C compiler $(CC).
--cxx Output the name of the C++ compiler $(CXX).
--ld Output the linker command.
COPYRIGHT
This manpage was written by Ron Lee <ron@debian.org> for the Debian
GNU/Linux distribution of wxWindows. It may be freely distributed by
anyone who finds it useful.