[BuildTools-tickets] [BuildTools] #113: support for systems without pkg-config

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#113: support for systems without pkg-config
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Reporter:  stefan            |       Owner:  stefan
    Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
Priority:  minor             |   Component:  build system
 Version:  trunk             |  Resolution:
Keywords:  autotools-update  |
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Comment (by stefan):

 Input from Ted:

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 Pkg-config should be available on every system that we are supporting, but
 I see two issues. First is that pkg-config may often have to be installed
 manually, which adds complexity. I'm not sure if it comes by default on
 every Linux distro, but I don't think it comes by default on OS X (I could
 be wrong) and requiring users to get it via homebrew if that is the only
 reason they need to use homebrew might be a little nasty. On Windows, the
 problem is that there are multiple versions of pkg-config out there
 (windows paths versus posix) so things can get screwed up easily. We would
 have to experiment with what works well, but u think when building on Msys
 with Visual Studio, it may be impossible to get things right.
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Ticket URL: <https://projects.coin-or.org/BuildTools/ticket/113#comment:3>
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