Re: sparse as a compiler front-end

[Josh Triplett <josh@freedesktop.org>]

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Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Josh Triplett wrote:
>> From the spec file, I notice that you install the pkg-config file to
>> /usr/lib/pkgconfig (or equivalent), rather than /usr/share/pkgconfig (or
>> equivalent) as the Makefile does; any particular reason for that?
> 
> The pkgconfig file describes an architecture-specific library, so it 
> goes into /usr/lib/pkgconfig/$pkg.pc if its 32-bit (or the rare 64-bit 
> arch that uses /usr/lib), and it goes into /usr/lib64/pkgconfig/$pkg.pc 
> if the library is 64-bit.
> 
> /usr/share is not appropriate for architecture-specific data.

Latest sparse from Git now installs sparse.pc to $(LIBDIR)/pkgconfig (default
/usr/lib/pkgconfig).

Thanks,
Josh Triplett


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