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| <h1 class="title">cups-config(1)</h1> |
| <h2 class="title"><a name="NAME">Name</a></h2> |
| cups-config - get cups api, compiler, directory, and link information. |
| <h2 class="title"><a name="SYNOPSIS">Synopsis</a></h2> |
| <b>cups-config</b> |
| <i>--api-version</i> |
| <br> |
| <b>cups-config</b> |
| <i>--build</i> |
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| <b>cups-config</b> |
| <i>--cflags</i> |
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| <b>cups-config</b> |
| <i>--datadir</i> |
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| <b>cups-config</b> |
| <i>--help</i> |
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| <b>cups-config</b> |
| <i>--ldflags</i> |
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| <b>cups-config</b> |
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| <i>--image</i> |
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| <i>--static</i> |
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| <i>--libs</i> |
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| <b>cups-config</b> |
| <i>--serverbin</i> |
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| <b>cups-config</b> |
| <i>--serverroot</i> |
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| <b>cups-config</b> |
| <i>--version</i> |
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| <h2 class="title"><a name="DESCRIPTION">Description</a></h2> |
| The <b>cups-config</b> command allows application developers to determine the necessary command-line options for the compiler and linker, as well as the installation directories for filters, configuration files, and drivers. |
| All values are reported to the standard output. |
| <h2 class="title"><a name="OPTIONS">Options</a></h2> |
| The <b>cups-config</b> command accepts the following command-line options: |
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| <dt><b>--api-version</b> |
| <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Reports the current API version (major.minor). |
| <dt><b>--build</b> |
| <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Reports a system-specific build number. |
| <dt><b>--cflags</b> |
| <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Reports the necessary compiler options. |
| <dt><b>--datadir</b> |
| <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Reports the default CUPS data directory. |
| <dt><b>--help</b> |
| <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Reports the program usage message. |
| <dt><b>--ldflags</b> |
| <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Reports the necessary linker options. |
| <dt><b>--libs</b> |
| <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Reports the necessary libraries to link to. |
| <dt><b>--serverbin</b> |
| <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Reports the default CUPS binary directory, where filters and backends are stored. |
| <dt><b>--serverroot</b> |
| <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Reports the default CUPS configuration file directory. |
| <dt><b>--static</b> |
| <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">When used with <i>--libs</i>, reports the static libraries instead of the default (shared) libraries. |
| <dt><b>--version</b> |
| <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Reports the full version number of the CUPS installation (major.minor.patch). |
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| <h2 class="title"><a name="EXAMPLES">Examples</a></h2> |
| Show the currently installed version of CUPS: |
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| cups-config --version |
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| Compile a simple one-file CUPS filter: |
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| cc `cups-config --cflags --ldflags` -o filter filter.c \ |
| `cups-config --libs` |
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| <h2 class="title"><a name="DEPRECATED_OPTIONS">Deprecated Options</a></h2> |
| The following options are deprecated but continue to work for backwards compatibility: |
| <dl class="man"> |
| <dt><b>--image</b> |
| <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Formerly used to add the CUPS imaging library to the list of libraries. |
| </dl> |
| <h2 class="title"><a name="SEE_ALSO">See Also</a></h2> |
| <b>cups</b>(1), |
| CUPS Online Help (<a href="http://localhost:631/help">http://localhost:631/help</a>) |
| <h2 class="title"><a name="COPYRIGHT">Copyright</a></h2> |
| Copyright © 2007-2019 by Apple Inc. |
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