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| .\" cups-config man page for CUPS. |
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| .TH cups-config 1 "CUPS" "26 April 2019" "Apple Inc." |
| .SH NAME |
| cups\-config \- get cups api, compiler, directory, and link information. |
| .SH SYNOPSIS |
| .B cups\-config |
| .I \-\-api\-version |
| .br |
| .B cups\-config |
| .I \-\-build |
| .br |
| .B cups\-config |
| .I \-\-cflags |
| .br |
| .B cups\-config |
| .I \-\-datadir |
| .br |
| .B cups\-config |
| .I \-\-help |
| .br |
| .B cups\-config |
| .I \-\-ldflags |
| .br |
| .B cups\-config |
| [ |
| .I \-\-image |
| ] [ |
| .I \-\-static |
| ] |
| .I \-\-libs |
| .br |
| .B cups\-config |
| .I \-\-serverbin |
| .br |
| .B cups\-config |
| .I \-\-serverroot |
| .br |
| .B cups-config |
| .I \-\-version |
| .br |
| .SH DESCRIPTION |
| The \fBcups-config\fR 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. |
| .SH OPTIONS |
| The \fBcups-config\fR command accepts the following command-line options: |
| .TP 5 |
| .B \-\-api-version |
| Reports the current API version (major.minor). |
| .TP 5 |
| .B \-\-build |
| Reports a system-specific build number. |
| .TP 5 |
| .B \-\-cflags |
| Reports the necessary compiler options. |
| .TP 5 |
| .B \-\-datadir |
| Reports the default CUPS data directory. |
| .TP 5 |
| .B \-\-help |
| Reports the program usage message. |
| .TP 5 |
| .B \-\-ldflags |
| Reports the necessary linker options. |
| .TP 5 |
| .B \-\-libs |
| Reports the necessary libraries to link to. |
| .TP 5 |
| .B \-\-serverbin |
| Reports the default CUPS binary directory, where filters and backends are stored. |
| .TP 5 |
| .B \-\-serverroot |
| Reports the default CUPS configuration file directory. |
| .TP 5 |
| .B \-\-static |
| When used with \fI\-\-libs\fR, reports the static libraries instead of the default (shared) libraries. |
| .TP 5 |
| .B \-\-version |
| Reports the full version number of the CUPS installation (major.minor.patch). |
| .SH EXAMPLES |
| Show the currently installed version of CUPS: |
| .nf |
| |
| cups-config \-\-version |
| |
| .fi |
| Compile a simple one-file CUPS filter: |
| .nf |
| |
| cc `cups\-config \-\-cflags \-\-ldflags` \-o filter filter.c \\ |
| `cups\-config \-\-libs` |
| .fi |
| .SH DEPRECATED OPTIONS |
| The following options are deprecated but continue to work for backwards compatibility: |
| .TP 5 |
| .B \-\-image |
| Formerly used to add the CUPS imaging library to the list of libraries. |
| .SH SEE ALSO |
| .BR cups (1), |
| CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help) |
| .SH COPYRIGHT |
| Copyright \[co] 2007-2019 by Apple Inc. |
