Commit 6924bee3 authored by Daniel Stenberg's avatar Daniel Stenberg
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added --cc description and an example

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.\" nroff -man curl-config.1
.\" Written by Daniel Stenberg
.\"
.TH curl-config 1 "16 August 2001" "Curl 7.8.1" "curl-config manual"
.TH curl-config 1 "21 January 2002" "Curl 7.9.3" "curl-config manual"
.SH NAME
curl-config \- Get information about a libcurl installation
.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B curl-config
displays information about a previous curl and libcurl installation.
.SH OPTIONS
.IP "--cc"
Displays the compiler used to build libcurl.
.IP "--cflags"
Set of compiler options (CFLAGS) to use when compiling files that use
libcurl. Currently that is only thw include path to the curl include files.
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
What linker options do I need when I link with libcurl?

  curl-config --libs
  $ curl-config --libs

What compiler options do I need when I compile using libcurl functions?

  curl-config --cflags
  $ curl-config --cflags

How do I know if libcurl was built with SSL support?

  curl-config --feature | grep SSL
  $ curl-config --feature | grep SSL

What's the installed libcurl version?

  curl-config --version
  $ curl-config --version

How do I build a single file with a one-line command?

  $ `curl-config --cc --cflags --libs` -o example example.c

.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR curl (1)