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.TH wx\-config 1 "29 Sep 2004" "Debian GNU/Linux" "wxWidgets"
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wx-config \- wxWidgets configuration search and query tool
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.B wx\-config [ OPTIONS ... ] [ LIB ... ]
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returns information about the wxWidgets libraries available on your system.
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It may be used to retrieve the information you require to build applications
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using these libraries.
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Changing the library options you wish to use for an application previously
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involved managing alternative configurations by a system dependent means.
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It is now possible to select from any of the configurations installed
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on your system via this single tool. You can view all available
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configurations installed in the system default prefix with the command
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.I wx\-config \-\-list
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and select from them by using the feature options described below.
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Optional LIB arguments (comma or space separated) may be used to specify
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individually the wxWidgets component libraries that you wish to use,
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or to specify additional components not ususally included by default.
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may be used to import all libraries that would be used by default if none
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were specified explicitly.
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.I wx-config --libs std,gizmos
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\fIwx\-config\fP accepts the following options with no restrictions on
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their order as was required in previous releases:
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These options change or query the filesystem root for the operations
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.B \-\-prefix[=PREFIX]
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Without the optional argument, the current default prefix will be
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output. If the argument is supplied, PREFIX will be searched for
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matching configs in place of the default. You may use both forms
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.B \-\-exec\-prefix[=EXEC-PREFIX]
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Similar to \-\-prefix, but acts on the exec-prefix. If not specified
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will default to the value of prefix.
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These options return information about the wxWidgets default version
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and and installed alternatives.
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List all configs in prefix and show those that match any additional
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feature options given.
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Output the wxWidgets release number.
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Output the wxWidgets version number in all its glory.
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Output the base name of the wxWidgets libraries.
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.B \-\-selected-config
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Output the signature of the selected wxWidgets library.
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This is a string of the form "port-unicode-release-version".
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These options select features which determine which wxWidgets
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Specify a (posix extended) regex of host aliases to match for cross
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compiled configurations. eg. \-\-host=i586-mingw32msvc, \-\-host=.*
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If unspecified, the default is to match only configurations native to
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.B \-\-toolkit=TOOLKIT
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Specify a (posix extended) regex of the toolkits to match.
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The toolkit is responsible for look and feel of the compiled
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application. eg. gtk, gtk2, motif, msw.
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If unspecified the default is to prefer the system default toolkit,
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but to match any toolkit in the absence of a stricter specification.
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.B \-\-version[=VERSION]
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Without the optional argument, return the wxWidgets version. If the
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argument is supplied it specifies a (posix extended) regex of the
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versions to match. If unspecified the default is to prefer the system
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default version, but to match any version in the absence of a stricter
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.B \-\-unicode[=yes|no]]
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Specify the default character type for the application.
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If unspecified, the system default will be preferred, but any type may
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match in the absence of a stricter specification.
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.B \-\-debug[=yes|no]]
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Specify whether to create a debug or release build for the application.
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If unspecified, the system default (release) will be preferred, but any
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type may match in the absence of a stricter specification.
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Debug builds should never be uploaded to Debian, but are very useful
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for finding certain common failure idioms. You are encouraged to use
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them during active development of applications. They are not binary
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compatible with the release libraries.
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.B \-\-static[=yes|no]]
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Specify whether to statically or dynamically link wxWidgets libraries
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into your application. If unspecified, the system default (dynamic)
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will be preferred, but any type may match in the absence of a stricter
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specification. Static linking is mainly useful still for cross ports
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not natively supported by Debian, and can be hazardous in conjunction
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with the gtk toolkits. Note that static libraries are no longer supplied
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in the wxGTK packages any more.
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These options generate output required to build an application using
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a particular wxWidgets configuration.
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Output link flags required for a \fIwxWidgets\fP application.
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Output parameters required by the C preprocessor.
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Output parameters required by the C compiler.
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Output parameters required by the C++ compiler.
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Output the name of the C compiler \fB$(CC)\fP.
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Output the name of the C++ compiler \fB$(CXX)\fP.
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Output the linker command.
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This manpage was written by Ron Lee <ron@debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux
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distribution of wxWindows. It may be freely distributed by anyone who finds