How can we create .pc file automatically?

[wysota]

I hope to create a *.pc file for my package. Is there a tool or command to create with QT?

Qt won't create pkg-config files for you.

[learning_qt]

Ok, Thanks!

Then do you know how to create from debian package?

[gustavosbarreto]

Qt won't create pkg-config files for you.

Wrong.

Try this:

TEMPLATE = lib
CONFIG += create_pc
 
HEADERS = thing.h
SOURCES = thing.cpp
 
headers.path = /usr/include/yourlib
headers.files = thing.h
 
target.path = /usr/lib
 
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_NAME = yourlibname
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_DESCRIPTION = yourlib description
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_LIBDIR = $$target.path
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_INCDIR = $$headers.path
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_DESTDIR = pkgconfig

TEMPLATE = lib
CONFIG += create_pc

HEADERS = thing.h
SOURCES = thing.cpp

headers.path = /usr/include/yourlib
headers.files = thing.h

target.path = /usr/lib

QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_NAME = yourlibname
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_DESCRIPTION = yourlib description
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_LIBDIR = $$target.path
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_INCDIR = $$headers.path
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_DESTDIR = pkgconfig

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[gustavosbarreto]

Wrong.

Try this:

TEMPLATE = lib
CONFIG += create_pc
 
HEADERS = thing.h
SOURCES = thing.cpp
 
headers.path = /usr/include/yourlib
headers.files = thing.h
 
target.path = /usr/lib
 
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_NAME = yourlibname
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_DESCRIPTION = yourlib description
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_LIBDIR = $$target.path
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_INCDIR = $$headers.path
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_DESTDIR = pkgconfig

TEMPLATE = lib
CONFIG += create_pc

HEADERS = thing.h
SOURCES = thing.cpp

headers.path = /usr/include/yourlib
headers.files = thing.h

target.path = /usr/lib

QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_NAME = yourlibname
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_DESCRIPTION = yourlib description
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_LIBDIR = $$target.path
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_INCDIR = $$headers.path
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_DESTDIR = pkgconfig

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Sorry. I forgot it:

TARGET = yourlibname
INSTALLS += target headers

TARGET = yourlibname
INSTALLS += target headers

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[rsadhu]

TEMPLATE = lib
INSTALLS += target headers
TARGET =
DEPENDPATH += .
INCLUDEPATH += . \
/usr/include/myIncludes

LIBS += -lmylibs


# Input
HEADERS += *.h
SOURCES += *.cpp


CONFIG += create_pc

headers.path = /usr/include/spUtility
headers.files = spUtility.h

target.path = /usr/lib

QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_NAME = spUtility
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_DESCRIPTION = spUtility is the utility lib for wrt service providers
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_LIBDIR = $$target.path
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_INCDIR = $$headers.path
QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_DESTDIR = pkgconfig


my .pro file looks like above , but in my current directory , i can see pkgconfig foder empty and i get an error while doing make install like this :

install -m 644 -p "pkgconfig//utilities.pc" "/usr/lib/pkgconfig/utilities.pc"
install: cannot stat `pkgconfig//utilities.pc': No such file or directory
make: [install_target] Error 1 (ignored)
install -m 644 -p /home/rakesh/trunk/wrt/serviceproviders/utilities/spUtility.h /usr/include/spUtility/