Added in version 3.31.
Process pkg-config format package files.
cmake_pkg_config(EXTRACT <package> [<version>] [...])
This command generates CMake variables and targets from pkg-config format
package files natively, without needing to invoke or even require the presence
of a pkg-config implementation. A <package> is either an absolute path to a
package file, or a package name to be searched for using the typical pkg-config
search patterns. The optional <version> string has the same format and
semantics as a pkg-config style version specifier, with the exception that if
no comparison operator is specified = is assumed.
There are multiple signatures for this command, and some of the options are common between them. They are:
EXACT / QUIET / REQUIREDThe EXACT option requests that the version string be matched exactly
(including empty string, if no version is provided), overriding the typical
pkg-config version comparison algorithm. This will ignore any comparison
operator attached to the version string.
The QUIET option disables informational messages, including those
indicating that the package cannot be found if it is not REQUIRED. The
REQUIRED option stops processing with an error message if the package
cannot be found.
STRICTNESS <mode>Specify how strictly the contents of the package files will be verified during parsing and resolution. An invalid file, under the provided strictness mode, will cause the command to fail. Possible modes are:
STRICT: Closely mirrors the behavior of the original FDO pkg-config.
Variables and keywords must be unique. Variables must be defined before
they are used. The Name, Description, and Version keywords must be present.
The overall structure of the file must be valid and parsable.
PERMISSIVE: Closely mirrors the behavior of the pkgconf implementation.
Duplicate variables are overridden. Duplicate keywords are appended.
Undefined variables resolve to empty strings. The Name, Description, and
Version keywords must be present. The overall structure of the file must be
valid and parsable.
BEST_EFFORT: Same behavior as PERMISSIVE with regards to duplicate
or uninitialized variables and keywords, but will not fail under any
conditions. Package files which require BEST_EFFORT will fail validation
under all other major implementations and should be fixed.
The default strictness is PERMISSIVE.
ENV_MODESpecifies which environment variables will be queried when running a given command. Possible modes are:
FDO: Queries only the original set of PKG_CONFIG_* environment
variables used by the freedesktop.org pkg-config implementation.
PKGCONF: Queries the more extensive set of environment variables used
by the pkgconf implementation.
IGNORE: Ignores the presence, absence, and value of environment
variables entirely. In all cases an environment variable would be queried
its treated as defined, but with a value of empty string for the purpose
of the operation. This does not modify the current environment. For boolean
environment variables, such as PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_*, this means they are
evaluated as truthy.
PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_PATH is a minor exception. When ENV_MODE IGNORE
is used, no root path prepending will occur by default and pc_sysrootdir
remains defaulted to /.
Target-generating subcommands always ignore flag-filtering environment
variables. The default environment mode is PKGCONF.
PC_LIBDIR <path>...Overrides the default search location for package files; also used to derive
the pc_path package variable.
When this option is not provided, the default library directory is the first available of the following values:
CMAKE_PKG_CONFIG_PC_LIB_DIRS
The PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR environment variable
The output of pkg-config --variable pc_path pkg-config
A platform-dependent default value
PC_PATH <path>...Overrides the supplemental package file directories which will be prepended
to the search path; also used to derive the pc_path package variable.
When this option is not provided, the default paths are the first available of the following values:
CMAKE_PKG_CONFIG_PC_PATH
The PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
Empty list
DISABLE_UNINSTALLED <bool>Overrides the search behavior for "uninstalled" package files. These are package files with an "-uninstalled" suffix which describe packages integrated directly from a build tree.
Normally such package files have higher priority than "installed" packages.
When DISABLE_UNINSTALLED is true, searching for "uninstalled" packages
is disabled.
When this option is not provided, the default search behavior is determined by the first available of the following values:
CMAKE_PKG_CONFIG_DISABLE_UNINSTALLED
If the PKG_CONFIG_DISABLE_UNINSTALLED environment variable is defined
the search is disabled, otherwise it is enabled.
PC_SYSROOT_DIR <path>Overrides the root path which will be prepended to paths specified by -I
compile flags and -L library search locations; also used to derive the
pc_sysrootdir package variable.
When this option is not provided, the default root path is provided by the first available of the following values:
CMAKE_PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR
The PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR environment variable
If no root path is available, nothing will be prepended to include or
library directory paths and pc_sysrootdir will be set to /
TOP_BUILD_DIR <path>Overrides the top build directory path used to derived the pc_top_builddir
package variable.
When this option is not provided, the default top build directory path is the first available of the following values:
CMAKE_PKG_CONFIG_TOP_BUILD_DIR
The PKG_CONFIG_TOP_BUILD_DIR environment variable
If no top build directory path is available, the pc_top_builddir
package variable is not set
Extract the contents of the package into variables.
cmake_pkg_config(EXTRACT <package> [<version>]
[REQUIRED] [EXACT] [QUIET]
[STRICTNESS <mode>]
[ENV_MODE <mode>]
[PC_LIBDIR <path>...]
[PC_PATH <path>...]
[DISABLE_UNINSTALLED <bool>]
[PC_SYSROOT_DIR <path>]
[TOP_BUILD_DIR <path>]
[SYSTEM_INCLUDE_DIRS <path>...]
[SYSTEM_LIBRARY_DIRS <path>...]
[ALLOW_SYSTEM_INCLUDES <bool>]
[ALLOW_SYSTEM_LIBS <bool>])
The following variables will be populated from the contents of package file:
Variable |
Type |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
|
String |
Value of the |
|
String |
Value of the |
|
String |
Value of the |
|
List |
Value of the |
|
List |
Value of the |
|
List |
Value of the |
|
String |
Value of the |
|
List |
All |
|
List |
All flags not prefixed with |
|
String |
Value of the |
|
List |
All |
|
List |
All |
|
List |
All flags not prefixed with |
|
* |
|
SYSTEM_INCLUDE_DIRSOverrides the "system" directories for the purpose of flag mangling include
directories in CMAKE_PKG_CONFIG_CFLAGS and derived variables.
When this option is not provided, the default directories are provided by the first available of the following values:
CMAKE_PKG_CONFIG_SYS_INCLUDE_DIRS
The PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH environment variable
The output of pkgconf --variable pc_system_includedirs pkg-config
A platform-dependent default value
Additionally, when the ENV_MODE is PKGCONF the
CMAKE_PKG_CONFIG_PKGCONF_INCLUDES variable will be concatenated to the
list if available. If it is not available, the following environment variables
will be queried and concatenated:
CPATH
C_INCLUDE_PATH
CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH
OBJC_INCLUDE_PATH
INCLUDE (Windows Only)
SYSTEM_LIBRARY_DIRSOverrides the "system" directories for the purpose of flag mangling library
directories in CMAKE_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS and derived variables.
When this option is not provided, the default directories are provided by the first available of the following values:
CMAKE_PKG_CONFIG_SYS_LIB_DIRS
The PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable
The output of pkgconf --variable pc_system_libdirs pkg-config
A platform-dependent default value
Additionally, when the ENV_MODE is PKGCONF the
CMAKE_PKG_CONFIG_PKGCONF_LIB_DIRS variable will be concatenated to the
list if available. If it is not available, the LIBRARY_PATH environment
variable will be queried and concatenated.
ALLOW_SYSTEM_INCLUDESPreserves "system" directories during flag mangling of include directories
in CMAKE_PKG_CONFIG_CFLAGS and derived variables.
When this option is not provided, the default value is determined by the first available of the following values:
CMAKE_PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYS_INCLUDES
If the PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYSTEM_CFLAGS environment variable is defined
the flags are preserved, otherwise they are filtered during flag mangling.
ALLOW_SYSTEM_LIBSPreserves "system" directories during flag mangling of library directories
in CMAKE_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS and derived variables.
When this option is not provided, the default value is determined by the first available of the following values:
CMAKE_PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYS_LIBS
If the PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYSTEM_LIBS environment variable is defined
the flags are preserved, otherwise they are filtered during flag mangling.