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diff --git a/docs/curl-config.1 b/docs/curl-config.1 index 4993aedb7..98b7220e4 100644 --- a/docs/curl-config.1 +++ b/docs/curl-config.1 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ .\" nroff -man curl-config.1 .\" Written by Daniel Stenberg .\" -.TH curl-config 1 "28 May 2001" "Curl 7.8" "curl-config manual" +.TH curl-config 1 "16 August 2001" "Curl 7.8.1" "curl-config manual" .SH NAME curl-config \- Get information about a libcurl installation .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ curl-config \- Get information about a libcurl installation displays information about a previous curl and libcurl installation. .SH OPTIONS .IP "--cflags" -What set of CFLAGS that was used when libcurl was built. This is mostly a -debug option that serves no particular use to most people. +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. .IP "--feature" Lists what particular main features the installed libcurl was built with. At the time of writing, this list may include SSL, KRB4 or IPv6. Do not assume @@ -36,17 +36,13 @@ This outputs the version number, in hexadecimal, with 8 bits for each part; major, minor, patch. So that libcurl 7.7.4 would appear as 070704 and libcurl 12.13.14 would appear as 0c0d0e... .SH "EXAMPLES" -What is the path to the curl header files? +What linker options do I need when I link with libcurl? - echo `curl-config --prefix`/include - -What is the path to libcurl? - - echo `curl-config --prefix`/lib + curl-config --libs -What other linker options do I need when I link with libcurl? +What compiler options do I need when I compile using libcurl functions? - curl-config --libs + curl-config --cflags How do I know if libcurl was built with SSL support? |