pkg-config is a scr ipt to make putting together all the build flags when compiling/linking a lot easier. Report bugs at http://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/
pkg-config is a helper tool used when compiling applications and libraries. It helps you insert the correct compiler options on the command line so an application can use gcc -o test test.c `pkg-config --libs --cflags glib-2.0` for instance, rather