Credential-Zugriff
Reads local package config and environment paths, not secrets by default.
brew / Approval Gates / Rang 18
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für pkgconf in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Agent-Sicherheit
pkgconf resolves build flags that influence native builds and linked artifacts.
Reads local package config and environment paths, not secrets by default.
Does not mutate remote systems directly.
Can influence compiled artifact behavior through build metadata.
Gate use only when paired with release builds or untrusted search paths.
Allow normal build introspection; require approval for release builds using untrusted pkg-config paths.
Installation
brew install pkgconflocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install pkgconfMacPorts ports tree · devel/pkgconf/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
sudo apk add pkgconfAlpine Linux edge package indexes · pkgconf · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
sudo apt install pkgconfDebian stable package indexes · pkgconf · Quelle: deb.debian.org
sudo dnf install pkgconfFedora Rawhide package metadata · pkgconf · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#pkgconfnixpkgs package indexes · pkgconf · Quelle: raw.githubusercontent.com
sudo pacman -S pkgconfArch Linux sync databases · pkgconf · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
sudo zypper install pkgconfopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · pkgconf · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
scoop install main/pkgconfScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/pkgconf.json · Quelle: api.github.com
winget install --id pkgconf.pkgconf -eWindows Package Manager source index · pkgconf.pkgconf · Quelle: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
Überblick
Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit
Verlauf
pkgconf is a cross-platform implementation and extension of the pkg-config model for discovering development libraries and calculating their compiler and linker flags.
pkgconf emerged as an alternative implementation of the pkg-config interface and developed into a broader package compiler and linker metadata toolkit. Upstream describes it as a functional superset of freedesktop.org pkg-config while explicitly declining bug-for-bug compatibility.
The project expanded beyond its command-line frontend to provide libpkgconf and SBOM-oriented utilities. Its current build uses Meson, with a lightweight Makefile option for pkg-config-only bootstrap use and Muon support where Python is unavailable.
pkgconf has been adopted across many operating-system package ecosystems and is frequently exposed through a pkg-config-compatible command name. The supplied package facts list Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora-family, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Scoop, and WinGet packages.
The upstream project deliberately leaves creation of the pkg-config symlink to operating-system vendors, making the compatibility command an explicit packaging-policy decision.
Build systems and developers query pkgconf with package names to obtain compiler and linker flags derived from installed .pc metadata. It can be invoked directly as pkgconf or, when the operating-system vendor provides a symlink, as pkg-config.
Users should depend on stable query interfaces rather than parsing --debug output. Correct dependency declarations in .pc files allow pkgconf to flatten dependency graphs and reduce overlinking.
pkgconf sits on a critical seam between package metadata and native compilation. It resolves .pc module relationships and emits the include paths, compiler options, and linker flags consumed by build systems.
Compared with the original pkg-config implementation, pkgconf emphasizes graph-based dependency solving, large dependency graphs, virtual packages, Conflicts handling, and avoiding unnecessary overlinking. It also exposes libpkgconf for integration into compilers and IDEs and includes tools for generating SPDX software bills of materials.
Approval Gates
Der lokale Approval-Gate-Seed enthält 3 Regeln für pkgconf. Abgedeckte Einstiegspunkte: pkg-config, pkgconf. Schweregrade: niedrig, mittel. Abdeckung: partial, geprüft am 2026-05-21.
Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
bomtool | cli | globales Executable | |
pccritic | cli | globales Executable | |
pkg-config | cli | globales Executable | |
pkgconf | cli | globales Executable | |
spdxtool | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.
https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf
Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:pkgconf |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.7 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pkgconf |
| Homepage | https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf |
| Repository | https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf |
| Lizenz | ISC |
| Quellarchiv | https://distfiles.ariadne.space/pkgconf/pkgconf-3.0.6.tar.xz |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-09-10T05:50:10Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sequoia, sonoma, tahoe, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pkgconf |
| Aliases |
|
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
libpkgconf-dev 1.8.1-4
development files for pkgconf
sudo apt install libpkgconf-devlibpkgconf3 1.8.1-4
shared library for pkgconf
sudo apt install libpkgconf3pkg-config 1.8.1-4
manage compile and link flags for libraries (transitional package)
sudo apt install pkg-configpkgconf 1.8.1-4
manage compile and link flags for libraries
sudo apt install pkgconfpkgconf-bin 1.8.1-4
manage compile and link flags for libraries (binaries)
sudo apt install pkgconf-binpkgconf
nix profile install nixpkgs#pkgconflibpkgconf-dev 1.8.1-2build1
development files for pkgconf
sudo apt install libpkgconf-devlibpkgconf3 1.8.1-2build1
shared library for pkgconf
sudo apt install libpkgconf3pkg-config 1.8.1-2build1
manage compile and link flags for libraries (transitional package)
sudo apt install pkg-configpkgconf 1.8.1-2build1
manage compile and link flags for libraries
sudo apt install pkgconfpkgconf-bin 1.8.1-2build1
manage compile and link flags for libraries (binaries)
sudo apt install pkgconf-binpkgconf 3.0.6-r0
development framework configuration tools
https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf
sudo apk add pkgconfpkgconf-dev 3.0.6-r0
development framework configuration tools (development files)
https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf
sudo apk add pkgconf-devpkgconf-doc 3.0.6-r0
development framework configuration tools (documentation)
https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf
sudo apk add pkgconf-docbomtool 2.5.1-2.fc45
Simple SBOM generator using pc(5) files
sudo dnf install bomtoollibpkgconf 2.5.1-2.fc45
Backend library for pkgconf
sudo dnf install libpkgconfQuellspur
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