gmt-config

Get information about the gmt installation

Synopsis

gmt-config [ options ]

Description

gmt-config is used by developers who need to know technical information about the current GMT installation, such as what include files to supply, the path to the library, or if it was built with GDAL support, and more.

Required Arguments

None.

Optional Arguments

--help

Display this help message and exit.

--all

Display all options.

--bits

Whether library is build 32-bit or 64-bit.

--cc

The C compiler used.

--cflags

The pre-processor and compiler flags used.

--datadir

GMT’s data directories.

--dataserver

The URL of the remote GMT data server.

--dcw

The location of the DCW database.

--dep-libs

The dependent libraries.

--gshhg

The location of the GSHHG database.

--has-fftw

Whether FFTW is used in build.

--has-gdal

Whether GDAL is used in build.

--has-pcre

Whether PCRE is used in build.

--has-lapack

Whether LAPACK is used in build.

--has-openmp

Whether GMT was built with OpenMP support.

--includedir

The include directory.

--libdir

The library directory.

--libs

The library linking information.

--plugindir

GMT’s plugin directory.

--prefix

The install prefix.

--version

The library version

Examples

To determine the compiler flags that is required for an external to to find the GMT function prototypes, try:

gmt-config --cflags

See Also

gmt