.TH sane\-config 1 "10 Jul 2008" "" "SANE Scanner Access Now Easy"
.SH NAME
sane\-config \- get information about the installed version of libsane
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B  sane\-config [\-\-prefix] [\-\-exec\-prefix] [\-\-libs] [\-\-cflags] [\-\-ldflags] [\-\-version] [\-\-help \fI[OPTION]\fP]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.B sane\-config
is a tool that is used to determine the compiler and linker
flags that should be used to compile and link SANE frontends to a SANE backend library (libsane).
.
.SH OPTIONS
.B sane\-config
accepts the following options (you can't use more than one option at the same time):
.TP 8
.B  \-\-version
Print the currently installed version of libsane on the standard output.
.TP 8
.B  \-\-help OPTION
Print a short usage message. If
.I OPTION
is specified, help for that option (e.g.
.BR \-\-libs )
is printed (if available).
.TP 8
.B  \-\-libs
Print the additional libraries that are necessary to link a SANE frontend to libsane.
.TP 8
.B  \-\-ldflags
Print the linker flags that are necessary to link a SANE frontend to libsane.
.TP 8
.B  \-\-cflags
Print the compiler flags that are necessary to compile a SANE frontend.
.TP 8
.B  \-\-prefix
Print the prefix used during compilation of libsane.
.TP 8
.B  \-\-exec\-prefix
Print the exec\-prefix used during compilation of libsane.

.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR sane (7)

.SH AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Julien BLACHE
.RI < jblache@debian.org > ,
for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).