pkg-config
Provide the details of installed libraries for compiling applications. tldr-pages
On several platforms
Several platforms
Get the list of libraries and their dependencies
pkg-config --libs library1 library2 ...IdentifyGet the list of libraries, their dependencies, and proper cflags for gcc
pkg-config --cflags --libs library1 library2 ...IdentifyPrint the version of the linked modules
pkg-config --modversion module1 module2 ...IdentifyCompile your code with libgtk-3, libwebkit2gtk-4.0, and all their dependencies
c++ example.cpp $(pkg-config --cflags --libs gtk+-3.0 webkit2gtk-4.0) -o exampleIdentify