4.2.4 Checking for a Library

The check_lib method can be used to check for the presence of a library.

This method takes the name of the library to check for as the first argument, and take an optional Hash of arguments as the second argument.

Example calls:

configure do
  check_lib "kpty", fail: false, set_define: "HAVE_LIBKPTY"
  check_lib "GL"
end

4.2.4.1 Options

4.2.4.1.1 :check_libpath

Optionally specifies an array of paths to look for the library in.

4.2.4.1.2 :use

If not set, the library will be used by default in all Environment objects. If set, the library will only be used in Environment objects that have a matching :use flag set.