Re: pkg.m4 missing in pkg-config v0.28 tool download for GTK+ 3.x on win32

[Tarnyko <tarnyko tarnyko net>]

Hi Legorol, 

Legorol writes: 

> On the Windows 32-bit download page 
> (http://www.gtk.org/download/win32.php), under the GTK+ 3.x heading, 
> various "other third party software" are listed. One of those is 
> pkg-config version 0.28. 
>
> Two download options are available: Tool or Sources. The Tool option links 
> to pkg-config_0.28-1_win32.zip. This does not contain 
> share/aclocal/pkg.m4, as it should in my opinion. The only way to obtain 
> pkg.m4 is from the Sources link.

In fact, the all-in-one bundle does contain pkg.m4. I never checked before, 
but is this file necessary (besides GLib and other dependencies) for 
pkg-config.exe to execute correctly ? If it is, I agree it should be in the 
package. 

> An inexperienced user, who is just looking to install pkg-config on their 
> system in order to use it to build some other package, will not expect to 
> have to obtain the source. 
>
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Regards,
Tarnyko