in reply to ExtUtils:PkgConfig adds proper spaces on one system, not on another, why?

ExtUtils::PkgConfig just calls pkg-config, and from what I can tell doesn't do much mangling of its output. What exactly (including spaces) does pkg-config --libs pango output on your two systems?

According to its manpage, pkg-config reads the .pc files in whatever directory those files are located on your system. On mine, pango.pc includes a line "Libs: -L${libdir} -lpango-1.0" - with a space on the end.

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Re^2: ExtUtils:PkgConfig adds proper spaces on one system, not on another, why?
by mwalimu (Initiate) on Dec 31, 2014 at 03:23 UTC
    That was it. For some reason an experimental version of pkgconfig was unmasked. Tracking that down next. Thanks.