## Compiling applications

To compile applications using libmediaart, you need to tell the compiler where to find the proper header files and libraries. This is done with the pkg-config utility.

The following interactive shell session demonstrates how pkg-config is used (the actual output on your system may be different):

    $ pkg-config --cflags libmediaart-0.2

    $ pkg-config --libs libmediaart-0.2

The simplest way to compile a program is to use the "backticks" feature of the shell. If you enclose a command in backticks (not single quotes), then its output will be substituted into the command line before execution:

     $ cc `pkg-config --cflags --libs libmediaart-0.2` hello.c -o hello