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  10 # Desktop packages for binder development
  11
  12 Packages of the ***binder*** (afb-daemon)exist
  13 for common desktop linux distributions.
  14
  15 - Fedora
  16 - Ubuntu
  17 - Debian
  18 - Suse
  19
  20 Installing the development package of the ***binder***
  21 allows to write ***bindings*** that runs on the desktop
  22 computer of the developer.
  23
  24 It is very convenient to quickly write and debug a binding.
  25
  26 ## Retrieving compiling option with pkg-config
  27
  28 The ***binder*** afb-daemon provides a configuration
  29 file for **pkg-config**.
  30 Typing the command
  31
  32 ```bash
  33 pkg-config --cflags afb-daemon
  34 ```
  35
  36 Print flags use for compilation:
  37
  38 ```bash
  39 $ pkg-config --cflags afb-daemon
  40 -I/opt/local/include -I/usr/include/json-c
  41 ```
  42
  43 For linking, you should use
  44
  45 ```bash
  46 $ pkg-config --libs afb-daemon
  47 -ljson-c
  48 ```
  49
  50 It automatically includes the dependency to json-c.
  51 This is activated through **Requires** keyword in pkg-config.