PKG_CHECK_MODULES for somelib++

Question

I am trying to make my autotools project in C++ link against library, that originates as C library (libsomelib.so), but also has bindings to c++ (libsomelib++.so). I ma trying to use PKG_CHECK_MODULES to check if this package is installed, and use autotools to link against it. However both libs come in one package (c++ version requires configure flag), and have only one .pc file, in which independently of configuration settings there is only line

Libs: -L${libdir} -lsomelib

without any mentioning of ++ version. There is also no separate ++.pc file that i noticed at other programs. Therefore automatic linking against ++ version is impossible. I thought about manually adding -lsomelib++ to linking flags, but that's rather ugly (and it will not work if somebody compiled it without --with-cxx flag). I could also test for it's existence by AC_SEARCH_LIBS, but since it's C++ library it's not so straightforward.

Is missing ++.pc file mistake of package distributor or is it some deeper idea, and i don't know how to use it?

If somebody is really qurious i will say that package in question is ossp-uuid.

Answer 1

Yes, the missing ++.pc usually hints towards an omission on behalf of the packager.

BTW: If simple (DCE) UUIDs are sufficient, you could consider e2fsprogs/util-linux's libuuid (in case you run this OS).