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<h1>pkg-config::get-variable</h1>
<p> Gets the value of a variable for the specified package. </p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<code>string pkg-config::get-variable(<span class="parameter">package</span>, <span class="parameter">name</span>)
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<h3>Parameters</h3>
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<td>package</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>The package for which the variable should be retrieved.</td>
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<td>name</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>The name of the variable.</td>
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<h3>Return Value</h3> The value of variable <i>name</i> for the specified package. <h3>Exceptions</h3>
The function will fail in any of the following circumstances:
<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><ul><li><code>pkg-config</code> could not be started.</li><li><i>package</i> does not exist.</li></ul></div><h3>Requirements</h3><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><b>Assembly:</b> NAnt.Core (0.90.3780.0)
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