os.findlib - ratzlaff/premake-core GitHub Wiki

Scan the well-known system locations looking for a library file.

p = os.findlib("libname" [, additionalpaths])

Parameters

libname is name of the library to locate. It may be specified with (libX11.so) or without (X11) system-specific decorations.

additionalpaths is a string or a table of one or more additional search path

Return Value

The path containing the library file, if found. Otherwise, nil.

Availability

Premake 4.0 or later.