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Resolve pkgconfig-depends dependencies #33

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Some packages (e.g. hsmagick) specify dependencies using pkgconfig-depends: Cabal option.

With pkgfile the dependencies can be resoved using pkgfile /usr/lib/pkgconfig/$1.pc

pkgconfig-depends is a more robust way to specify dependencies as it specifies all compiler and linker options, e.g. an include path as well. So it's a good idea to encourage upstream .cabal developers to switch to pkgconfig-depends when applicable.

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