pkg-config issues with shell metacharacters escaping

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

pkg-config since some time does escape shell meta characters, which causes issues with paths containing them on UNIX

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linex 7
  • pkgconfig
  • home grown .pc files, with paths containing for example !, but more chacarcters are affected

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