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--- a/libbuild2/cc/link-rule.cxx
+++ b/libbuild2/cc/link-rule.cxx
@@ -2379,6 +2379,13 @@ namespace build2
// install or no install, the reason is unless and until we are updating
// for install, we have no idea where-to things will be installed.
//
+ // There is a further complication: we may have no intention of
+ // installing the library but still need to update it for install (see
+ // install_scope() for background). In which case we may still not have
+ // the installation directories. We handle this in pkconfig_save() by
+ // skipping the generation of .pc files (and letting the install rule
+ // complain if we do end up trying to install them).
+ //
if (for_install && lt.library () && !lt.utility)
{
bool la (lt.static_library ());