source: general/genlib/apr-util.xml@ 2d0650b

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  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY apr-util-download-http
           "https://archive.apache.org/dist/apr/apr-util-&apr-util-version;.tar.bz2">
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  <!ENTITY apr-util-md5sum        "8ff5dc36fa39a2a3db1df196d3ed6086">
  <!ENTITY apr-util-size          "420 KB">
  <!ENTITY apr-util-buildsize     "6.5 MB (add 1.4 MB for tests)">
  <!ENTITY apr-util-time          "less than 0.1 SBU (add 0.3 SBU for tests)">
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<sect1 id="apr-util" xreflabel="Apr-Util-&apr-util-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="apr-util.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>Apr-Util-&apr-util-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="apr-util">
    <primary sortas="a-Apr-Util">Apr-Util</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Apr Util</title>

    <para>
      The Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library provides a predictable and
      consistent interface to underlying client library interfaces. This
      application programming interface assures predictable if not identical
      behaviour regardless of which libraries are available on a given platform.
    </para>

    &lfs90_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&apr-util-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (FTP): <ulink url="&apr-util-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &apr-util-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size: &apr-util-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &apr-util-buildsize;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated build time: &apr-util-time;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Apr Util Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required">
      <xref linkend="apr"/>
    </para>
<!--
    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
    <para role="recommended">
      <xref linkend="openssl"/>
    </para>
-->
    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional">
      <xref linkend="db"/>,
      <ulink url="http://www.freetds.org/">FreeTDS</ulink>,
      <xref linkend="mariadb"/> or <ulink url="http://www.mysql.com/">MySQL</ulink>,
      <xref linkend="openldap"/>,
      <xref linkend="postgresql"/>,
      <xref linkend="sqlite"/> and
      <xref linkend="unixodbc"/>
    </para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
      User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/apr-util"/>
    </para>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Apr Util</title>

    <para>
      Install <application>Apr Util</application> by running the following
      commands:
    </para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr       \
            --with-apr=/usr     \
            --with-gdbm=/usr    \
            --with-openssl=/usr \
            --with-crypto &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      To test the results, issue: <command>make test</command>.
      One test, testdbm, is known to fail.
    </para>

    <para>
      Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
    </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para>
      <parameter>--with-gdbm=/usr</parameter>: This switch enables the
      <filename class="libraryfile">apr_dbm_gdbm-1.so</filename> plugin.
    </para>

    <para>
      <parameter>--with-openssl=/usr --with-crypto</parameter>: These
      switches enable the
      <filename class="libraryfile">apr_crypto_openssl-1.so</filename>
      plugin. 
    </para>

    <para>
      <option>--with-berkeley-db=/usr</option>: If you have installed
      <xref linkend="db"/>, use this switch to compile the
      <filename class="libraryfile">apr_dbm_db-1.so</filename> plugin.
    </para>

    <para>
      <option>--with-ldap</option>: If you have installed
      <xref linkend="openldap"/>, use this switch to compile the
      <filename class="libraryfile">apr_ldap.so</filename> plugin.
    </para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>
          apu-1-config
        </seg>
        <seg>
          libaprutil-1.so
        </seg>
        <seg>
          /usr/lib/apr-util-1
        </seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="apu-1-config">
        <term><command>apu-1-config</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is an APR-util script designed to allow easy command line access to
            APR-util configuration parameters.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="apr-util apu-1-config">
            <primary sortas="b-apu-1-config">apu-1-config</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libaprutil-1">
        <term><filename class="libraryfile">libaprutil-1.so</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            contains functions that provide a predictable and consistent
            interface to underlying client library interfaces.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="apr-util libaprutil-1">
            <primary sortas="c-libaprutil-1">libaprutil-1.so</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>