source: general/genlib/libarchive.xml@ 82bdecf

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY libarchive-download-http "https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/download/v&libarchive-version;/libarchive-&libarchive-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY libarchive-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY libarchive-md5sum        "6046396255bd7cf6d0f6603a9bda39ac">
  <!ENTITY libarchive-size          "6.6 MB">
  <!ENTITY libarchive-buildsize     "38 MB (add 28 MB for tests)">
  <!ENTITY libarchive-time          "0.4 SBU (add 1.1 SBU for tests)">
]>

<sect1 id="libarchive" xreflabel="libarchive-&libarchive-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="libarchive.html"?>

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

  <title>libarchive-&libarchive-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="libarchive">
    <primary sortas="a-libarchive">libarchive</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to libarchive</title>

    <para>
      The <application>libarchive</application> library provides a single
      interface for reading/writing various compression formats.
    </para>

    &lfs90_checked;

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

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">libarchive Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional">
      <xref linkend="libxml2"/>,
      <xref linkend="lzo"/>, and
      <xref linkend="nettle"/> 
    </para>

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

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of libarchive</title>

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

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      To test the results, issue: <command>LC_ALL=C make check</command>.
    </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>

    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
      href="../../xincludes/static-libraries.xml"/>

    <para>
      <option>--without-xml2</option>: This switch sets expat for xar archive
      format support instead of preferred libxml2 if both packages are installed.
    </para>

    <para>
      <option>--without-nettle</option>: This switch sets OpenSSL for crypto
      support instead of preferred Nettle if both packages are installed.
    </para>

  </sect2>

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

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>
          bsdcat, bsdcpio, and bsdtar
        </seg>
        <seg>
          libarchive.so
        </seg>
        <seg>
          None
        </seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

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

      <varlistentry id="bsdcat">
        <term><command>bsdcat</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            expands files to standard output.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="libarchive bsdcat">
            <primary sortas="b-bsdcat">bsdcat</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="bsdcpio">
        <term><command>bsdcpio</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is a tool similar to <command>cpio</command>.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="libarchive bsdcpio">
            <primary sortas="b-bsdcpio">bsdcpio</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="bsdtar">
        <term><command>bsdtar</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is a tool similar to GNU <command>tar</command>.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="libarchive bsdtar">
            <primary sortas="b-bsdtar">bsdtar</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libarchive-lib">
        <term><filename class="libraryfile">libarchive.so</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is a library that can create and read several streaming
            archive formats.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="libarchive libarchive-lib">
            <primary sortas="c-libarchive">libarchive.so</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>