source: general/genlib/libidn2.xml@ bf565e06

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

  <!ENTITY libidn2-download-http "&gnu-http;/libidn/libidn2-&libidn2-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY libidn2-download-ftp  "&gnu-ftp;/libidn/libidn2-&libidn2-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY libidn2-md5sum        "a12109804fc9c5d7fb31f068c66655b8">
  <!ENTITY libidn2-size          "2.0 MB">
  <!ENTITY libidn2-buildsize     "21 MB (add 2 MB for tests)">
  <!ENTITY libidn2-time          "0.1 SBU (add 0.6 SBU for tests)">
]>

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<sect1 id="libidn2" xreflabel="libidn2-&libidn2-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="libidn2.html"?>


  <title>libidn2-&libidn2-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="libidn2">
    <primary sortas="a-libidn2">libidn2</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to libidn2</title>

    <para>
      <application>libidn2</application> is a package designed for
      internationalized string handling based on standards from the
      Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)'s IDN working group, designed for
      internationalized domain names.
    </para>

    &lfs112_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libidn2-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libidn2-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &libidn2-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size: &libidn2-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &libidn2-buildsize;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated build time: &libidn2-time;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">libidn2 Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required">
      <xref linkend="libunistring"/>
    </para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional">
      <xref linkend="git"/> and
      <xref linkend="gtk-doc"/>
    </para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
      User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/libidn2"/>
    </para>
  </sect2>

  <!--Required section-->
  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of libidn2</title>

    <para>
      Install <application>libidn2</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>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"/>

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

  </sect2>

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

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

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>
          idn2
        </seg>
        <seg>
          libidn2.so
        </seg>
        <seg>
          /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libidn2
        </seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

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

      <!-- If the program or library name conflicts (is the same) as the
      package name, add -prog or -lib to the varlistentry entity id
      and the 2nd entry of the indexterm zone entity -->

      <varlistentry id="idn2">
        <term><command>idn2</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is a command line interface to the internationalized domain
            library
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="libidn2 idn2">
            <primary sortas="b-idn2">idn2</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libidn2-lib">
        <term><filename class="libraryfile">libidn2.so</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            contains a generic Stringprep implementation used for
            internationalized string handling
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="libidn2 libidn2-lib">
            <primary sortas="c-libidn2">libidn2.so</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </sect2>

</sect1>