source: general/genlib/libxml2.xml@ 18d8cb20

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<sect1 id="libxml2" xreflabel="libxml2-&libxml2-version;">
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<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
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<?dbhtml filename="libxml2.html"?>
<title>libxml2-&libxml2-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="libxml2">
<primary sortas="a-Libxml2">Libxml2</primary></indexterm>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>libxml2</application></title>

<para>The <application>libxml2</application> package contains
<acronym>XML</acronym> libraries. These are useful for parsing
<acronym>XML</acronym> files.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&libxml2-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&libxml2-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &libxml2-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &libxml2-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space
required: &libxml2-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&libxml2-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>libxml2</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="python"/></para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>libxml2</application></title>

<para>Install <application>libxml2</application> by running the following 
commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr --with-history &amp;&amp;
make</command></userinput></screen>

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

<para>Now, as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><option>--with-history</option>: Enables 
<application>readline</application> support.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

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<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
<seglistitem>
<seg>xml2-config, xmlcatalog and xmllint</seg>
<seg>libxml2.[so,a] and optionally, the libxml2mod.[so,a] 
<application>Python</application> module</seg>
<seg>/usr/include/libxml2, /usr/share/doc/libxml2-&libxml2-version; and 
/usr/share/doc/libxml2-python-&libxml2-version;</seg>
</seglistitem>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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<varlistentry id="xml2-config">
<term><command>xml2-config</command></term>
<listitem><para>determines the compile and linker flags that should be used to 
compile and link programs that use 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libxml2</filename>.</para>
<indexterm zone="libxml2 xml2-config">
<primary sortas="b-xml2-config">xml2-config</primary></indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="xmlcatalog">
<term><command>xmlcatalog</command></term>
<listitem><para>is used to monitor and manipulate <acronym>XML</acronym> 
and <acronym>SGML</acronym> catalogs.</para>
<indexterm zone="libxml2 xmlcatalog">
<primary sortas="b-xmlcatalog">xmlcatalog</primary></indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="xmllint">
<term><command>xmllint</command></term>
<listitem><para>parses <acronym>XML</acronym> files and outputs reports (based 
upon options) to detect errors in <acronym>XML</acronym> coding.</para>
<indexterm zone="libxml2 xmllint">
<primary sortas="b-xmllint">xmllint</primary></indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="libxml2-lib">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>libxml2.[so,a]</filename></term>
<listitem><para> libraries provide the functions for programs to parse files 
that use the <acronym>XML</acronym> format.</para>
<indexterm zone="libxml2 libxml2-lib">
<primary sortas="c-libxml2">libxml2.[so,a]</primary></indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

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