source: general/genlib/nspr.xml@ db32c4c

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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY nspr-download-http
  "http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/nspr/releases/v&nspr-version;/src/nspr-&nspr-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY nspr-download-ftp
  "ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/nspr/releases/v&nspr-version;/src/nspr-&nspr-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY nspr-md5sum        "d36d7b65a38f5b43ebd50ad3ad227120">
  <!ENTITY nspr-size          "1.2 MB">
  <!ENTITY nspr-buildsize     "15 MB">
  <!ENTITY nspr-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
]>

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

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

  <title>NSPR-&nspr-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="nspr">
    <primary sortas="a-NSPR">Netscape Portable Runtime</primary>
  </indexterm>

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

    <para>
      <application>Netscape Portable Runtime</application> (NSPR) provides a
      platform-neutral API for system level and libc like functions.
    </para>

    &lfs71_checked;

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

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

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

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

<screen><userinput>cd mozilla/nsprpub &amp;&amp;
sed -ri 's#^(RELEASE_BINS =).*#\1#' pr/src/misc/Makefile.in &amp;&amp;
sed -i 's#$(LIBRARY) ##' config/rules.mk                     &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/usr --with-mozilla --with-pthreads     \
  $([ $(uname -m) = x86_64 ] &amp;&amp; echo --enable-64bit)         &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      This package does not come with a test suite.
    </para>

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

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install &amp;&amp;
cat &gt; /usr/lib/pkgconfig/nspr.pc &lt;&lt; "HERE_DOC"
prefix=/usr
exec_prefix=${prefix}
libdir=${exec_prefix}/lib
includedir=${prefix}/include/nspr

Name: NSPR
Description: The Netscape Portable Runtime
Version: &nspr-version;.0
Libs: -L${libdir} -lplds4 -lplc4 -lnspr4 -lpthread 
Cflags: -I${includedir}
HERE_DOC</userinput></screen>
  </sect2>

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

    <para>
      <parameter>--with-mozilla</parameter>: This parameter adds Mozilla support
      to the libraries (required if you want to build any other Mozilla products
      and link them to these libraries).
    </para>

    <para>
      <parameter>--with-pthreads</parameter>: This parameter forces use of the
      system pthreads library.
    </para>

    <para>
      <parameter>$([ $(uname -m) = x86_64 ] &amp;&amp; echo
      --enable-64bit)</parameter>: The --enable-64bit option is
      <emphasis>required</emphasis> on an x86_64 system to prevent
      <command>configure</command> failing with a claim that this is a system
      without pthread support. The [ $(uname -m) = x86_64 ] test ensures it has
      no effect on a 32 bit system.
    </para>

    <para>
      <command>sed -ri 's#^(RELEASE_BINS =).*#\1#'
      pr/src/misc/Makefile.in</command>: This disables installing two unneeded
      scripts.
    </para>

    <para>
      <command>sed -i 's#$(LIBRARY) ##' config/rules.mk</command>: This disables
      installing the static libraries.
    </para>

    <para>
      <command>cat &gt; /usr/lib/pkgconfig/nspr.pc ...</command>: This creates a 
      pkg-config file to help other programs find the nspr libraries.
    </para>

  </sect2>

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

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

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>nspr-config</seg>
        <seg>libnspr4.so, libplc4.so, and libplds4.so</seg>
        <seg>/usr/include/nspr</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

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

      <varlistentry id="nspr-config">
        <term><command>nspr-config</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            provides compiler and linker options to other packages that use
            <application>NSPR</application>.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="nspr nspr-config">
            <primary sortas="b-nspr-config">nspr-config</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libnspr4">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libnspr4.so</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            contains functions that provide platform independence for non-GUI
            operating system facilities such as threads, thread synchronization,
            normal file and network I/O, interval timing and calendar time,
            basic memory management and shared library linking.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="nspr libnspr4">
            <primary sortas="c-libnspr4">libnspr4.so</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libplc4">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libplc4.so</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            contains functions that implement many of the features offered by
            libnspr4
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="nspr libplc4">
            <primary sortas="c-libplc4">libplc4.so</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libplds4">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libplds4.so</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            contains functions that provide data structures.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="nspr libplds4">
            <primary sortas="c-libplds4">libplds4.so</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </sect2>
</sect1>