source: general/genlib/ptlib.xml@ 916392a

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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 ptlib-download-http "&gnome-download-http;/ptlib/2.6/ptlib-&ptlib-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY ptlib-download-ftp  "&gnome-download-ftp;/ptlib/2.6/ptlib-&ptlib-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY ptlib-md5sum        "db7fd581b66998cd76d96f8b7c3f22a1">
  <!ENTITY ptlib-size          "3.1 MB">
  <!ENTITY ptlib-buildsize     "57 MB">
  <!ENTITY ptlib-time          "0.8 SBU">
]>

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

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

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

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

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

    <para>The <application>ptlib</application> (Portable Tools Library) package
    is a class library that has it's genesis many years ago as PWLib (portable
    Windows Library), a method to produce applications to run on various
    platforms.</para>

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

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

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional"><xref linkend="alsa-lib"/>,
    <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/libavc1394/">libavc1394</ulink>,
    <xref linkend="libdv"/>,
    <ulink url="http://www.linux1394.org/">libraw1394</ulink>,
    <xref linkend="openldap"/>,
    <xref linkend="sdl"/>, and
    <xref linkend="speex"/></para>

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

  </sect2>

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

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

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &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</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

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

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

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>None</seg>
        <seg>libpt{.so,_s.a}</seg>
        <seg>/usr/{include/{ptclib,ptlib/unix/ptlib},
        lib/ptlib-&ptlib-version;/devices/{sound,videoinput},
        share/ptlib/make}</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

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

      <varlistentry id="libpt">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libpt{.so,_s.a}</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>contains the <application>ptlib</application> API methods.</para>
          <indexterm zone="ptlib libpt">
            <primary sortas="c-libpt">libpt{.so,_s.a}</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>