source: general/sysutils/cpio.xml@ 8064a3bf

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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 cpio-download-http "&gnu-http;/cpio/cpio-&cpio-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY cpio-download-ftp  "&gnu-ftp;/cpio/cpio-&cpio-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY cpio-md5sum        "f3438e672e3fa273a7dc26339dd1eed6">
  <!ENTITY cpio-size          "1.3 MB">
  <!ENTITY cpio-buildsize     "17 MB (with tests and docs)">
  <!ENTITY cpio-time          "0.3 SBU (with tests and docs)">
]>

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

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

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

  <indexterm zone="cpio">
    <primary sortas="a-Cpio">Cpio</primary>
  </indexterm>

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

    <para>
      The <application>cpio</application> package contains
      tools for archiving.
    </para>

    &lfs91_checked;

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

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

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional">
      <xref linkend="texlive"/> (or <xref linkend="tl-installer"/>)
    </para>

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

  </sect2>

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

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

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --bindir=/bin \
            --enable-mt   \
            --with-rmt=/usr/libexec/rmt &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
makeinfo --html            -o doc/html      doc/cpio.texi &amp;&amp;
makeinfo --html --no-split -o doc/cpio.html doc/cpio.texi &amp;&amp;
makeinfo --plaintext       -o doc/cpio.txt  doc/cpio.texi</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      If you have <xref linkend="texlive"/> installed and wish to create PDF
      or Postscript documentation, issue one or both of the following commands:
    </para>

<screen remap="doc"><userinput>make -C doc pdf &amp;&amp;
make -C doc ps</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 &amp;&amp;
install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/cpio-&cpio-version;/html &amp;&amp;
install -v -m644    doc/html/* \
                    /usr/share/doc/cpio-&cpio-version;/html &amp;&amp;
install -v -m644    doc/cpio.{html,txt} \
                    /usr/share/doc/cpio-&cpio-version;</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      If you built PDF or Postscript documentation, install it
      by issuing the following commands as the
      <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
    </para>

<screen role="root"
        remap="doc"><userinput>install -v -m644 doc/cpio.{pdf,ps,dvi} \
                 /usr/share/doc/cpio-&cpio-version;</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

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

    <para>
      <parameter>--bindir=/bin</parameter>: This parameter installs
      <command>cpio</command> to <filename class="directory">/bin</filename>
      instead of <filename class="directory">/usr/bin</filename> as recommended
      by the FHS guidelines.
    </para>

    <para>
      <parameter>--enable-mt</parameter>: This parameter forces the
      building and installation of the <command>mt</command> program.
    </para>

    <para>
      <parameter>--with-rmt=/usr/libexec/rmt</parameter>: This parameter
      inhibits building the <command>rmt</command> program as it is already
      installed by the <application>Tar</application> package in LFS.
    </para>

  </sect2>

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

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

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>cpio and mt</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
        <seg>/usr/share/doc/cpio-&cpio-version;</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

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

      <varlistentry id="cpio-prog">
        <term><command>cpio</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            copies files to and from archives.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="cpio cpio-prog">
            <primary sortas="b-cpio">cpio</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="mt">
        <term><command>mt</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            controls magnetic tape drive operations.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="cpio mt">
            <primary sortas="b-mt">mt</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>