%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Cpio-&cpio-version; Cpio Introduction to Cpio The cpio package contains tools for archiving. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &cpio-md5sum; Download size: &cpio-size; Estimated disk space required: &cpio-buildsize; Estimated build time: &cpio-time; Installation of Cpio Install cpio by running the following commands: sed -i -e "s/invalid_arg/argmatch_invalid/" src/mt.c && ./configure CPIO_MT_PROG=mt --prefix=/usr \ --bindir=/bin --libexecdir=/tmp \ --with-rmt=/usr/sbin/rmt && make Now, as the root user: make install Command Explanations sed -i -e "s/invalid_arg/argmatch_invalid/" src/mt.c: This command fixes a build problem in the mt program. CPIO_MT_PROG=mt: This parameter forces the building and installation of the mt program. --bindir=/bin: This parameter installs cpio to /bin instead of /usr/bin as recommended by the FHS guidelines. --libexecdir=/tmp: This parameter is used so that /usr/libexec is not created. --with-rmt=/usr/sbin/rmt: This parameter inhibits building the rmt program as it is already installed by the tar package in LFS. Contents Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories cpio and mt None None Short Descriptions cpio copies files to and from archives. cpio mt controls magnetic tape drive operations. mt