%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ libarchive-&libarchive-version; libarchive Introduction to libarchive The libarchive library provides a single interface for reading/writing various compression formats. &lfs72_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &libarchive-md5sum; Download size: &libarchive-size; Estimated disk space required: &libarchive-buildsize; Estimated build time: &libarchive-time; libarchive Dependencies Optional or , , and User Notes: Installation of libarchive Install libarchive by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --disable-static && make To test the results, issue: make check. Now, as the root user: make install Command Explanations : This option prevents building the static archive versions of the libraries. Contents Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories bsdcpio and bsdtar libarchive.so none Short Descriptions bsdcpio is a tool similar to cpio. bsdcpio bsdtar is a tool similar to GNU tar. bsdtar