%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ cURL-&curl-version; cURL Introduction to cURL The cURL package contains a utility and a library used for transferring files with URL syntax to any of the following protocols: FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, SCP, SFTP, TFTP, TELNET, DICT, LDAP, LDAPS and FILE. Its ability to both download and upload files can be incorporated into other programs to support functions like streaming media. &lfs77_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &curl-md5sum; Download size: &curl-size; Estimated disk space required: &curl-buildsize; Estimated build time: &curl-time; cURL Dependencies Recommended and or Optional , , , , c-ares, libmetalink, libssh2, and SPNEGO Optional for Running the Test Suite (for the HTTPS and FTPS tests) and User Notes: Installation of cURL Install cURL by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --disable-static \ --enable-threaded-resolver && make Running the test suite is optional. About 2% of the tests fail. Increase in test time by each failed test is about 10%. Tests SBU above was obtained disabling failing tests, with: cat >> tests/data/DISABLED << "EOF" 564 700 701 703 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 EOF and running make test. Now, as the root user: make install && find docs \( -name Makefile\* -o -name \*.1 -o -name \*.3 \) -exec rm {} \; && install -v -d -m755 /usr/share/doc/curl-&curl-version; && cp -v -R docs/* /usr/share/doc/curl-&curl-version; Command Explanations --enable-threaded-resolver: This switch enables cURL's builtin threaded DNS resolver. : This parameter adds Kerberos 5 support to libcurl. : Use to build with GnuTLS support instead of OpenSSL for SSL/TLS. find docs \( -name Makefile\* -o -name \*.1 -o -name \*.3 \) -exec rm {} \;: This command removes Makefiles and man files from the documentation directory that would otherwise be installed by the commands that follow. Contents Installed Programs Installed Library Installed Directories curl and curl-config libcurl.so /usr/include/curl and /usr/share/doc/curl-&curl-version; Short Descriptions curl is a command line tool for transferring files with URL syntax. curl curl-config prints information about the last compile, like libraries linked to and prefix setting. curl-config libcurl.so provides the API functions required by curl and other programs. libcurl.so