%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ libsoup-&libsoup-version; Libsoup Introduction to libsoup The libsoup is HTTP client/server library for GNOME. It uses GObject and the glib main loop to integrate with GNOME applications and it also has asynchronous API for use in threaded applications. &lfs70_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &libsoup-md5sum; Download size: &libsoup-size; Estimated disk space required: &libsoup-buildsize; Estimated build time: &libsoup-time; libsoup Dependencies Required and Recommended (Required if building GNOME) , and Optional (required to run the test suite), (required to run the test suite), , compiled with XMLRPC-EPI support (only used for the XMLRPC regression tests) and (ntlm_auth is required to run the test suite). User Notes: Installation of libsoup Install libsoup 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 switch prevents configure looking for GNOME specific depepdencies. Use this switch if you have not installed . Contents Installed Libraries Installed Directories libsoup-2.4.so and libsoup-gnome-2.4.so /usr/include/libsoup-2.4, /usr/include/libsoup-gnome-2.4 and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libsoup-2.4. Short Descriptions libsoup-2.4.so provides functions for asynchronous HTTP connections. libsoup-2.4.so libsoup-gnome-2.4.so provides Gnome specific features. libsoup-gnome-2.4.so