%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ libsoup-&libsoup-version; Libsoup Introduction to libsoup The libsoup package contains an HTTP library implementation in C. This is useful for accessing HTTP servers in a completely asynchronous mode. &lfs71_built; 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 and (Required if building Gnome). Optional , , (required to run the test suite), and compiled with XMLRPC-EPI support (only used for the XMLRPC regression tests). User Notes: Installation of libsoup Install libsoup by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr --without-gnome --disable-static && make To test the results, issue: make check. Now, as the root user: make install Command Explanations : This prevents configure looking for gnome-keyring. Remove this option if you have installed and want to install Gnome. : This option disables installing a static version of libsoup-2.4.so. Contents Installed Libraries Installed Directories libsoup-2.4.so and (if you have installed ) libsoup-gnome-2.4.so /usr/include/libsoup-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