source: chapter06/libpipeline.xml@ 0c90d60

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<sect1 id="ch-system-libpipeline" role="wrap">
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  <sect1info condition="script">
    <productname>libpipeline</productname>
    <productnumber>&libpipeline-version;</productnumber>
    <address>&libpipeline-url;</address>
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  <title>Libpipeline-&libpipeline-version;</title>

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    <primary sortas="a-Libpipeline">Libpipeline</primary>
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    <para>The Libpipeline package contains a library for manipulating pipelines
    of subprocesses in a flexible and convenient way.</para>

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      <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
      <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>&libpipeline-ch6-sbu;</seg>
        <seg>&libpipeline-ch6-du;</seg>
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  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Libpipeline</title>

    <para>Prepare Libpipeline for compilation:</para>

<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure CHECK_CFLAGS=-I/tools/include \
    CHECK_LIBS="-L/tools/lib -lcheck" --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>

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      <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>

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        <term><parameter>CHECK_CFLAGS=, CHECK_LIBS=</parameter></term>
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          <para>These environment variables specify the location of the test
          library built in <xref linkend="ch-tools-check"/>.</para>
        </listitem>
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    <para>Compile the package:</para>

<screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>

    <para>To test the results, issue:</para>

<screen><userinput remap="test">make check</userinput></screen>

    <para>Install the package:</para>

<screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>

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    <title>Contents of Libpipeline</title>

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      <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle>

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        <seg>libpipeline.so</seg>
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      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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          <para>This library is used to safely construct pipelines between
          subprocesses</para>
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