Beyond Linux From Scratch - Version 6.1

Chapter 8. General Libraries

Libxslt-1.1.14

Introduction to Libxslt

The libxslt package contains XSLT libraries. These are useful for extending libxml2 libraries to support XSLT files.

Package Information

Libxslt Dependencies

Required

libxml2-2.6.20

Optional

Python-2.4.1 and libgcrypt

Installation of Libxslt

Install libxslt by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: xslt-config and xsltproc
Installed Libraries: libexslt.[so,a], libxslt.[so,a] and optionally, libxsltmod.[so,a] Python modules
Installed Directories: /usr/include/libxslt, /usr/share/doc/libxslt-1.1.14, and /usr/share/doc/libxslt-python-1.1.14

Short Descriptions

xslt-config

is used to find out the pre-processor, linking and compiling flags necessary to use the libxslt libraries in 3rd-party programs.

xsltproc

is used to apply XSLT stylesheets to XML documents.

libxslt.[so,a]

provides extensions to the libxml2 libraries to parse files that use the XSLT format.

libexslt.[so,a]

is used to provide extensions to XSLT functions.

Last updated on 2005-08-01 13:29:19 -0600