Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 6.3

Chapter 8. General Libraries

libxslt-1.1.22

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

libxml2-2.6.31

Optional

Python-2.5.2 and Libgcrypt-1.2.4

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/libxslt

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/lib{e}xslt, /usr/lib/libxslt-plugins, /usr/share/doc/libxslt-1.1.22, and /usr/share/doc/libxslt-python-1.1.22

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 2008-03-09 19:24:21 -0500