Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.4

Chapter 9. General Libraries

libarchive-3.1.2

Introduction to libarchive

The libarchive library provides a single interface for reading/writing various compression formats.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.4 platform.

Package Information

libarchive Dependencies

Optional

acl-2.2.52, libxml2-2.9.1 or expat-2.1.0, LZO-2.06, Nettle-2.7.1 and OpenSSL-1.0.1e

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

Installation of libarchive

Install libarchive 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

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

Contents

Installed Programs: bsdcpio and bsdtar
Installed Libraries: libarchive.so
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

bsdcpio

is a tool similar to cpio.

bsdtar

is a tool similar to GNU tar.

libarchive.so

is a library that can create and read several streaming archive formats.

Last updated on 2013-08-23 13:56:44 -0700