Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.4

Chapter 9. General Libraries

libiodbc-3.52.8

Introduction to libiodbc

libiodbc is an API to ODBC compatible databases.

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

Package Information

libiodbc Dependencies

Recommended

GTK+-2.24.20 (to create the GUI admin tool)

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

Installation of libiodbc

Install libiodbc by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr                   \
            --with-iodbc-inidir=/etc/iodbc  \
            --includedir=/usr/include/iodbc \
            --disable-libodbc               &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-iodbc-inidir: libiodbc will install configuration files in this directory.

--includedir=/usr/include/iodbc: This installs the interface headers to a private directory to avoid a conflict with headers installed by unixODBC.

--disable-libodbc: This prevents the installation of the libodbc.so symbolic link to avoid a conflict with unixODBC.

Contents

Installed Programs: iodbc-config, iodbctest, iodbctestw, and iodbcadm
Installed Libraries: libiodbc.{a,so}, libiodbcinst.{a,so}, and libiodbcadm.{a,so}
Installed Directory: /usr/include/iodbc, /usr/share/libiodbc, and /etc/iodbc

Short Descriptions

iodbc-config

is a utility for retrieving the installation options of libiodbc.

iodbctest{,w}

are interactive SQL processors.

iodbcadm

is a graphical administration utility.

Last updated on 2013-08-26 10:26:25 -0700