Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.6

Chapter 17. Networking Libraries

neon-0.30.0

Introduction to neon

neon is an HTTP and WebDAV client library, with a C interface.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.6 platform.

Package Information

neon Dependencies

Recommended

OpenSSL-1.0.1i or GnuTLS-3.3.7

Optional

libproxy, MIT Kerberos V5-1.12.2, pakchois, and libxml2-2.9.1

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

Installation of neon

Install neon by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-ssl --disable-static &&
make

To test the results, issue: make -k check. Some tests are known to fail.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-ssl: This switch enables SSL support using OpenSSL or GnuTLS respectively. Remove it if you don't have any of these installed. To force GnuTLS usage when both are present, simply pass --with-ssl=gnutls to the configure script.

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

--with-libxml2: This switch forces the use of libxml2 instead of Expat.

Contents

Installed Program: neon-config
Installed Library: libneon.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/neon and /usr/share/doc/neon-0.30.0

Short Descriptions

libneon.so

is used as a high-level interface to common HTTP and WebDAV methods.

Last updated on 2014-09-13 17:48:40 -0700