Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.8

Chapter 17. Networking Libraries

Serf-1.3.8

Introduction to Serf

The Serf package contains a C-based HTTP client library built upon the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library. It multiplexes connections, running the read/write communication asynchronously. Memory copies and transformations are kept to a minimum to provide high performance operation.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Package Information

Serf Dependencies

Required

Apr-Util-1.5.4, OpenSSL-1.0.2d, and SCons-2.3.6

Optional

MIT Kerberos V5-1.13.2, for the GSSAPI

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

Installation of Serf

Install Serf by running the following commands: 

sed -i "/Append/s:RPATH=libdir,::"   SConstruct &&
sed -i "/Default/s:lib_static,::"    SConstruct &&
sed -i "/Alias/s:install_static,::"  SConstruct &&
scons PREFIX=/usr

If you wish to run the test suite, fix one file: 

sed -i test/test_buckets.c \
    -e 's://\(    buf_size = orig_len + (orig_len / 1000) + 12;\):/\*\1\ */:'

To test the results, issue: scons check. With above fix, 1 out of 65 tests still fails for unknown reasons.

Now, as the root user: 

scons PREFIX=/usr install

Command Explanations

sed -i "...": The first command removes the runtime path from a shared library and the next two commands disable building and installing of the static library.

GSSAPI=/usr: Use this switch if you have installed a GSSAPI library and you want serf to use it.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libserf-1.so
Installed Directory: /usr/include/serf-1

Short Descriptions

libserf-1.so

contains the Serf API functions.

Last updated on 2015-09-10 20:43:58 -0700