Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 8.1

Chapter 17. Networking Libraries

libndp-1.6

Introduction to libndp

The libndp package provides a wrapper for IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol. It also provides a tool named ndptool for sending and receiving NDP messages.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.1 platform.

Package Information

  • Download (HTTP): http://libndp.org/files/libndp-1.6.tar.gz

  • Download MD5 sum: 1e54d26bcb4a4110bc3f90c5dd04f1a7

  • Download size: 356 KB

  • Estimated disk space required: 2.7 MB

  • Estimated build time: less than 0.1 SBU

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

Installation of libndp

Install libndp by running the following command: 

./configure --prefix=/usr        \
            --sysconfdir=/etc    \
            --localstatedir=/var \
            --disable-static     &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Program: ndptool
Installed Library: libndp.so
Installed Directory: None

Short Descriptions

ndptool

is a tool for sending and receiving NDP messages.

libndp.so

provides a wrapper for the IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol.

Last updated on 2017-08-25 14:22:07 -0700