Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.2-615

Chapter 10. Graphics and Font Libraries

Exiv2-0.28.3

Introduction to Exiv2

Exiv2 contains a C++ library and a command line utility for managing image and video metadata.

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Package Information

Exiv2 dependencies

Required

CMake-3.31.0

Recommended

Brotli-1.1.0, cURL-8.11.0, and inih-58

Optional

libssh

Optional for documentation

Doxygen-1.12.0, Graphviz-12.2.0, and libxslt-1.1.42

Installation of Exiv2

Install Exiv2 by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

cmake -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr   \
      -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release    \
      -D EXIV2_ENABLE_VIDEO=yes      \
      -D EXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY=yes   \
      -D EXIV2_ENABLE_CURL=yes       \
      -D EXIV2_BUILD_SAMPLES=no      \
      -D CMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH=ON \
      -G Ninja ..                    &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

-D CMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH=ON: This switch makes cmake remove hardcoded library search paths (rpath) when installing a binary executable file or a shared library. This package does not need rpath once it's installed into the standard location, and rpath may sometimes cause unwanted effects or even security issues.

-D EXIV2_ENABLE_VIDEO=yes: This switch enables managing video metadata.

-D EXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY=yes: This switch enables managing web image metadata.

-D EXIV2_BUILD_SAMPLES=no: This switch is necessary to suppress building and installing sample programs. If the sample programs are built, 34 additional programs are installed in /usr/bin.

-D EXIV2_ENABLE_CURL=yes: This switch is necessary to enable network/http capabilities.

-D EXIV2_ENABLE_INIH=no: Use this switch if you have not installed inih-58.

-D EXIV2_ENABLE_BROTLI=no: Use this switch if you have not installed Brotli-1.1.0.

Contents

Installed Program: exiv2
Installed Library: libexiv2.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/exiv2 and /usr/lib/cmake/exiv2

Short Descriptions

exiv2

is a utility used to dump Exif data