Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.4-1388

Chapter 9. General Libraries

libmbim-1.34.0

Introduction to libmbim

The libmbim package contains a GLib-based library for talking to WWAN modems and devices which speak the Mobile Interface Broadband Model (MBIM) protocol.

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Package Information

libmbim Dependencies

Recommended

GLib-2.86.4 (with GObject Introspection)

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.35.1, bash-completion, and help2man

Installation of libmbim

Install libmbim by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup ..                 \
      --prefix=/usr            \
      --buildtype=release      \
      -D bash_completion=false \
      -D man=false             &&

ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

--buildtype=release: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

-D bash_completion=false: Use this option if the external bash-completion package is not installed.

-D man=false: Use this option if the external help2man package is not installed.

Contents

Installed Programs: mbimcli and mbim-network
Installed Libraries: libmbim-glib.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/libmbim-glib

Short Descriptions

mbimcli

is a utility used to control MBIM devices

mbim-network

is a utility used for simple network management of MBIM devices

libmbim-glib.so

contains API functions for talking to WWAN modems and devices which speak the Mobile Interface Broadband Model (MBIM) protocol