Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.2

Chapter 9. General Libraries

libuv-1.48.0

Introduction to libuv

The libuv package is a multi-platform support library with a focus on asynchronous I/O.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.2 platform.

Package Information

libuv Dependencies

Optional

sphinx-8.0.2

Installation of libuv

Install libuv by running the following commands:

[Caution]

Caution

The sh autogen.sh command below fails if the ACLOCAL environment variable is set as specified in Xorg-7. If it is used, ACLOCAL needs to be unset for this package and then reset for other packages. 

sh autogen.sh                              &&
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static &&
make

If you installed the optional sphinx-8.0.2 python module, create the man page: 

make man -C docs

If you want to run the tests, run: make check as a non-root user.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

If you built the man page, install it as the root user: 

install -Dm644 docs/build/man/libuv.1 /usr/share/man/man1

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libuv.so
Installed Directory: /usr/include/uv

Short Descriptions

libuv.so

contains API functions for asynchronous I/O operations