Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.2-875

Chapter 9. General Libraries

Protobuf-c-1.5.0

Introduction to Protobuf-c

The Protobuf-c package contains an implementation of the Google Protocol Buffers data serialization format in C.

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Package Information

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Protobuf-c Dependencies

Required

Protobuf-29.2

Optional

Doxygen-1.12.0

Installation of Protobuf-c

First, apply some upstream fixes to make this package compatible with protobuf-26.1: 

patch -Np1 -i ../protobuf-c-1.5.0-consolidated_fixes-1.patch

Install Protobuf-c by running the following commands: 

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

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

Contents

Installed Programs: protoc-gen-c and protoc-c (symlinked to protoc-gen-c)
Installed Libraries: libprotobuf-c.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/google and /usr/include/protobuf-c

Short Descriptions

protoc-c

generates C descriptor code from a .proto file

libprotobuf-c.so

contains a C implementation of the Google Protocol Buffers data serialization format