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

Chapter 9. General Libraries

wv-1.2.9

Introduction to wv

The wv package contains tools for reading information from an MS Word document.

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Note

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Package Information

wv Dependencies

Required

libgsf-1.14.53 and libpng-1.6.44

Optional

libwmf

Installation of wv

Install wv by running the following commands: 

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

This package does not have a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

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

Contents

Installed Programs: wvSummary and several other wv* programs which are deprecated in favour of abiword: see https://wvware.sourceforge.net/
Installed Library: libwv-1.2.so
Installed Directory: /usr/share/wv

Short Descriptions

wvSummary

displays the summary information from an MS Word document

libwv-1.2.so

provides functions to access MS Word documents