Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r12.3-103

Chapter 10. Graphics and Font Libraries

Qpdf-12.0.0

Introduction to Qpdf

The Qpdf package contains command-line programs and a library that does structural, content-preserving transformations on PDF files.

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Note

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Package Information

Qpdf Dependencies

Required

libjpeg-turbo-3.0.1

Optional

ghostscript-10.04.0, GnuTLS-3.8.9, libtiff-4.7.0, sphinx-8.2.3 with sphinx_rtd_theme-3.0.2, and texlive-20250308 or install-tl-unx

Installation of Qpdf

Install Qpdf by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

cmake -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
      -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release  \
      -D BUILD_STATIC_LIBS=OFF     \
      -D CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR=/usr/share/doc/qpdf-12.0.0 \
      .. &&
make

To test the results, issue: ctest.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: fix-qdf, qpdf, and zlib-flate
Installed Library: libqpdf.so
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/cmake/qpdf, /usr/include/qpdf, and /usr/share/doc/qpdf-12.0.0

Short Descriptions

fix-qdf

is used to repair PDF files in QDF form after editing

qpdf

is used to convert one PDF file to another equivalent PDF file

zlib-flate

is a raw zlib compression program

libqpdf.so

contains the Qpdf API functions