Introduction to NcFTP
The NcFTP package contains
a powerful and flexible interface to the Internet standard File Transfer
Protocol. It is intended to replace or supplement the stock
ftp program.
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Note
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some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated
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Package Information
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NcFTP Dependencies
Optional
LLVM-17.0.1 (with Clang, used by default if installed)
Installation of NcFTP
There are two ways to build NcFTP. The first
(and optimal) way builds most of the functionality as a shared library
and then builds and installs the program linked against this library.
The second method simply links all of the functionality into the binary
statically. This doesn't make the dynamic library available for linking
by other applications. You need to choose which method best suits you.
Note that the second method does not create an
entirely statically linked binary; only the libncftp parts are statically linked in,
in this case. Be aware that building and using the shared library is
covered by the Clarified Artistic License; however, developing
applications that utilize the shared library is subject to a different
license.
First, fix an issue caused by a change in behavior in GCC-10:
sed -i 's/^Bookmark/extern Bookmark/' sh_util/gpshare.c
Next, update the configure script to use modern C standards:
patch -Np1 -i ../ncftp-3.2.6-configure_fixes-1.patch &&
autoreconf -fiv -I autoconf_local
To install NcFTP using the
first (and optimal) method, run the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc &&
make -C libncftp shared &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make -C libncftp soinstall &&
make install
To install NcFTP using the
second method (with the libncftp
functionality linked in statically) run the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Configuring NcFTP
Config Files
/etc/ncftp.* and
~/.ncftp/*; especially
/etc/ncftp.prefs_v3 and
~/.ncftp/prefs_v3
Configuration Information
Most NcFTP configuration is done while in
the program, and the configuration files are dealt with automatically.
One exception to this is ~/.ncftp/prefs_v3. There
are various options to alter in there, including:
yes-i-know-about-NcFTPd=yes
This disables the splash screen advertising the
NcFTPd server.
There are other options in the prefs_v3 file.
Most of these are self-explanatory. Global defaults can be set in
/etc/ncftp.prefs_v3.