Contents
Installed Programs: cpio and mt
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/share/doc/cpio-2.14
cpio-2.14
Introduction to cpio
The cpio package contains tools for archiving.
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Note
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Package Information
Download (HTTP): https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/cpio/cpio-2.14.tar.bz2
Download MD5 sum: b153e1843561841d37190e48b891188d
Download size: 1.5 MB
Estimated disk space required: 19 MB (with tests and docs)
Estimated build time: 0.2 SBU (with tests and docs)
CPIO Dependencies
Optional
Installation of cpio
Install cpio by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr \
--enable-mt \
--with-rmt=/usr/libexec/rmt &&
make &&
makeinfo --html -o doc/html doc/cpio.texi &&
makeinfo --html --no-split -o doc/cpio.html doc/cpio.texi &&
makeinfo --plaintext -o doc/cpio.txt doc/cpio.texiIf you have texlive-20230313 installed and wish to create PDF or Postscript documentation, issue one or both of the following commands:
make -C doc pdf && make -C doc ps
To test the results, issue: make check.
Now, as the root user:
make install &&
install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/cpio-2.14/html &&
install -v -m644 doc/html/* \
/usr/share/doc/cpio-2.14/html &&
install -v -m644 doc/cpio.{html,txt} \
/usr/share/doc/cpio-2.14
If you built PDF or Postscript documentation, install it
by issuing the following commands as the
root user:
install -v -m644 doc/cpio.{pdf,ps,dvi} \
/usr/share/doc/cpio-2.14Command Explanations
--enable-mt: This parameter forces the
building and installation of the mt program.
--with-rmt=/usr/libexec/rmt: This parameter
inhibits building the rmt program as it is already
installed by the Tar package in LFS.