Contents
Installed Programs:
bsdcat, bsdcpio, bsdtar, and bsdunzip
Installed Libraries:
libarchive.so
Installed Directories:
None
libarchive-3.7.2
Introduction to libarchive
The libarchive library provides a single interface for reading/writing various compression formats.
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Note
Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.
Package Information
Download (HTTP): https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/download/v3.7.2/libarchive-3.7.2.tar.xz
Download MD5 sum: 4f4ef6a17c7b0b484aa2c95aa6deefac
Download size: 5.0 MB
Estimated disk space required: 42 MB (add 34 MB for tests)
Estimated build time: 0.3 SBU (add 0.7 SBU for tests)
libarchive Dependencies
Optional
Installation of libarchive
Install libarchive by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static && make
To test the results, issue: LC_ALL=C make check.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Command Explanations
--disable-static: This switch prevents
installation of static versions of the libraries.
--without-xml2: This switch sets expat for xar archive
format support instead of preferred libxml2 if both packages are installed.
--without-nettle: This switch sets OpenSSL for crypto
support instead of preferred Nettle if both packages are installed.