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Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libuv.so
Installed Directory: /usr/include/uv
Introduction to libuv
The libuv package is a multi-platform support library with a focus on asynchronous I/O.
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Note
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Package Information
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Download (HTTP): https://dist.libuv.org/dist/v1.47.0/libuv-v1.47.0.tar.gz
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Download MD5 sum: 968592dcd4e0f962720eb669a6352463
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Download size: 1.2 MB
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Estimated disk space required: 14 MB (add 16 MB for tests)
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Estimated build time: less than 0.1 SBU (add 0.5 SBU for tests)
libuv Dependencies
Optional
Installation of libuv
Install libuv by running the following commands:
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Caution
The sh autogen.sh command below fails if the ACLOCAL environment variable is set as specified in Xorg-7. If it is used, ACLOCAL needs to be unset for this package and then reset for other packages.
sh autogen.sh && ./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static && make
If you installed the optional sphinx-7.2.6 python module, create the man page:
make man -C docs
If you want to run the tests, run: make check as a non-root user.
Now, as the root user:
make install
If you built the man page, install it as the root user:
install -Dm644 docs/build/man/libuv.1 /usr/share/man/man1