Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2012-01-16

Chapter 9. Graphics and Font Libraries

Exiv2-0.21

Introduction to Exiv2

Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command line utility to manage image metadata.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-6.7 platform.

Package Information

  • Download (HTTP): http://www.exiv2.org/exiv2-0.21.tar.gz

  • Download MD5 sum: 0519e1f104428e0c8b25fad89e3c57ef

  • Download size: 3 MB

  • Estimated disk space required: 30 MB

  • Estimated build time: 1.4 SBU

Exiv2 Dependencies

Required

expat-2.0.1

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/exiv2

Installation of Exiv2

Install exiv2 by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr  &&
make

Exiv2 does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Program: exiv2
Installed Libraries: libexiv2.{so,a}
Installed Directory:

Short Descriptions

exiv2

is an utility to dump Exif data.

Last updated on 2011-02-08 21:13:13 +0000