libxml2-2.7.8
Introduction to libxml2
The libxml2 package contains XML
libraries. These are useful for parsing XML files.
This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.0
platform.
Package Information
Additional Downloads
libxml2 Dependencies
Optional
Python-2.7.2 (to build and install a
Python library module,
additionally it is required to run the full suite of tests)
![[Note]](../images/note.png)
Note
Some packages which utilize libxml2 (such as GNOME Doc Utils) need the Python module installed to function properly
and some packages (such as GNOME Panel) will not build properly
if the Python module is not
available.
User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/libxml2
Installation of libxml2
If you downloaded the testsuite, issue the following command:
tar xf ../xmlts20080827.tar.gz
Install libxml2 by running the
following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make
To test the results, issue: make
check. If you have installed Python this will conclude by reporting a
failure in the regression tests. The extended testsuite runs near
the end of the tests, it will report a count of errors, and then
report how many are expected.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Command Explanations
--with-history: If this
option is used, it enables Readline support when running xmlcatalog or xmllint in shell mode.
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Caution
When using history support, make
check will hang forever if either /etc/inputrc or ~/.inputrc has the option show-all-if-ambiguous or show-all-if-available turned on.
--enable-shared
--disable-static: This pair of switches prevents the
static libraries in this package from being built and installed.
Contents
Installed Programs:
xml2-config, xmlcatalog, and
xmllint
Installed Libraries:
libxml2.{so,a} and optionally, the
libxml2mod.{so,a} Python
module
Installed Directories:
/usr/include/libxml2,
/usr/share/doc/libxml2-2.7.8,
/usr/share/doc/libxml2-python-2.7.8 and
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libxml2
Short Descriptions
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xml2-config
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determines the compile and linker flags that should be
used to compile and link programs that use libxml2.
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xmlcatalog
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is used to monitor and manipulate XML and SGML catalogs.
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xmllint
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parses XML files and outputs reports (based upon options)
to detect errors in XML coding.
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libxml2.{so,a}
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libraries provide the functions for programs to parse
files that use the XML format.
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Last updated on 2011-10-23 22:03:46 +0000