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

Chapter 8. General Libraries

ptlib-2.6.7

Introduction to ptlib

The ptlib (Portable Tools Library) package is a class library that has it's genesis many years ago as PWLib (portable Windows Library), a method to produce applications to run on various platforms.

This package is known to build using an LFS 6.5 platform but has not been tested.

Package Information

ptlib Dependencies

Optional

ALSA Library-1.0.24.1, Cyrus SASL-2.1.23 expat-2.0.1 libavc1394, libdv-1.0.0, libraw1394, OpenLDAP-2.4.23, OpenSSL-1.0.0e, SDL-1.2.14, and Speex-1.2rc1

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

Installation of ptlib

Install ptlib by running the following commands: 

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

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libpt.so, libpt_s.a, alsa_pwplugin.so, and v4l2_pwplugin.so
Installed Directories: /usr/{include/{ptclib,ptlib/unix/ptlib}, lib/ptlib-2.6.7/devices/{sound,videoinput}, share/ptlib/make}

Short Descriptions

libpt{.so,_s.a}

contains the ptlib API methods.

Last updated on 2010-08-14 10:56:08 +0000