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

Chapter 8. General Libraries

wv-1.2.9

Introduction to wv

This package contains tools for reading information from an MS Word document.

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

Package Information

wv Dependencies

Required

libgsf-1.14.21, libpng-1.5.7

Optional

libwmf

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

Installation of wv

Install wv by running the following commands: 

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

This package does not have a testsuite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-static: This switch prevents the static library being built.

Contents

Installed Programs: wvSummary, and several other wv* programs which are deprecated in favour of abiword: see http://wvware.sourceforge.net/
Installed Libraries: libwv-1.2.{so,a}
Installed Directories: /usr/share/wv/

Short Descriptions

wvSummary

displays the summary information from an MS Word document.

libwv-1.2.{so,a}

provides functions to access MS Word documents.

Last updated on 2010-10-24 01:44:50 +0000