libarchive-3.3.3

#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2019-02-27

### Chapter 9. General Libraries

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# libarchive-3.3.3

## Introduction to libarchive

The libarchive library provides a single interface for reading/writing various compression formats.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.4 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): http://www.libarchive.org/downloads/libarchive-3.3.3.tar.gz

- Download MD5 sum: 4038e366ca5b659dae3efcc744e72120

- Download size: 6.2 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 38 MB (add 28 MB for tests)

- Estimated build time: 0.4 SBU (add 1.1 SBU for tests)

### libarchive Dependencies

#### Optional

libxml2-2.9.9, LZO-2.10, and Nettle-3.4.1

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

## Installation of libarchive

Install libarchive by running the following commands:

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

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the `root` user:

    make install

## Command Explanations

`--disable-static`: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

`--without-xml2`: This switch sets expat for xar archive format support instead of preferred libxml2 if both packages are installed.

`--without-nettle`: This switch sets OpenSSL for crypto support instead of preferred Nettle if both packages are installed.

## Contents

Installed Programs: bsdcat, bsdcpio, and bsdtar
Installed Libraries: libarchive.so
Installed Directories: None

### Short Descriptions

bsdcat | expands files to standard output.
bsdcpio | is a tool similar to cpio.
bsdtar | is a tool similar to GNU tar.
`libarchive.so` | is a library that can create and read several streaming archive formats.

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