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Introduction to libxml2
The libxml2 package contains libraries and utilities used for parsing XML files.
This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.4 platform.
Package Information
- Download (HTTP): http://xmlsoft.org/sources/libxml2-2.9.1.tar.gz
- Download (FTP): ftp://xmlsoft.org/libxml2/libxml2-2.9.1.tar.gz
- Download MD5 sum: 9c0cfef285d5c4a5c80d00904ddab380
- Download size: 5.0 MB
- Estimated disk space required: 100 MB
- Estimated build time: 0.6 SBU
Additional Downloads
- Optional Testsuite: http://www.w3.org/XML/Test/xmlts20130923.tar.gz - This enables make check to do complete testing.
libxml2 Dependencies
Recommended
Python-2.7.6 (to build and install a Python library module, additionally it is required to run the full suite of tests)
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Note
Some packages which utilize libxml2 (such as GNOME Doc Utils) need the Python module installed to function properly and some packages (such as MesaLib) 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 ../xmlts20130923.tar.gz
Install libxml2 by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static --with-history && 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.
--with-history : This switch enables Readline support when running xmlcatalog or xmllint in shell mode.
Contents
Installed Programs: xml2-config, xmlcatalog and xmllint
Installed Libraries: libxml2.so and optionally, the libxml2mod.so Python module
Installed Directories: /usr/include/libxml2, /usr/share/doc/libxml2-2.9.1, /usr/share/doc/libxml2-python-2.9.1 and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libxml2
Short Descriptions
determines the compile and linker flags that should be used to compile and link programs that use
is used to monitor and manipulate XML and SGML catalogs.xmllint
parses XML files and outputs reports (based upon options) to detect errors in XML coding.
libxml2.so
provides functions for programs to parse files that use the XML format.
