Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version svn-20091118

Chapter 21. Databases

SQLite-3.6.16

Introduction to SQLite

The SQLite package is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-6.5 platform.

Package Information

  • Download (HTTP): http://sqlite.org/sqlite-3.6.16.tar.gz

  • Download MD5 sum: d7c57e91fbeb630c19f82eec3ef73dae

  • Download size: 2.7 MB

  • Estimated disk space required: 33 MB

  • Estimated build time: 0.5 SBU (Test suite is an additional 0.5 SBU)

Optional

Tcl-8.5.6 (Required to run the test suite)

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

Installation of SQLite

Install SQLite by running the following commands: 

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

To test the results, issue: make test.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Program: sqlite3
Installed Library: libsqlite3.{so,a}
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

sqlite3

A terminal-based front-end to the SQLite library that can evaluate queries interactively and display the results.

libsqlite3.{so,a}

Contains the SQLite API functions.

Last updated on 2009-07-31 21:36:53 +0000