Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version svn-20100908

Chapter 16. Basic Networking Programs

Wget-1.12

Introduction to Wget

The Wget package contains a utility useful for non-interactive downloading of files from the Web.

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

Package Information

Wget Dependencies

Optional

OpenSSL-0.9.8n or GnuTLS-2.8.6, libidn-1.17, Perl Module Net::HTTP (for the test suite) (see the standard Perl build and installation instructions), and Dante

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

Installation of Wget

Install Wget by running the following commands: 

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

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--sysconfdir=/etc: This relocates the configuration file from /usr/etc to /etc.

Configuring Wget

Config Files

/etc/wgetrc and ~/.wgetrc

There are no changes required to these files.

Contents

Installed Program: wget
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

wget

retrieves files from the Web using the HTTP, HTTPS and FTP protocols. It is designed to be non-interactive, for background or unattended operations.

Last updated on 2010-08-01 00:50:38 +0000