Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version svn-20091118

Chapter 17. Basic Networking Utilities

Whois-4.7.28

Introduction to Whois

Whois is a client-side application which queries the whois directory service for information pertaining to a particular domain name. This package by default will install two programs: whois and mkpasswd. The mkpasswd command is also installed by the Expect-5.43.0 package.

Package Information

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

Installation of Whois

Issue the following command to fix the installation of the .po locale files: 

sed -i 's/install:/install-pos:/' po/Makefile

If you wish to install both the whois and mkpasswd programs issue the command shown below, otherwise skip to the make only whois commands: 

make

If you wish to install just the whois program, issue the follow commands: 

sed -i 's/install-whois.*/& install-pos/' Makefile &&
make whois

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user, install both programs by issuing the following command. Otherwise, skip to the install only whois command: 

make prefix=/usr install

To install just the whois program, issue the following command as the root user: 

make prefix=/usr install-whois

Contents

Installed Programs: whois and mkpasswd
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

whois

is a client-side application which queries the whois directory service for information pertaining to a particular domain name.

Last updated on 2008-10-13 21:29:38 +0000