Linux From Scratch - Version 10.1

Chapter 8. Installing Basic System Software

8.46. Libelf from Elfutils-0.183

Libelf is a library for handling ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) files.

Approximate build time: 0.9 SBU
Required disk space: 121 MB

8.46.1. Installation of Libelf

Libelf is part of elfutils-0.183 package. Use the elfutils-0.183.tar.bz2 as the source tarball.

Prepare Libelf for compilation: 

./configure --prefix=/usr                \
            --disable-debuginfod         \
            --enable-libdebuginfod=dummy \
            --libdir=/lib

Compile the package: 

make

To test the results, issue: 

make check

Install only Libelf: 

make -C libelf install
install -vm644 config/libelf.pc /usr/lib/pkgconfig
rm /lib/libelf.a

8.46.2. Contents of Libelf

Installed Library: libelf.so (symlink) and libelf-0.183.so
Installed Directory: /usr/include/elfutils

Short Descriptions

libelf

Contains API functions to handle ELF object files