Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 12.1

Chapter 9. General Libraries

libxmlb-0.3.15

Introduction to libxmlb

The libxmlb package contains a library and a tool which help create and query binary XML blobs.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.1 platform.

Package Information

libxmlb Dependencies

Required

GLib-2.78.4

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.78.1

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.33.2 and libstemmer

Installation of libxmlb

Install libxmlb by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release -Dgtkdoc=false .. &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

--buildtype=release: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

-Dgtkdoc=false: This switch disables building the API documentation. Remove it if you have GTK-Doc-1.33.2 installed and wish to build the API documentation.

-Dintrospection=false: Use this switch if you do not have gobject-introspection-1.78.1 installed.

-Dstemmer=true: Use this switch if you have libstemmer installed and wish to build stemmer support.

Contents

Installed Programs: xb-tool
Installed Libraries: libxmlb.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/libxmlb-2, /usr/libexec/installed-tests/libxmlb, and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libxmlb (if gtk-doc was enabled)

Short Descriptions

xb-tool

is a tool used to create, dump, or query a binary XML blob

libxmlb.so

contains functions that allow for creating and querying binary XML blobs