Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.4-1338

Chapter 11. General Utilities

Sharutils-4.15.2

Introduction to Sharutils

The Sharutils package contains utilities that can create 'shell' archives.

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Installation of Sharutils

First, fix issues exposed by current GCC versions: 

patch -Np1 -i ../sharutils-4.15.2-consolidated-1.patch

Install Sharutils by running the following commands: 

autoreconf -fiv                                         &&
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-dependency-tracking &&
make

To test the results, issue make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-dependency-tracking: This switch is used to disable unneeded code in the build system.

--with-openssl: This optional switch is used to enable incorporation of integrity checks into the package's executable programs.

Contents

Installed Programs: shar, unshar, uudecode, and uuencode
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

shar

creates "shell archives" (or shar files) which are in text format and can be mailed

unshar

unpacks a shar file

uudecode

reads a file (or by default the standard input) and writes an encoded version to the standard output. The encoding uses only printing ASCII characters

uuencode

reads a file (or by default the standard input) and decodes the uuencoded version to the standard output