Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.4

Chapter 9. General Libraries

CLucene-2.3.3.4

Introduction to CLucene

CLucene is a C++ version of Lucene, a high performance text search engine.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.4 platform.

Package Information

Additional Downloads

CLucene Dependencies

Required

CMake-4.1.0

Recommended

Boost-1.89.0

Installation of CLucene

Install CLucene by running the following commands: 

patch -Np1 -i ../clucene-2.3.3.4-contribs_lib-1.patch &&

sed -i '/Misc.h/a #include <ctime>' src/core/CLucene/document/DateTools.cpp &&

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

cmake -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr        \
      -D CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 \
      -D BUILD_CONTRIBS_LIB=ON            \
      -W no-dev ..                        &&
make

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

-D CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5: This switch allows building this package with cmake-4.0 or newer.

-D BUILD_CONTRIBS_LIB=ON: This cmake variable enables building the CLucene contribs library necessary for running applications that use language specific text analyzers like LibreOffice for example.

-W no-dev: This parameter silences several warnings only intended for project developers.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libclucene-contribs-lib.so, libclucene-core.so, and libclucene-shared.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/CLucene and /usr/lib/CLuceneConfig.cmake