This package is intended to provide a simple way for applications to take actions based on a system or user-specified paper size.
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Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.
Download (HTTP): https://github.com/rrthomas/libpaper/releases/download/v2.2.6/libpaper-2.2.6.tar.gz
Download MD5 sum: 794552e5e5b9796c15bc222fefd9e1ff
Download size: 1.1 MB
Estimated disk space required: 12 MB (with tests)
Estimated build time: 0.1 SBU (with tests)
Install libpaper by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr \
--sysconfdir=/etc \
--disable-static \
--docdir=/usr/share/doc/libpaper-2.2.6 &&
make
The test suite of this package does not work with a configuration using the standard installation location.
Now, as the root user:
make install
--disable-static: This
switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.
The paper size is automatically determined from the system
locale; see LC_PAPER in locale(7). If you
want to override it, create a papersize file in the user configuration
directory. For example:
mkdir -pv ~/.config && echo "a4" > ~/.config/papersize
If you want to override the paper size globally (for all users),
set up the PAPERSIZE environment
variable. For example:
echo "PAPERSIZE=a4" > /etc/profile.d/libpaper.sh
You may use a different paper size, such as letter.