Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r12.4-1329

Chapter 12. System Utilities

Zip-3.0

Introduction to Zip

The Zip package contains Zip utilities. These are useful for compressing files into ZIP archives.

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Note

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 13.0 platform.

Package Information

Installation of Zip

Install Zip by running the following commands: 

make -f unix/Makefile generic CC="gcc -std=gnu89"

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make prefix=/usr MANDIR=/usr/share/man/man1 -f unix/Makefile install

Command Explanations

CC="gcc -std=gnu89": This parameter overrides the CC variable that is set to cc in the unix/Makefile file. On LFS cc is a symlink to gcc, and it uses -std=gnu17 (ISO 9899:2017 with GNU extensions) as the default but Zip is a “legacy” package where some grammar constructs are invalid in ISO 9899:1999 and newer standards.

prefix=/usr: This parameter overrides the prefix variable that is set to /usr/local in the unix/Makefile file.

Contents

Installed Programs: zip, zipcloak, zipnote, and zipsplit
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

zip

compresses files into a ZIP archive

zipcloak

is a utility to encrypt and decrypt a ZIP archive

zipnote

reads or writes comments stored in a ZIP file

zipsplit

is a utility to split ZIP files into smaller files