Linux From Scratch (w/Pacman) - Version r12.3-6-wip

Chapter 7. Entering Chroot and Building Additional Temporary Tools

7.37. Curl-8.12.1

The cURL package contains an utility and a library used for transferring files with URL syntax to any of the following protocols: FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, SCP, SFTP, TFTP, TELNET, DICT, LDAP, LDAPS and FILE. Its ability to both download and upload files can be incorporated into other programs to support functions like streaming media.

Approximate build time: 0.2 SBU
Required disk space: 53 MB

Configure cURL by running the following command: 

./configure --prefix=/usr                           \
            --disable-static                        \
            --with-openssl                          \
            --with-ca-path=/etc/ssl/certs

Build cURL by running the following command: 

make

Install cURL by running the following commands: 

make install

7.37.2. Command Explanations

--with-ca-path=/etc/ssl/certs: This switch sets the location of the BLFS Certificate Authority store.

--with-gssapi: This parameter adds Kerberos 5 support to libcurl.

--without-ssl --with-gnutls: Use to build with GnuTLS support instead of OpenSSL for SSL/TLS.

--with-ca-bundle=/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt: Use this switch instead of --with-ca-path if building with GnuTLS support instead of OpenSSL for SSL/TLS.

--with-libssh2: This paramater adds SSH support to cURL. This is disabled by default.

--enable-ares: This paramater adds support for DNS resolution through the c-ares library. It is disabled by default, but does speed up DNS resolution queries.

find docs ... -exec rm {} \;: This command removes Makefiles and man files from the documentation directory that would otherwise be installed by the commands that follow.