libxml-1.8.17

Introduction to libxml

The libxml package contains the libxml libraries. These are useful for parsing XML files.

Package Information

libxml Dependencies

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.6

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/libxml

Installation of libxml

Install libxml by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user:

make install

Command Explanations

--enable-gtk-doc: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Program: xml-config
Installed Library: libxml.{so,a}
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gnome-xml and /usr/share/gnome-xml

Short Descriptions

libxml.{so,a}

provides the functions for programs to parse files that use the XML format.

Last updated on 2007-01-15 18:08:14 -0600