Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.0

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.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.0 platform.

Package Information

Installation of Zip

Install Zip by running the following commands: 

make -f unix/Makefile generic_gcc

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

make prefix=/usr -f unix/Makefile install: This command overrides the prefix variable that is set to /usr/local in the unix/Makefile. Alternatives to generic_gcc can be seen with a make -f unix/Makefile list command.

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