The libarchive library provides a single interface for reading/writing various compression formats.
This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.1 platform.
Download (HTTP): https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/download/v3.7.2/libarchive-3.7.2.tar.xz
Download MD5 sum: 4f4ef6a17c7b0b484aa2c95aa6deefac
Download size: 5.0 MB
Estimated disk space required: 42 MB (add 34 MB for tests)
Estimated build time: 0.3 SBU (add 0.7 SBU for tests)
Install libarchive by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static && make
To test the results, issue: LC_ALL=C make check.
Now, as the root user:
make install
--disable-static: This
switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.
--without-xml2: This switch sets expat
for xar archive format support instead of preferred libxml2 if both
packages are installed.
--without-nettle: This switch sets
OpenSSL for crypto support instead of preferred Nettle if both
packages are installed.