Beyond Linux From Scratch - Version 6.0

Chapter 16. Networking Libraries

libsoup-2.2.1

Introduction to libsoup

The libsoup package contains an HTTP library implementation in C. This is useful for accessing HTTP servers in a completely asynchronous mode.

Package information

libsoup dependencies

Required

GLib-2.6.3 and libxml2-2.6.17

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.2 and GnuTLS (which needs libgpg-error, libgcrypt and opencdk, in that order.)

Installation of libsoup

Install libsoup by running the following commands: 

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

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libsoup-2.2.[so,a]
Installed Directories: /usr/include/libsoup-2.2 and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libsoup

Short Descriptions

libsoup-2.2.[so,a]

provides functions for asynchronous HTTP connections.

Last updated on 2005-02-10 15:50:29 -0700