#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r13.0-491

### Chapter 9. General Libraries

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# libfyaml-0.9.6

## Introduction to libfyaml

The libfyaml package contains a YAML 1.3 parser and writer. It also supports YAML 0.1 with the help of the libyaml library.

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### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://github.com/pantoniou/libfyaml/releases/download/v0.9.6/libfyaml-0.9.6.tar.gz

- Download MD5 sum: f6d3756a80cb1ff99714e510cf4ce13d

- Download size: 1.1 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 280 MB (with tests)

- Estimated build time: 0.4 SBU (add 1.8 SBU for tests)

### libfyaml Dependencies

#### Recommended

libyaml-0.2.5 (for YAML 0.1 support)

#### Optional

git-2.53.0, sphinx-9.1.0 and sphinx_rtd_theme-3.1.0 (for documentation), docker, jq, and check (for additional tests)

### Note

An Internet connection is needed for some tests of this package. The system certificate store may need to be set up with make-ca-1.16.1 before testing this package.

## Installation of libfyaml

Install libfyaml by running the following commands:

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

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the `root` user:

    make install

## Command Explanations

`--disable-static`: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

## Contents

Installed Programs: fy-compose (link to fy-tool), fy-dump (link to fy-tool), fy-filter (link to fy-tool), fy-join (link to fy-tool), fy-testsuite (link to fy-tool), fy-tool, and fy-ypath (link to fy-tool)
Installed Library: libfyaml.so
Installed Directories: None

### Short Descriptions

fy-tool | manipulates YAML files up to version 1.3 of the standard
`libfyaml.so` | contains functions that can parse and emit YAML files up to version 1.3 of the standard

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