The libarchive library provides a single interface for reading/writing various compression formats.
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Download (HTTP): https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/download/v3.7.7/libarchive-3.7.7.tar.xz
Download MD5 sum: 50c4dea9eba9a0add25ac1cfc9ba2cdb
Download size: 5.2 MB
Estimated disk space required: 43 MB (add 32 MB for tests)
Estimated build time: 0.4 SBU (add 0.8 SBU for tests)
Install libarchive 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
--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.
--with-nettle
: This switch sets Nettle
for crypto support instead of OpenSSL.