Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.3-1071

Chapter 22. Databases

SQLite-3.50.3

Introduction to SQLite

The SQLite package is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine.

[Note]

Note

Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.

Package Information

Additional Downloads

Optional Documentation

SQLite Dependencies

Optional

libarchive-3.8.1 (required to unzip the documentation) and libedit

Installation of SQLite

If you downloaded the optional documentation, issue the following command to install the documentation into the source tree: 

unzip -q ../sqlite-doc-3500300.zip

Install SQLite by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr     \
            --disable-static  \
            --enable-fts{4,5} \
            CPPFLAGS="-D SQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA=1 \
                      -D SQLITE_ENABLE_UNLOCK_NOTIFY=1   \
                      -D SQLITE_ENABLE_DBSTAT_VTAB=1     \
                      -D SQLITE_SECURE_DELETE=1"         &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

If you downloaded the optional documentation, issue the following commands as the root user to install it: 

install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/sqlite-3.50.3 &&
cp -v -R sqlite-doc-3500300/* /usr/share/doc/sqlite-3.50.3
[Important]

Important

Several packages use an sqlite Python plugin. After installing this package, Python-3.13.5 should be rebuilt to create this plugin.

Command Explanations

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

--enable-fts{4,5}: These switches enable support for version 4 and 5 of the full text search (FTS) extension.

CPPFLAGS="-D SQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA=1 ... : Some applications require these options to be turned on. The only way to do this is to include them in the CFLAGS or CPPFLAGS. We use the latter so the default value (or any value set by the user) of CFLAGS won't be affected. For further information on what can be specified see https://www.sqlite.org/compile.html.

Contents

Installed Program: sqlite3
Installed Library: libsqlite3.so
Installed Directory: /usr/share/doc/sqlite-3.50.3

Short Descriptions

sqlite3

is a terminal-based front-end to the SQLite library that can evaluate queries interactively and display the results

libsqlite3.so

contains the SQLite API functions