glfs/general/sysutils/cpio.xml

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  <!ENTITY cpio-download-http "http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/cpio/cpio-&cpio-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY cpio-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/cpio/cpio-&cpio-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY cpio-md5sum "76b4145f33df088a5bade3bf4373d17d">
  <!ENTITY cpio-size "561 KB">
  <!ENTITY cpio-buildsize "5.3 MB">
  <!ENTITY cpio-time "0.1 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="cpio" xreflabel="cpio-&cpio-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="cpio.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>Cpio-&cpio-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="cpio">
    <primary sortas="a-Cpio">Cpio</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Cpio</title>

    <para>The <application>cpio</application> package contains
    tools for archiving.</para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&cpio-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&cpio-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &cpio-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &cpio-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &cpio-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &cpio-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Required Patch: <ulink
        url="&patch-root;/cpio-&cpio-version;-security_fixes-1.patch"/></para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Cpio</title>

    <para>Install <application>cpio</application> by running the following
    commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>sed -i -e "s/invalid_arg/argmatch_invalid/" src/mt.c &amp;&amp;
patch -Np1 -i ../cpio-&cpio-version;-security_fixes-1.patch &amp;&amp;
./configure CPIO_MT_PROG=mt --prefix=/usr \
    --bindir=/bin --libexecdir=/tmp \
    --with-rmt=/usr/sbin/rmt &amp;&amp;
echo "#define HAVE_SETLOCALE 1" >> config.h &amp;&amp;
echo "#define HAVE_LSTAT 1" >> config.h &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para>
    
    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para><command>sed -i -e "s/invalid_arg/argmatch_invalid/"
    src/mt.c</command>: This command fixes a build problem with the
    <command>mt</command> program.</para>

    <para><parameter>CPIO_MT_PROG=mt</parameter>: This parameter forces the
    building and installation of the <command>mt</command> program.</para>

    <para><parameter>--bindir=/bin</parameter>: This parameter installs
    <command>cpio</command> to <filename class="directory">/bin</filename>
    instead of <filename class="directory">/usr/bin</filename> as recommended
    by the FHS guidelines.</para>

    <para><parameter>--libexecdir=/tmp</parameter>: This parameter is used so
    that <filename class='directory'>/usr/libexec</filename> is not
    created.</para>

    <para><parameter>--with-rmt=/usr/sbin/rmt</parameter>: This parameter
    inhibits building the <command>rmt</command> program as it is already
    installed by the <application>Tar</application> package in LFS.</para>

    <para><command>echo "#define HAVE_SETLOCALE 1" >> config.h</command>: This
    command specifies that the system <application>Libc</application>
    implements the setlocale function since it is not detected by
    <command>configure</command>.</para>
        
    <para><command>echo "#define HAVE_LSTAT 1" >> config.h</command>: This
    define fixes a bug that causes <command>cpio</command> to convert symlinks
    into regular files during archive creation.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>cpio and mt</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="cpio-prog">
        <term><command>cpio</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>copies files to and from archives.</para>
          <indexterm zone="cpio cpio-prog">
            <primary sortas="b-cpio">cpio</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="mt">
        <term><command>mt</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>controls magnetic tape drive operations.</para>
          <indexterm zone="cpio mt">
            <primary sortas="b-mt">mt</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>