Dependencies:
To build a libsmbios tarball, you will need the following dependencies, in whichever -devel package convention in use by your distribution:
-- libxml
When building from a git-checkout, you will need the following additional dependencies
-- autoconf
-- automake
-- gettext
-- libtool
MANDRIVA NOTE: The following is the package list required for Mandriva, submitted by a user:
urpmi gcc-c++
urpmi git
urpmi autoconf
urpmi automake
urpmi autopoint
urpmi gettext
urpmi gettext-autopoint
urpmi gettext-tools
urpmi gettext-devel
urpmi libtool
urpmi libxml
urpmi libxml2-devel
To Build:
Libmsbios is a standard autotools package. Build it like any autotools package:
$ ./configure
$ make
To build from a git checkout:
$ ./autogen.sh # autogen.sh internally runs configure automatically
$ make
[RECOMMENDED] Out of tree build. To build in a separate dir, leaving a clean
source tree:
$ mkdir _build
$ ../configure
$ make
To Install:
Standard autotools package:
$ make install
Documentation is in doxygen format. To view the docs, run "make doxygen", then
look in the out/libsmbios_c/html/index.html. Docs are also built as part of
"make all".
These docs are posted on the web at http://.../.. (need permanent address here)
This software is dual-licensed under GPL/OSL.
* Copyright (C) 2005 Dell Inc.
* by Michael Brown <Michael_E_Brown@dell.com>
* Licensed under the Open Software License version 2.1
*
* Alternatively, you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
* by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License,
* or (at your option) any later version.
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
* See the GNU General Public License for more details.