#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 10.1

### Chapter 9. General Libraries

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# libdaemon-0.14

## Introduction to libdaemon

The libdaemon package is a lightweight C library that eases the writing of UNIX daemons.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-10.1 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/libdaemon/libdaemon-0.14.tar.gz

- Download MD5 sum: 509dc27107c21bcd9fbf2f95f5669563

- Download size: 332 KB

- Estimated disk space required: 3 MB

- Estimated build time: 0.1 SBU

### libdaemon Dependencies

#### Optional

Doxygen-1.9.1 and Lynx-2.8.9rel.1

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/libdaemon

## Installation of libdaemon

Install libdaemon by running the following commands:

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

If you have Doxygen installed and wish to build the API documentation, issue the following command:

    make -C doc doxygen

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the `root` user:

    make docdir=/usr/share/doc/libdaemon-0.14 install

If you built the API documentation, install it using the following commands as the `root` user:

    install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/libdaemon-0.14/reference/html &&
    install -v -m644 doc/reference/html/* /usr/share/doc/libdaemon-0.14/reference/html &&
    install -v -m644 doc/reference/man/man3/* /usr/share/man/man3

## Command Explanations

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

## Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libdaemon.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/libdaemon and /usr/share/doc/libdaemon-0.14

### Short Descriptions

`libdaemon.so` | contains the libdaemon API functions

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