libuv-1.44.2

Introduction to libuv

The libuv package is a multi-platform support library with a focus on asynchronous I/O.

[Note]

Note

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Package Information

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/libuv

Installation of libuv

Install libuv by running the following commands:

[Caution]

Caution

The sh autogen.sh command below fails if the ACLOCAL environment variable is set as specified in Xorg-7. If it is used, ACLOCAL needs to be unset for this package and then reset for other packages.

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

If you want to run the tests, run: make check as a non-root user.

Now, as the root user:

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libuv.so
Installed Directory: /usr/include/uv

Short Descriptions

libuv.so

contains API functions for asynchronous I/O operations