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6.27.1. Installation of Libcap
Prevent a static library from being installed:
sed -i '/install.*STALIBNAME/d' libcap/Makefile
sed -i '/install.*STALIBNAME/d' libcap/Makefile
Compile the package:
make
make
This package does not come with a test suite. Install the package:
make RAISE_SETFCAP=no lib=lib prefix=/usr install chmod -v 755 /usr/lib/libcap.so.2.27
make RAISE_SETFCAP=no lib=lib prefix=/usr install chmod -v 755 /usr/lib/libcap.so.2.27
The meaning of the make option:
RAISE_SETFCAP=no
This parameter skips trying to use setcap on itself. This avoids an installation error if the kernel or file system does not support extended capabilities.
lib=lib
This parameter installs the library in $prefix/lib rather than $prefix/lib64 on x86_64. It has no effect on x86.
The shared library needs to be moved to /lib, and as a result the .so file in /usr/lib will need to be recreated:
mv -v /usr/lib/libcap.so.* /lib
ln -sfv ../../lib/$(readlink /usr/lib/libcap.so) /usr/lib/libcap.so
mv -v /usr/lib/libcap.so.* /lib
ln -sfv ../../lib/$(readlink /usr/lib/libcap.so) /usr/lib/libcap.so