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Installed Programs:
protoc-gen-c and protoc-c (symlinked to
protoc-gen-c)
Installed Libraries:
libprotobuf-c.so
Installed Directories:
/usr/include/google and
/usr/include/protobuf-c
Introduction to Protobuf-c
The Protobuf-c package contains an implementation of the Google Protocol Buffers data serialization format in C.
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Note
Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.
Package Information
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Download (HTTP): https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c/releases/download/v1.5.0/protobuf-c-1.5.0.tar.gz
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Download MD5 sum: 03030a3994b9f89ef166336048992484
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Download size: 496 KB
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Estimated disk space required: 60 MB
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Estimated build time: 0.6 SBU
Additional Downloads
Protobuf-c Dependencies
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Installation of Protobuf-c
First, apply some upstream fixes to make this package compatible with protobuf-26.1:
patch -Np1 -i ../protobuf-c-1.5.0-consolidated_fixes-1.patch
Install Protobuf-c by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static && make
To test the results, issue: make check.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Command Explanations
--disable-static: This
switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.