Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 11.0

Chapter 9. General Libraries

libiodbc-3.52.15

Introduction to libiodbc

libiodbc is an API to ODBC compatible databases.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-11.0 platform.

Package Information

libiodbc Dependencies

Recommended

GTK+-2.24.33 (to create the GUI admin tool)

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

Installation of libiodbc

Install libiodbc by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr                   \
            --with-iodbc-inidir=/etc/iodbc  \
            --includedir=/usr/include/iodbc \
            --disable-libodbc               \
            --disable-static                &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-iodbc-inidir=/etc/iodbc: libiodbc will install configuration files in this directory.

--includedir=/usr/include/iodbc: This installs the interface headers to a private directory to avoid a conflict with headers installed by unixODBC.

--disable-libodbc: This prevents the installation of the libodbc.so symbolic link to avoid a conflict with unixODBC.

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

Contents

Installed Programs: iodbc-config, iodbctest, iodbctestw, and iodbcadm-gtk
Installed Libraries: libdrvproxy.so, libiodbc.so, libiodbcinst.so, and libiodbcadm.so
Installed Directory: /usr/include/iodbc, /usr/share/libiodbc, and /etc/iodbc

Short Descriptions

iodbc-config

is a utility for retrieving the installation options of libiodbc

iodbctest{,w}

are interactive SQL processors

iodbcadm-gtk

is a graphical administration utility

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