nghttp2-1.32.0

Introduction to nghttp2

nghttp2 is an implementation of HTTP/2 and its header compression algorithm, HPACK.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.3 platform.

Package Information

nghttp2 Dependencies

Recommended

libxml2-2.9.8

Optional

Boost-1.68.0, libevent-2.1.8, Python-2.7.15, CUnit (required for the testsuite), Cython, Jansson, jemalloc, libev, mruby, Spdylay, and Sphinx.

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/nghttp2

Installation of nghttp2

Install nghttp2 by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr     \
            --disable-static  \
            --enable-lib-only \
            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/nghttp2-1.32.0 &&
make

This package does not come with a usable test suite.

Now, as the root user:

make install

Command Explanations

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

--enable-lib-only: only build libnghttp2. Omit this switch if you'd like to build the example applications, Python bindings, or the C++ asio library.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libnghttp2.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/nghttp2

Short Descriptions

libnghttp2.so

an implementation of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol version 2 in C.

Last updated on 2018-08-22 15:55:27 -0700