Compiling/linking applications using libdevmapper

Compiling/linking applications using libdevmapper

[Yathindra]

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Hi,

I'm actually doing a make and make install in the LVM source code 
directory so I can compile and link my application using -ldevmapper.

I'm wondering if this is the only way (correct way) to build 
applications using libdevmapper ?

Thanks,
Yathi

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Re: Compiling/linking applications using libdevmapper

[Zdenek Kabelac]

Dne 12.12.2011 20:10, Yathindra napsal(a):
> Hi,
>
> I'm actually doing a make and make install in the LVM source code directory so
> I can compile and link my application using -ldevmapper.
>
> I'm wondering if this is the only way (correct way) to build applications
> using libdevmapper ?
>


If you want to build only device mapper part from lvm2 src tarball you may use:

make device-mapper

or just directly:

make install_device-mapper

(though there seems to be a minor issue with the install target which might 
need some cosmetic cleanup - but it should install correctly everything you need)

Zdenek

Re: Compiling/linking applications using libdevmapper

[Yathindra]

Hi,

Actually, I'm using some of the API's from libdevmapper and as such I'm 
not installing device mapper.
So I'm linking my application by using -ldevmapper, but for devmapper 
library (-ldevmapper), do I need
to build the device mapper part from lvm2 src ?

Thanks again,
Yathi

On 12/13/2011 3:44 AM, Zdenek Kabelac wrote:
> Dne 12.12.2011 20:10, Yathindra napsal(a):
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm actually doing a make and make install in the LVM source code 
>> directory so
>> I can compile and link my application using -ldevmapper.
>>
>> I'm wondering if this is the only way (correct way) to build 
>> applications
>> using libdevmapper ?
>>
>
>
> If you want to build only device mapper part from lvm2 src tarball you 
> may use:
>
> make device-mapper
>
> or just directly:
>
> make install_device-mapper
>
> (though there seems to be a minor issue with the install target which 
> might need some cosmetic cleanup - but it should install correctly 
> everything you need)
>
> Zdenek