6.30. XZ Utils-4.999.9beta

The XZ-Utils package contains programs for compressing and decompressing files. Compressing text files with XZ-Utils yields a much better compression percentage than with the traditional gzip.

6.30.1. Installation of XZ Utils

Prepare XZ-Utils for compilation:

CC="${CC} ${BUILD64}" ./configure --prefix=/tools \
    --build=${CLFS_HOST} --host=${CLFS_TARGET}

Compile the package:

make

Install the package:

make install

Details on this package are located in Section 10.57.2, “Contents of XZ-Utils.”