cmark-0.31.1

Introduction to cmark

The cmark package contains a CommonMark parsing and rendering utility and library in C. BLFS provides the Python version, which the cmark script from it will be moved safely out of the way in this installation.

cmark Dependencies

Required

CMake

Installation of cmark

Install cmark by running the following commands:

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

cmake -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr   \
      -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release    \
      -D CMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH=ON \
      -D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON        \
      -W no-dev -G Ninja .. &&

ninja

As the root user, move the Python version of cmark out of the way if it's installed:

if which cmark &> /dev/null; then
  grep -qF python3 $(which cmark) &&
  mv   -v          $(which cmark){,-py3}
fi

Now, as the root user:

ninja install

Command Explanations

-D CMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH=ON: This switch makes cmake remove hardcoded library search paths (rpath) when installing a binary executable file or a shared library. This package does not need rpath once it's installed into the standard location, and rpath may sometimes cause unwanted effects or even security issues.

-D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON: This parameter builds the cmark library as dynamic instead of static.

Contents

Installed Programs: cmark and cmark-py3 (if applicable)
Installed Libraries: libcmark
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/cmake/cmark

Short Descriptions

cmark

parses and renders CommonMark

cmark-py3

is the Python version of cmark, if it was installed previously

libcmark

contains CommonMark parsing and rendering functions