6.30. XZ Utils-5.0.5

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:

./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 10.53.2, “Contents of XZ Utils.”