8.48. Libelf from Elfutils-0.186

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# 8.48. Libelf from Elfutils-0.186

Libelf is a library for handling ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) files.

Approximate build time: 0.9 SBU
Required disk space: 116 MB

## 8.48.1. Installation of Libelf

Libelf is part of elfutils-0.186 package. Use the elfutils-0.186.tar.bz2 as the source tarball.

Prepare Libelf for compilation:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr                \
                --disable-debuginfod         \
                --enable-libdebuginfod=dummy

Compile the package:

    make

To test the results, issue:

    make check

Install only Libelf:

    make -C libelf install
    install -vm644 config/libelf.pc /usr/lib/pkgconfig
    rm /usr/lib/libelf.a

## 8.48.2. Contents of Libelf

Installed Library: libelf.so (symlink) and libelf-0.186.so
Installed Directory: /usr/include/elfutils

### Short Descriptions

`libelf` | Contains API functions to handle ELF object files

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