9.18. libtasn1-4.21.0

libtasn1 is a highly portable C library that encodes and decodes DER/BER data following an ASN.1 schema.

Approximate build time: 0.5 SBU (with tests)
Required disk space: 16 MB (with tests)

9.18.1. Installation of libtasn1

Prepare libtasn1 for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static

Compile the package:

make

To test the results, issue:

make check

Install the package:

make install

9.18.2. Command Explanations

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

9.18.3. Contents

Installed Programs: asn1Coding, asn1Decoding and asn1Parser
Installed Library: libtasn1.so
Installed Directory: /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libtasn1

Short Descriptions

asn1Coding

is an ASN.1 DER encoder

asn1Decoding

is an ASN.1 DER decoder

asn1Parser

is an ASN.1 syntax tree generator for libtasn1

libtasn1.so

is a library for Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) and Distinguish Encoding Rules (DER) manipulation