Libsmbios

Download Source:	http://linux.dell.com/libsmbios/download/libsmbios/libsmbios-2.2.19/libsmbios-2.2.19.tar.gz

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Introduction to Libsmbios

The libsmbios project aims towards providing access to as much BIOS information as possible. It does this by providing a library of functions that can be used as well as sample binaries.

Project Homepage: http://linux.dell.com/libsmbios/main/index.html

Non-Multilib

Compile the package:

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Install the package

make install

Copy the headers to use by other applications (such as HAL)

cp -prfv include/smbios /usr/include

Multilib

32Bit

Compile the package:

export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH32" &&
export USE_ARCH=32 &&
CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" CXX="g++ ${BUILD32}" \
./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Install the package

make install
unset PKG_CONFIG_PATH
unset USE_ARCH

Copy the headers to use by other applications (such as HAL)

cp -prfv include/smbios /usr/include

N32

Compile the package:

export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATHN32" &&
export USE_ARCH=N32 &&
CC="gcc ${BUILDN32}" CXX="g++ ${BUILDN32}" \
./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib32 &&
make

Install the package

make install
unset PKG_CONFIG_PATH
unset USE_ARCH

Copy the headers to use by other applications (such as HAL)

cp -prfv include/smbios /usr/include

64Bit

Compile the package:

export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH64" &&
export USE_ARCH=64 &&
CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" CXX="g++ ${BUILD64}" \
./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib64 &&
make

Install the package

make install
unset PKG_CONFIG_PATH
unset USE_ARCH

Copy the headers to use by other applications (such as HAL)

cp -prfv include/smbios /usr/include