Introduction to Avahi
The Avahi package is a system
which facilitates service discovery on a local network.
![[Note]](../images/note.png)
Note
This version of BLFS may not build or run
some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated
since the most recent stable version of the System V
books.
Note
Normally the BLFS editors prefer to not use release candidates
but the most recent "stable" release of this package was in 2020
and there are several security updates in this version.
Package Information
Additional Downloads
Avahi Dependencies
Required
GLib-2.88.3 (GObject Introspection recommended)
Recommended
GTK-3.24.52 and libdaemon-0.14
Optional
D-Bus Python-1.4.0, libevent-2.1.13,
Doxygen-1.18.0, GTK+-2
(deprecated), and xmltoman (for
generating documentation)
Installation of Avahi
There should be a dedicated user and group to take control of the
avahi-daemon daemon
after it is started. Issue the following commands as the
root user:
groupadd -fg 84 avahi &&
useradd -c "Avahi Daemon Owner" -d /run/avahi-daemon -u 84 \
-g avahi -s /bin/false avahi
There should also be a dedicated privileged access group for
Avahi clients. Issue the following
command as the root user:
groupadd -fg 86 netdev
Fix a regression that results in a race condition when IPv6 is in
use and multiple network adapters are present on the system:
patch -Np1 -i ../avahi-0.9-rc5-ipv6_race_condition_fix-1.patch
Install Avahi by running the
following commands:
auroreconf -fiv &&
./configure \
--prefix=/usr \
--sysconfdir=/etc \
--localstatedir=/var \
--disable-static \
--disable-libevent \
--disable-mono \
--disable-monodoc \
--disable-python \
--disable-qt3 \
--disable-qt4 \
--disable-qt5 \
--enable-core-docs \
--with-distro=none \
--with-systemdsystemunitdir=no \
--with-dbus-system-address='unix:path=/run/dbus/system_bus_socket' &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Command Explanations
--disable-static: This
switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.
--disable-libevent: This
parameter disables the use of libevent-2.1.13. Remove if you have it
installed.
--disable-mono: This
parameter disables the Mono
bindings.
--disable-monodoc: This
parameter disables documentation for the Mono bindings.
--disable-python: This
parameter disables the scripts that depend on Python. It also allows a regular install to
complete successfully.
--disable-qt3: This
parameter disables the attempt to build the obsolete Qt3 portions of the package.
--disable-qt4: This
parameter disables the attempt to build the obsolete Qt4Core portions of the package.
--disable-qt5: This
parameter disables the use of Qt5,
and allows building without it.
--enable-core-docs: This
parameter enables the building of documentation.
--with-distro=none: There
is an obsolete boot script in the distribution for LFS. This option
disables it.
--with-systemdsystemunitdir=no:
Without it, the daemon fails to start in BLFS, which does not
support systemd.
--with-dbus-system-address=: This
option prevents the package from referring to the deprecated
/var/run directory.
--disable-dbus: This parameter disables
the use of D-Bus.
--disable-gtk: This parameter disables
the use of GTK+2.
--disable-gtk3: This parameter disables
the use of GTK+3.
--disable-libdaemon: This parameter
disables the use of libdaemon. If
you use this option, avahi-daemon won't be built.
--enable-tests: This option enables the
building of tests and examples.
--enable-compat-howl: This option
enables the compatibility layer for HOWL.
--enable-compat-libdns_sd: This option
enables the compatibility layer for libdns_sd.