Appendix A. Compile Netatalk from Source
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# Appendix A. Compile Netatalk from Source

2024-11-24

## Overview

This appendix describes how to compile Netatalk from source for specific operating systems. Before starting, please read through the Installation chapter first. You need to have a copy of Netatalk's source code before proceeding.

Please note that these guides are automatically generated, and may not be optimized for your system. Also, the steps for launching Netatalk are incomplete for some OSes, because of technical constraints.

## Operating Systems

### Alpine Linux

Install dependencies

    apk add acl-dev avahi-compat-libdns_sd avahi-dev bison build-base cracklib cracklib-dev cracklib-words cups cups-dev curl db-dev dbus-dev docbook-xsl flex gcc krb5-dev libevent-dev libgcrypt-dev libtirpc-dev libtracker libxslt linux-pam-dev mariadb-dev meson ninja openldap-dev openrc perl pkgconfig rpcsvc-proto-dev talloc-dev tracker tracker-dev tracker-miners unicode-character-database

Configure

    meson setup build -Dbuildtype=release -Dwith-appletalk=true -Dwith-dbus-sysconf-path=/usr/share/dbus-1/system.d -Dwith-tests=true

Build

    meson compile -C build

Run integration tests

    cd build && meson test && cd ..

Install

    meson install -C build

Check netatalk capabilities

    /usr/local/sbin/netatalk -V
    /usr/local/sbin/afpd -V

Uninstall

    ninja -C build uninstall

### Arch Linux

Install dependencies

    pacman -Sy --noconfirm avahi bison cmark-gfm cracklib cups db docbook-xsl flex gcc libxslt localsearch mariadb-clients meson ninja perl pkgconfig rpcsvc-proto talloc tinysparql unicode-character-database

Configure

    meson setup build -Dbuildtype=release -Dwith-appletalk=true -Dwith-dbus-sysconf-path=/usr/share/dbus-1/system.d -Dwith-docbook-path=/usr/share/xml/docbook/xsl-stylesheets-1.79.2 -Dwith-init-hooks=false -Dwith-tests=true

Build

    meson compile -C build

Run integration tests

    cd build && meson test && cd ..

Install

    meson install -C build

Check netatalk capabilities

    /usr/local/sbin/netatalk -V
    /usr/local/sbin/afpd -V

Uninstall

    ninja -C build uninstall

### Debian Linux

Install dependencies

    apt-get update
    apt-get install --assume-yes --no-install-recommends bison cmark-gfm cracklib-runtime docbook-xsl file flex libacl1-dev libavahi-client-dev libcrack2-dev libcups2-dev libdb-dev libdbus-1-dev libevent-dev libgcrypt20-dev libglib2.0-dev libkrb5-dev libldap2-dev libmariadb-dev libpam0g-dev libtalloc-dev libtirpc-dev libtracker-sparql-3.0-dev libwrap0-dev meson ninja-build quota systemtap-sdt-dev tcpd tracker tracker-miner-fs unicode-data xsltproc

Configure

    meson setup build -Dbuildtype=release -Dwith-appletalk=true -Dwith-dbus-sysconf-path=/usr/share/dbus-1/system.d -Dwith-init-hooks=false -Dwith-init-style=debian-sysv,systemd -Dwith-pkgconfdir-path=/etc/netatalk -Dwith-tests=true

Build

    meson compile -C build

Run integration tests

    cd build && meson test && cd ..

Install

    meson install -C build

Check netatalk capabilities

    /usr/local/sbin/netatalk -V
    /usr/local/sbin/afpd -V

Uninstall

    ninja -C build uninstall

### Fedora Linux

Install dependencies

    dnf --setopt=install_weak_deps=False --assumeyes install avahi-devel bison chkconfig cracklib-devel cups-devel dbus-devel docbook-style-xsl flex glib2-devel krb5-devel libacl-devel libdb-devel libgcrypt-devel libtalloc-devel libxslt mariadb-connector-c-devel meson ninja-build openldap-devel pam-devel perl perl-Net-DBus quota-devel systemd systemtap-sdt-devel tracker tracker-devel unicode-ucd

Configure

    meson setup build -Dbuildtype=release -Dwith-appletalk=true -Dwith-dbus-sysconf-path=/usr/share/dbus-1/system.d -Dwith-init-hooks=false -Dwith-tests=true

Build

    meson compile -C build

Run integration tests

    cd build && meson test && cd ..

Install

    sudo meson install -C build

Check netatalk capabilities

    /usr/local/sbin/netatalk -V
    /usr/local/sbin/afpd -V

Uninstall

    sudo ninja -C build uninstall

### openSUSE Linux

Install dependencies

    zypper in -y bison cracklib-devel dbus-1-devel docbook-xsl-stylesheets file flex gawk gcc libacl-devel libavahi-devel libdb-4_8-devel libevent-devel libgcrypt-devel libmariadb-devel libtalloc-devel libtdb-devel libtracker-sparql-3_0-0 libxslt-tools meson ninja openldap2-devel pam-devel perl pkg-config systemd systemtap-sdt-devel tcpd-devel tracker unicode-ucd

Configure

    meson setup build -Dbuildtype=release -Dwith-appletalk=true -Dwith-dbus-sysconf-path=/usr/share/dbus-1/system.d -Dwith-docbook-path=/usr/share/xml/docbook/stylesheet/nwalsh/1.79.2 -Dwith-init-hooks=false -Dwith-tests=true

Build

    meson compile -C build

Run integration tests

    cd build && meson test && cd ..

Install

    meson install -C build

Check netatalk capabilities

    /usr/local/sbin/netatalk -V
    /usr/local/sbin/afpd -V

Uninstall

    ninja -C build uninstall

### Ubuntu Linux

Install dependencies

    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install --assume-yes --no-install-recommends bison cmark-gfm cracklib-runtime docbook-xsl file flex libacl1-dev libavahi-client-dev libcrack2-dev libcups2-dev libdb-dev libdbus-1-dev libevent-dev libgcrypt20-dev libglib2.0-dev libkrb5-dev libldap2-dev libmariadb-dev libpam0g-dev libtalloc-dev libtirpc-dev libtracker-sparql-3.0-dev libwrap0-dev meson ninja-build quota systemtap-sdt-dev tcpd tracker tracker-miner-fs unicode-data xsltproc

Configure

    meson setup build -Dbuildtype=release -Dwith-appletalk=true -Dwith-dbus-sysconf-path=/usr/share/dbus-1/system.d -Dwith-init-hooks=false -Dwith-manual-l10n=ja -Dwith-tests=true

Build

    meson compile -C build

Run distribution tests

    cd build && meson dist && cd ..

Install

    sudo meson install -C build

Check netatalk capabilities

    /usr/local/sbin/netatalk -V
    /usr/local/sbin/afpd -V

Start netatalk

    sudo systemctl start netatalk
    sleep 1
    asip-status localhost

Stop netatalk

    sudo systemctl stop netatalk

Uninstall

    sudo ninja -C build uninstall

### macOS

Install dependencies

    brew install berkeley-db cmark-gfm dbus docbook-xsl libxslt meson mysql talloc

Configure

    meson setup build -Dbuildtype=release -Dwith-tests=true

Build

    meson compile -C build

Run integration tests

    cd build && meson test && cd ..

Install

    sudo meson install -C build

Check netatalk capabilities

    /opt/homebrew/sbin/netatalk -V
    /opt/homebrew/sbin/afpd -V

Start netatalk

    sudo netatalkd start
    sleep 1
    asip-status localhost

Stop netatalk

    sudo netatalkd stop

Uninstall

    sudo ninja -C build uninstall

### DragonflyBSD

Install required packages

    pkg install -y avahi bison db5 docbook-xsl krb5-devel libevent libgcrypt libxslt meson mysql80-client openldap26-client perl5 pkgconf py39-gdbm py39-sqlite3 py39-tkinter talloc tracker3

Configure and build

    set -e
    meson setup build -Dbuildtype=release -Dwith-appletalk=true -Dwith-tests=true
    meson compile -C build
    meson install -C build
    /usr/local/sbin/netatalk -V
    /usr/local/sbin/afpd -V
    ninja -C build uninstall

### FreeBSD

Install required packages

    pkg install -y avahi bison db5 docbook-xsl flex libevent libgcrypt libxslt meson mysql84-client openldap26-client-2.6.8 p5-Net-DBus perl5 pkgconf talloc tracker3

Configure and build

    set -e
    meson setup build -Dbuildtype=release -Dpkg_config_path=/usr/local/libdata/pkgconfig -Dwith-tests=true
    meson compile -C build
    cd build
    meson test
    cd ..
    meson install -C build
    /usr/local/sbin/netatalk -V
    /usr/local/sbin/afpd -V
    /usr/local/etc/rc.d/netatalk start
    sleep 1
    /usr/local/bin/asip-status localhost
    /usr/local/etc/rc.d/netatalk stop
    /usr/local/etc/rc.d/netatalk disable
    ninja -C build uninstall

### NetBSD

Install required packages

    pkg_add bison db5 docbook-xsl flex gcc13 gnome-tracker heimdal libcups libevent libgcrypt libxslt meson mysql-client p5-Net-DBus perl pkg-config talloc tex-unicode-data

Configure and build

    set -e
    meson setup build -Dbuildtype=release -Dwith-appletalk=true -Dwith-dtrace=false -Dwith-krbV-uam=false -Dwith-tests=true
    meson compile -C build
    cd build
    meson test
    cd ..
    meson install -C build
    /usr/local/sbin/netatalk -V
    /usr/local/sbin/afpd -V
    service netatalk onestart
    sleep 1
    asip-status localhost
    service netatalk onestop
    ninja -C build uninstall

### OpenBSD

Install required packages

    pkg_add -I avahi bison db-4.6.21p7v0 dbus docbook-xsl gcc-11.2.0p14 libevent libgcrypt libtalloc libxslt mariadb-client meson openldap-client-2.6.8v0 openpam p5-Net-DBus pkgconf tracker3

Configure and build

    set -e
    meson setup build -Dbuildtype=release -Dpkg_config_path=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig -Dwith-tests=true
    meson compile -C build
    meson install -C build
    /usr/local/sbin/netatalk -V
    /usr/local/sbin/afpd -V
    rcctl -d start netatalk
    sleep 1
    asip-status localhost
    rcctl -d stop netatalk
    rcctl -d disable netatalk
    ninja -C build uninstall

### OmniOS

Install required packages

    pkg install build-essential pkg-config
    curl -O https://pkgsrc.smartos.org/packages/SmartOS/bootstrap/bootstrap-trunk-x86_64-20240116.tar.gz
    tar -zxpf bootstrap-trunk-x86_64-20240116.tar.gz -C /
    export PATH=/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/bin:/usr/gnu/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:$PATH
    pkgin -y install avahi docbook-xsl gnome-tracker libevent libgcrypt libxslt meson mysql-client talloc

Configure and build

    set -e
    export PATH=/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/bin:/usr/gnu/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:$PATH
    meson setup build -Dbuildtype=release -Dpkg_config_path=/opt/local/lib/pkgconfig -Dwith-dbus-sysconf-path=/usr/share/dbus-1/system.d -Dwith-ldap-path=/opt/local -Dwith-tests=true
    meson compile -C build
    cd build
    meson test
    cd ..
    meson install -C build
    /usr/local/sbin/netatalk -V
    /usr/local/sbin/afpd -V
    sleep 1
    svcadm enable svc:/network/netatalk:default
    sleep 1
    /usr/local/bin/asip-status localhost
    svcadm disable svc:/network/netatalk:default
    ninja -C build uninstall

### Solaris

Install required packages

    pkg install bison flex gcc libevent libgcrypt ninja pkg-config python/pip
    pip install meson

Configure and build

    set -e
    meson setup build -Dbuildtype=release -Dpkg_config_path=/usr/lib/amd64/pkgconfig -Dwith-dbus-sysconf-path=/usr/share/dbus-1/system.d -Dwith-docbook-path=/usr/share/sgml/docbook/xsl-stylesheets -Dwith-tests=true
    meson compile -C build
    cd build
    meson test
    cd ..
    meson install -C build
    /usr/local/sbin/netatalk -V
    /usr/local/sbin/afpd -V
    sleep 1
    svcadm enable svc:/network/netatalk:default
    sleep 1
    /usr/local/bin/asip-status localhost
    svcadm disable svc:/network/netatalk:default
    ninja -C build uninstall

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