Re: [xml] Where do I find libxml2-dev source code?

[Tim Van Holder <tim vanholder anubex com>]

Dr. David Kirkby wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm trying to build the 'chessd' Internet chess server
> 
> http://chessd.sourceforge.net/index-en.php
> 
> on a Sun Ultra 60 with Solaris 10. The INSTALL files lists the following 
> requirements.
> 
>      pkgconfig
>      postgres
>      postgres-dev
>      libpq-dev
>      libxml2-dev
>      libltdl3-dev
>      libtool
>      make (GNU version)
> 
> But I can't seem to find libxml2-dev. I found the files
> 
> libxml2-2.6.26.tar.gz
> 
> libxml-docs.tar.gz  (is this relevant - note no number 2)
> 
> but all the -devel versions I can find are rpms for 386 CPUs. Where 
> might I find a .tar.gz file? (It is possible I could make use of a src 
> rpm, but it will mean I will need to build something to handle RPM 
> files, as they are not typically used on Solaris).

For GNU stuff on Sun, I tend to get binary packages from
http://sunfreeware.com - they should have a libxml2 package too (tho
IIRC they don't usually split packages up in foo and foo-dev parts;
their packages contain both libraries and header).