Mac Dev Env: Libevent

Libevent

Before starting: Make sure you have the necessary folders and permissions — get more information.

Links: Homepage
Dependencies: None
Version: 2.1.8

Libevent is an event notification library.

Get the Code

Switch to /usr/local/src and download the source package.

cd /usr/local/src
curl --remote-name --location https://github.com/libevent/libevent/releases/download/release-VERSION-stable/libevent-VERSION-stable.tar.gz

Extract the archive and move into the folder.

tar -xzvf libevent-VERSION-stable.tar.gz
cd libevent-VERSION-stable

Compile and Install

Configure, compile and install into /usr/local/mac-dev-env/libevent-VERSION.

./configure \
  --prefix=/usr/local/mac-dev-env/libevent-VERSION \
  --disable-debug-mode \
  --disable-dependency-tracking \
  --disable-openssl
make
make install

Create a symbolic link to /usr/local/libevent.

sudo ln -s mac-dev-env/libevent-VERSION /usr/local/libevent