Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.0

Chapter 10. Graphics and Font Libraries

AAlib-1.4rc5

Introduction to AAlib

AAlib is a library to render any graphic into ASCII Art.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.0 platform.

Package Information

AAlib Dependencies

Optional

Xorg Libraries, Xorg Legacy Fonts (runtime), slang-2.3.3, and GPM-1.20.7

Installation of AAlib

Fix a minor problem with the included m4 file: 

sed -i -e '/AM_PATH_AALIB,/s/AM_PATH_AALIB/[&]/' aalib.m4

Install AAlib by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr             \
            --infodir=/usr/share/info \
            --mandir=/usr/share/man   \
            --with-ncurses=/usr       \
            --disable-static          &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: aafire, aainfo, aalib-config, aasavefont, and aatest
Installed Library: libaa.so
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

aafire

is a demo of AAlib, rendering an animated fire in ASCII Art

aainfo

provides information for your current settings related to AAlib

aalib-config

provides configuration info for AAlib

aasavefont

saves a font to a file

aatest

shows the abilities of AAlib in a little test

libaa.so

is a collection of routines to render any graphical input in portable format to ASCII Art. It can be used through many programs and has a very well documented API, so you can easily put it into your own programs