Linux Exiv2 v0.27 Release Bundle -------------------------------- Structure of the bundle: ------------------------ bin/exiv2 exiv2 and sample applications lib/libexiv2.so.0.27.0.0 & libxmp.a libraries lib/pkgconfig/exiv2.pc pkg-config file include/exiv2/ include files share/ man pages samples/exifprint.cpp sample code ReadMe.txt This file license.txt GPLv2.0 Software License releasenotes.txt Late breaking news README.md Developer Manual README-CONAN.md Developer Manual Appendix exiv2.png Exiv2 Logo To run exiv2 from the bundle ---------------------------- $ cd $ bin/exiv2 To build samples/exiftool.cpp from the bundle --------------------------------------------- $ g++ -std=c++98 samples/exifprint.cpp -L$PWD/lib -I$PWD/include -lexiv2 -o exifprint $ env LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" ./exifprint To install for use by all users ------------------------------- $ for i in bin include lib share ; do sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/$i ; sudo cp -R $i/* /usr/local/$i ; done To compile and link your own code using installed library and include files --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Method 1: Explicitly set include and linking options $ cd $ g++ -std=c++98 samples/exifprint.cpp -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib -lexiv2 -o exifprint $ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" $ ./exifprint --version exiv2=0.27.0 ... xmlns=xmpidq:http://ns.adobe.com/xmp/Identifier/qual/1.0/ $ Method 2: Use pkg-config to set include and linking options $ cd $ export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH" $ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" $ g++ -std=c++98 samples/exifprint.cpp -o exifprint $(pkg-config exiv2 --libs --cflags) $ ./exifprint