Appendix A. Compile Netatalk from Source

2024-10-06

Table of Contents

Overview
Operating Systems
Alpine Linux
Arch Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora Linux
openSUSE Linux
Ubuntu Linux
macOS
DragonflyBSD
FreeBSD
NetBSD
OpenBSD
OmniOS
Solaris

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 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 \
  cmark-gfm \
  cracklib \
  cups \
  db \
  docbook-xsl \
  gcc \
  libxslt \
  mariadb-clients \
  meson \
  ninja \
  perl \
  pkgconfig \
  rpcsvc-proto \
  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 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 \
libgcrypt-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 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 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 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 \
libgcrypt-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 docbook-xsl libxslt meson mysql talloc
curl https://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/UnicodeData.txt --output UnicodeData.txt

Configure

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

Build

meson compile -C build

Run 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
curl https://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/UnicodeData.txt --output UnicodeData.txt
meson setup build \
  -Dbuildtype=release \
  -Dwith-appletalk=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
curl https://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/UnicodeData.txt --output UnicodeData.txt
meson setup build \
  -Dbuildtype=release \
  -Dpkg_config_path=/usr/local/libdata/pkgconfig \
  -Dwith-appletalk=true
meson compile -C build
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 \
  avahi \
  bison \
  db5 \
  docbook-xsl \
  flex \
  gcc13 \
  gnome-tracker \
  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 \
  -Dpkg_config_path=/usr/pkg/lib/pkgconfig \
  -Dwith-appletalk=true \
  -Dwith-dtrace=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-11.2.0p11 \
  libevent \
  libgcrypt \
  libtalloc \
  libxslt \
  mariadb-client \
  meson \
  openldap-client-2.6.7v0 \
  openpam \
  p5-Net-DBus \
  pkgconf \
  tracker3

Configure and build

set -e
curl https://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/UnicodeData.txt --output UnicodeData.txt
meson setup build \
  -Dbuildtype=release \
  -Dpkg_config_path=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig \
  -Dwith-appletalk=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
curl https://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/UnicodeData.txt --output UnicodeData.txt
meson setup build \
  -Dbuildtype=release \
  -Dpkg_config_path=/opt/local/lib/pkgconfig \
  -Dwith-appletalk=true \
  -Dwith-dbus-sysconf-path=/usr/share/dbus-1/system.d \
  -Dwith-ldap-path=/opt/local
meson compile -C build
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
curl https://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/UnicodeData.txt --output UnicodeData.txt
meson setup build \
  -Dbuildtype=release \
  -Dpkg_config_path=/usr/lib/amd64/pkgconfig \
  -Dwith-appletalk=true \
  -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