How to use libarchive in iOS in Xcode?

Question

I want to add libarchive to my app to be able to extract tar.gz.

As install instruction says, I took following steps:

Now I have a libarchive.14.dzlib file. I added it to the project, and wants to call i.e. the following, like proposed in examples

r = archive_read_open_filename(a, "archive.tar", 10240);

but, method is not declared.

I guess I have to add a header to the project?! It is a dylib, I am not sure. But I do not found any appropriate header file in the build folder.

How can I use libarchive, what am I missing to call one method, which methods are available where is a header?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 27 '15 at 11:44

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Yes, you need to add the header. The archive.h header that is in the libarchive directory is sufficient, you don't need the other ones.

answered Oct 27 '15 at 11:44

deadbeef

are you sure archive.h is enough? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33367979/libarchive-raise-compiler-error – János Oct 27 '15 at 12:31

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 27 '15 at 11:41

1

Looks like you've simply forgotten to include the header file and so the compiler assumes any undefined functions return int.

answered Oct 27 '15 at 11:41

trojanfoe

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 27 '15 at 11:43

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If you correctly downloaded libarchive sources, they should include source .cpp and .h files - look here https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/tree/master/libarchive

answered Oct 27 '15 at 11:43

nredko

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