Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2012-05-20

Chapter 30. GNOME Core Packages

GConf-3.2.5

Introduction to GConf

The GConf package contains a configuration database system used by many GNOME applications.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.0 platform.

Package Information

GConf Dependencies

Required

D-Bus GLib Bindings-0.98, intltool-0.50.0 and libxml2-2.7.8

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.32.1, Gtk+-3.4.3 and polkit-0.105

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.18 and OpenLDAP-2.4.31

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gconf

Installation of GConf

Install GConf by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --libexecdir=/usr/lib/GConf \
            --disable-orbit \
            --disable-static &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install &&
install -v -m755 -d /etc/gconf/gconf.xml.system

Command Explanations

--libexecdir=/usr/lib/GConf: This parameter causes the libexec files to be installed in the preferred location of /usr/lib/GConf instead of /usr/libexec.

--disable-orbit: This parameter is required if ORBit2 is not installed. ORBit2 is a deprecated package.

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

--enable-gtk-doc: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

install -v -m755 -d /etc/gconf/gconf.xml.system: Creates a missing directory. Without this directory, gconf-sanity-check-2 will fail during GDM startup and login.

Contents

Installed Programs: gconf-merge-tree, gconftool-2, gsettings-data-convert and gsettings-schema-convert
Installed Libraries: libgconf-2.so
Installed Directories: /etc/gconf, /usr/include/gconf, /usr/lib/GConf, /usr/share/GConf, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gconf and /usr/share/sgml/gconf

Short Descriptions

gconf-merge-tree

merges an XML filesystem hierarchy.

gconftool-2

is a command line tool used for manipulating the GConf database.

gsettings-data-convert

reads values out of the users GConf database and stores them in GSettings.

gsettings-schemas-convert

converts between GConf and GSettings schema file formats.

libgconf-2.so

provides the functions necessary to maintain the configuration database.

Last updated on 2012-05-16 16:39:28 +0000