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

Chapter 30. GNOME Core Packages

gnome-bluetooth-3.4.0

Introduction to GNOME Bluetooth

The GNOME Bluetooth package contains tools for managing and manipulating Bluetooth devices using the GNOME desktop.

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

Package Information

GNOME Bluetooth Dependencies

Required

gnome-doc-utils-0.20.10 and libnotify-0.7.5

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.32.1, Nautilus-Sendto-3.0.2 and Rarian-0.8.1

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.18

Required (Runtime)

BlueZ and obexd (Required for bluetooth-sendto to work)

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gnome-bluetooth

Installation of GNOME Bluetooth

Install GNOME Bluetooth by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --sysconfdir=/etc &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-scrollkeeper: Use this parameter if you have installed Rarian but wish to disable the updates to the Scrollkeeper database.

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

Contents

Installed Programs: bluetooth-applet, bluetooth-sendto and bluetooth-wizard
Installed Library: libgnome-bluetooth.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gnome-bluetooth, /usr/lib/gnome-bluetooth, /usr/share/gnome-bluetooth, /usr/share/gnome/help/gnome-bluetooth, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gnome-bluetooth and /usr/share/omf/gnome-bluetooth

Short Descriptions

bluetooth-applet

is a GNOME applet for prompting the user for a Bluetooth passkey (PIN).

bluetooth-sendto

is a GTK+ application for transfering files over Bluetooth.

bluetooth-wizard

is a GTK+ wizard for setting up devices with the Linux Bluetooth stack.

libgnome-bluetooth.so

contains the GNOME Bluetooth API functions.

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