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

Chapter 30. GNOME Core Packages

gnome-desktop-3.4.2

Introduction to GNOME Desktop

The GNOME Desktop package contains library which provides API shared by several applications on the GNOME Desktop.

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

Package Information

GNOME Desktop Dependencies

Required

docbook-xml-4.5, gnome-doc-utils-0.20.10, gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.4.2 and Gtk+-3.4.3

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.32.1, Rarian-0.8.1 and startup-notification-0.12

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.18

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

Installation of GNOME Desktop

Install GNOME Desktop by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-gnome-distributor="Some Name": Use this parameter to supply a custom name in the “Distributor:” field of the “GNOME About” display window.

--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 Library: libgnome-desktop-3.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gnome-desktop-3.0, /usr/share/gnome/help/{gpl,lgpl,fdl}, /usr/share/omf/{gpl,lgpl,fdl} and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gnome-desktop3

Short Descriptions

libgnome-desktop-3.so

contains functions shared by several GNOME applications.

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