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

Chapter 30. GNOME Core Packages

gnome-panel-3.4.2

Introduction to GNOME Panel

The GNOME Panel package contains hooks to the menu sub-system and the applet sub-system.

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

Package Information

GNOME Panel Dependencies

Required

gnome-desktop-3.4.2, gnome-menus-3.4.2, libcanberra-0.28, libgweather-3.4.1, librsvg-2.36.1 and libwnck-3.4.2

Recommended

evolution-data-server-3.4.2, gobject-introspection-1.32.1, NetworkManager-0.9.4.0, telepathy-glib-0.18.1 and Rarian-0.8.1

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.18

[Note]

Note

The libxml2 Python module must have been built during the installation of libxml2 else the GNOME Panel build will fail.

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

Installation of GNOME Panel

Install GNOME Panel by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --libexecdir=/usr/lib/gnome-applets &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

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

--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: gnome-desktop-item-edit, gnome-panel and panel-test-applets
Installed Library: libpanel-applet-4.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gnome-panel-4.0, /usr/lib/gnome-applets, /usr/share/gnome/help/{clock,fish}, /usr/share/gnome-panel, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/panel-applet-4.0 and /usr/share/omf/{clock,fish}

Short Descriptions

gnome-panel

provides the panels for the the GNOME Desktop.

libpanel-applet-4.so

contains functions used for development of small applications (applets) which may be embedded in the panel.

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