Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2012-02-12

Chapter 33. GNOME Core Packages

gcalctool-6.2.0

Introduction to gcalctool

gcalctool is a powerful graphical calculator with financial, logical and scientific modes. It uses a multiple precision package to do its arithmetic to give a high degree of accuracy.

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

Package Information

gcalctool Dependencies

Required

GConf-3.2.3, GNOME Doc Utils-0.20.6, gtk+-3.2.3, and which-2.20

Recommended

Rarian-0.8.1

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

Installation of gcalctool

Install gcalctool by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX: Setting the prefix using this parameter will ensure that the prefix is consistent with the installation environment and the package will be installed in the correct location.

Contents

Installed Programs: gcalccmd and gcalctool
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: $GNOME_PREFIX/share/{gcalctool, gnome/help/gcalctool/*}

Short Descriptions

gcalctool

is a desktop calculator for GNOME.

gcalccmd

is a command line version of gcalctool.

Last updated on 2012-02-11 00:54:33 +0000