Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version svn-20091108

Chapter 29. GNOME Core Packages

GNOME Applets-2.28.0

Introduction to GNOME Applets

The GNOME Applets package contains small applications which generally run in the background and display their output to the GNOME panel.

Package Information

Additional Downloads

GNOME Applets Dependencies

Required

GNOME Icon Theme-2.28.0, GNOME Panel-2.28.0

Optional to Build the Invest Applet

PyGTK-2.10.6 (including the gtk and gtk.libglade modules) and Gnome-Python-Desktop-2.18.0 (including the gnomeapplet module)

Optional

Rarian-0.8.1, LibGTop-2.28.0, libgweather-2.28.0, GStreamer Base Plug-ins-0.10.21, HAL-0.5.12, libgnomekbd-2.28.0, gucharmap-1.10.0, system-tools-backends-1.4.2, DocBook-utils-0.6.14, libapm, and libnotify

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

Installation of GNOME Applets

Install GNOME Applets by running the following commands: 

patch -Np1 -i ../gnome-applets-2.28.0-stickynotes-1.patch &&
./configure --prefix=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0) \
            --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome/2.28.1 \
            --localstatedir=/var/lib \
            --libexecdir=$(pkg-config \
                --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0)/lib/gnome-applets \
            --mandir=$(pkg-config \
                --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0)/share/man &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install &&
make -C man install-man

Command Explanations

--prefix=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0): Setting the prefix using this parameter instead of with $GNOME_PREFIX will ensure that the prefix is consistent with the installation environment and the package will be installed in the correct location.

--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome/2.28.1: This parameter causes the configuration files to be installed in /etc/gnome/2.28.1 instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/etc. Additionally (if applicable), the parameter ensures that the GConf-2 database is correctly updated.

--localstatedir=/var/lib: This parameter is used so that all ScrollKeeper files are installed in, and the ScrollKeeper database is properly updated in /var/lib/scrollkeeper instead of some files being installed in $GNOME_PREFIX/var/scrollkeeper.

--libexecdir=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0)/lib/gnome-applets: This parameter causes the libexec files to be installed in the preferred location of in $GNOME_PREFIX/lib/gnome-applets instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/libexec.

--mandir=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0)/share/man: This parameter causes the man.(X) files to be installed in $GNOME_PREFIX/share/man/man(X) instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/man/man(X).

make -C man install-man: This command installs the man-pages that are not installed during make install.

Contents

Installed Programs: cpufreq-selector, gnome-keyboard-applet, accessx-status-applet, null_applet, stickynotes_applet, drivemount_applet2, gweather-applet-2, trashapplet, charpick_applet2, cpufreq-applet, multiload-applet-2, geyes_applet2, and battstat-applet-2
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: $GNOME_PREFIX/{lib/gnome-applets,share/{omf, gnome/help/,xmodmap,pixmaps/{accessx-status-applet,stickynotes, cpufreq-applet},gnome-applets/{geyes/{Bizarre,Default,Default-tiny, Bloodshot,Tango,Horrid},builder}}}

Last updated on 2009-10-27 09:43:47 +0000