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

Chapter 34. GNOME Additional Packages

GNOME Applets-3.2.1

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

GNOME Applets Dependencies

Required

GNOME Icon Theme-2.30.3, GNOME Panel-2.30.2

Optional to Build the Invest Applet

PyGTK-2.17.0 (including the gtk and gtk.libglade modules)

Optional

Rarian-0.8.1, LibGTop-2.28.1, GStreamer Base Plug-ins-0.10.35, HAL-0.5.14, libgnomekbd-2.30.1, gucharmap-2.30.2, DocBook-utils-0.6.14, libapm, and libnotify-0.7.4

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

Installation of GNOME Applets

Install GNOME Applets by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX \
            --sysconfdir=$GNOME_SYSCONFDIR \
            --localstatedir=/var/lib \
            --libexecdir=$GNOME_PREFIX/lib/gnome-applets \
            --mandir=$GNOME_PREFIX/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=$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.

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

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

Last updated on 2012-02-11 21:55:26 +0000