Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version svn-20091108

Chapter 29. GNOME Core Packages

GNOME Terminal-2.28.1

Introduction to GNOME Terminal

The GNOME Terminal package contains the console. This is useful for executing programs from a command prompt.

Package Information

GNOME Terminal Dependencies

Required

libgnomeui-2.24.2, GNOME Doc Utils-0.18.0, VTE-0.22.2, and startup-notification-0.9

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

Installation of GNOME Terminal

Install GNOME Terminal by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0) \
            --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome/2.28.1 \
            --localstatedir=/var/lib &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

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.

Contents

Installed Program: gnome-terminal
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: $GNOME_PREFIX/share/{gnome/help/gnome-terminal,gnome-terminal}

Short Descriptions

gnome-terminal

provides the command prompt in the GNOME environment.

Last updated on 2009-10-25 11:42:15 +0000