Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2013-05-22

Chapter 25. X Libraries

startup-notification-0.12

Introduction to startup-notification

The startup-notification package contains startup-notification libraries. These are useful for building a consistent manner to notify the user through the cursor that the application is loading.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.3 platform.

Package Information

startup-notification Dependencies

Required

Xorg Libraries and xcb-util-0.3.9

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/startup-notification

Installation of startup-notification

Install startup-notification by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install &&
install -v -m644 -D doc/startup-notification.txt \
    /usr/share/doc/startup-notification-0.12/startup-notification.txt

Command Explanations

--disable-static: This switch prevents the static libraries being installed.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libstartup-notification-1.{so,a}
Installed Directories: /usr/{include/startup-notification-1.0/libsn, share/doc/startup-notification-0.12}

Short Descriptions

libstartup-notification-1.{so,a}

provides the functions to assist applications in communicating with the cursor system to provide feedback to the user that the application is loading.

Last updated on 2013-03-15 16:26:39 +0000