Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version svn-20100616

Chapter 30. GNOME Additional Packages

Epiphany-2.28.2

Introduction to Epiphany

Epiphany is a simple yet powerful GNOME web browser targeted at non-technical users. Its principles are simplicity and standards compliance.

Package Information

Epiphany Dependencies

Required

GNOME Doc Utils-0.18.1, gnome-keyring-2.28.2, ISO Codes-3.15, NSS-3.12.5, startup-notification-0.9, and WebKitGTK+-1.1.15.1

Recommended

Rarian-0.8.1

Optional

Avahi, GTK-Doc-1.14, libnotify-0.4.5, NetworkManager, and Seed

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

Installation of Epiphany

Install Epiphany by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0) \
            --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome/2.28.2 \
            --localstatedir=/var/lib \
            --mandir=$(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

A D-BUS service script was installed in the previous step. If the $GNOME_PREFIX is anything other than /usr, as the root user you should add the $GNOME_PREFIX/share/dbus-1/services directory to the local session configuration as described in the D-BUS-1.2.16 configuration section.

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/2.28.2: This parameter causes the configuration files to be installed in /etc/gnome/2.28.2 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.

--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).

--disable-scrollkeeper: Use this option if you wish to disable the updates to the scrollkeeper database.

--enable-gtk-doc: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Program: epiphany
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: $GNOME_PREFIX{/include/epiphany/2.28/epiphany, share/{epiphany/{glade,icons/hicolor/*},gnome/help/epiphany/*}}

Short Descriptions

epiphany

is a GNOME web browser based on the WebKit rendering engine.

Last updated on 2010-04-21 18:48:34 +0000