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

Chapter 33. GNOME Core Packages

GNOME Desktop-3.2.1

Introduction to GNOME Desktop

The GNOME Desktop package contains the libgnome-desktop-3 library and GNOME's core graphics files and icons.

This package is known to build using an LFS 7.0 platform but has not been tested.

Package Information

GNOME Desktop Dependencies

Required

DocBook XML DTD-4.5, GNOME Doc Utils-0.20.6, gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.2.0, gtk+-3.2.3, which-2.20, and Xorg Libraries

Recommended

startup-notification-0.12

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

Installation of GNOME Desktop

Install GNOME Desktop by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

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.

--with-gnome-distributor="Some Name": Use this parameter to supply a custom name in the “Distributor:” field of the “GNOME About” display window.

--with-kde-datadir=$KDE_PREFIX/share: Use this parameter if KDE is installed in any prefix other than /usr.

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

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

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libgnome-desktop-3.{so,a}
Installed Directories: /usr/{include/gnome-desktop-3.0/libgnome-desktop, share/{gnome/help/{fdl/{C,ar,ca,de,el,es,eu,fr,hu,ko,oc,pl,sl,sv,uk,vi, zh_CN},gpl/{C,ar,ca,cs,de,el,es,eu,fi,fr,hu,ko,nds,oc,pa,sl,sv,uk,vi, zh_CN},lgpl/{C,ar,de,el,es,eu,fi,fr,hu,ko,oc,pa,pt_BR,sl,sv,uk,vi, zh_CN}},gtk-doc/html/gnome-desktop3,libgnome-desktop-3.0, locale/{an/LC_MESSAGES,fur/LC_MESSAGES,ig/LC_MESSAGES,lo/LC_MESSAGES, yo/LC_MESSAGES},omf/{fdl,gpl,lgpl}}}

Short Descriptions

libgnome-desktop-3.{so,a}

contains APIs being tested for inclusion in libgnome or libgnomeui.

Last updated on 2012-02-12 00:48:24 +0000