Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2013-05-21

Chapter 30. GNOME Core Packages

gnome-panel-3.6.2

Introduction to GNOME Panel

GNOME Panel is an area on the desktop from which you can run applications and applets, and perform other tasks.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.2 platform.

Package Information

GNOME Panel Dependencies

Required

DConf-0.14.1, GConf-3.2.6, gnome-desktop-3.6.2, gnome-menus-3.6.2, libcanberra-0.30, libgweather-3.6.2, librsvg-2.36.4, libwnck-3.4.4 and yelp-xsl-3.6.1

Recommended

evolution-data-server-3.6.4, gobject-introspection-1.34.2, NetworkManager-0.9.8.0 and telepathy-glib-0.20.2

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.18

[Note]

Note

The libxml2 Python module must have been built during the installation of libxml2 else the GNOME Panel build will fail.

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

Installation of GNOME Panel

Install GNOME Panel by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --libexecdir=/usr/lib/gnome-applets &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

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

Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-desktop-item-edit, gnome-panel and panel-test-applets
Installed Library: libpanel-applet-4.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gnome-panel-4.0, /usr/lib/gnome-applets, /usr/share/gnome-applets, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/panel-applet-4.0, /usr/share/help/*/clock and /usr/share/help/*/fish

Short Descriptions

gnome-panel

provides the panels for the the GNOME Desktop.

libpanel-applet-4.so

contains functions used for development of small applications (applets) which may be embedded in the panel.

Last updated on 2013-02-11 18:51:17 +0000