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

Chapter 25. X Libraries

libnotify-0.7.4

Introduction to libnotify

The libnotify library is used to send desktop notifications to a notification daemon, as defined in the Desktop Notifications spec. These notifications can be used to inform the user about an event or display some form of information without getting in the user's way.

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

Package Information

libnotify Dependencies

Required

gtk+-3.2.3

Optional

gobject-introspection-1.30.0 and GTK-Doc-1.18

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

Installation of libnotify

Install libnotify 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

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 Program: notify-send
Installed Library: libnotify.{so,a}
Installed Directories: /usr/{include/libnotify,share/gtk-doc/html/libnotify}

Short Descriptions

notify-send

is a command to send notifications.

libnotify.{so,a}

contains the notify API functions.

Last updated on 2012-02-09 02:05:54 +0000