Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r13.0-1327

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

gnome-shell-50.4

Introduction to GNOME Shell

The GNOME Shell is the core user interface of the GNOME Desktop environment.

[Note]

Note

This version of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable version of the System V books.

Package Information

GNOME Shell Dependencies

Required

evolution-data-server-3.60.2, Gcr-4.4.0.1, Gjs-1.88.1, gnome-desktop-44.5, ibus-1.5.34, Mutter-50.4, Polkit-127, and startup-notification-0.12

Recommended

desktop-file-utils-0.28, gnome-autoar-0.4.5, gnome-bluetooth-47.2, gst-plugins-base-1.28.6, NetworkManager-1.58.1, and power-profiles-daemon-0.30

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.36.1 and bash-completion

Required Runtime Dependencies

adwaita-icon-theme-50.0, DConf-0.49.0, GDM-50.2, libgweather-4.6.0, libnma-1.10.6, and

Recommended Runtime Dependencies

blocaled-0.7 and gnome-menus-3.38.1

Installation of GNOME Shell

First, fix a build problem when using gcc-16 or later: 

sed -e '/(ICalProperty/s/ICalProperty/const &/' \
    -i src/calendar-server/gnome-shell-calendar-server.c

Install GNOME Shell by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr       \
            --buildtype=release \
            -D systemd=false    \
            -D tests=false      \
            ..                  &&
ninja

To run the tests, ensure Mutter is installed after running its test suite, and issue: 

meson configure -D tests=true &&
ninja test

You must be running in a Wayland session to run the tests. Some will fail if GDM-50.2 is not installed. Several more tests may fail in the Sysv environment. One test named CSS styling support is known to fail with some multi-monitor configurations.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

--buildtype=release: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

-D systemd=false: Prevents installing systemd files, which are not needed in this version of BLFS.

-D extensions_tool=false: This switch allows building this package without gnome-autoar-0.4.5 installed.

Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-extensions, gnome-extensions-app, gnome-shell, gnome-shell-extension-tool, and gnome-shell-test-tool
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/gnome-shell, /usr/share/gnome-shell, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/{shell,st} (optional), and /usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal/

Short Descriptions

gnome-shell

provides the core user interface functions for the GNOME Desktop