HexChat-2.14.3

Introduction to HexChat

HexChat is an IRC chat program. It allows you to join multiple IRC channels (chat rooms) at the same time, talk publicly, have private one-on-one conversations, etc. File transfers are also possible.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-10.0 platform.

Package Information

HexChat Dependencies

Required

GLib-2.64.4

Recommended

Optional

dbus-glib-0.110, ISO Codes-4.5.0, libnotify-0.7.9, pciutils-3.7.0, libproxy, and luajit

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

Installation of HexChat

Install HexChat by running the following commands:

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson --prefix=/usr -Dwith-libproxy=false -Dwith-lua=lua .. &&
ninja

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user:

ninja install

Command Explanations

-Dwith-lua=lua: By default, this package will look for luajit. Use the normal lua instead.

-Dwith-libcanberra=false: Use this switch if you have libcanberra not installed.

Contents

Installed Program: hexchat
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directory: /usr/lib/hexchat

Short Descriptions

hexchat

is a graphical Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client.

Last updated on 2020-08-21 07:33:11 -0700