Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.3

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

libshumate-1.3.2

Introduction to libshumate

The libshumate package contains a GTK-4 widget to display maps.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.3 platform.

Package Information

libshumate Dependencies

Required

GTK-4.16.12, libsoup-3.6.4, and Protobuf-c-1.5.1

Recommended

GLib-2.82.5 (with GObject Introspection) (required for gnome-maps)

Optional

Gi-DocGen-2025.3, Valgrind-3.24.0, and sysprof

Installation of libshumate

Install libshumate by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr          \
            --buildtype=release    \
            --wrap-mode=nodownload \
            -D gtk_doc=false       \
            ..                     &&
ninja

If you have Gi-DocGen-2025.3 installed and wish to build the API documentation for this package, issue: 

sed -e 's/lib_version/version/' \
    -i ../docs/meson.build      &&
meson configure -D gtk_doc=true &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

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.

--wrap-mode=nodownload: This switch prevents meson from downloading any optional dependency which is not installed on the system.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libshumate-1.0.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/shumate-1.0 and /usr/share/doc/libshumate-1.3.2 (optional)

Short Descriptions

libshumate-1.0.so

contains functions that provide a GTK-4 widget to display maps