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

Chapter 6. Text Editors

Mousepad-0.6.3

Introduction to Mousepad

Mousepad is a simple GTK+ 3 text editor for the Xfce desktop environment.

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

Package Information

Mousepad Dependencies

Required

gtksourceview4-4.8.4 and libxfce4ui-4.20.0

Recommended

gspell-1.14.0

Optional

DConf-0.40.0 (runtime) and dbus-glib-0.112

Installation of Mousepad

Install Mousepad by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr           \
            --enable-gtksourceview4 \
            --enable-keyfile-settings &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--enable-keyfile-settings: Use the GSettings keyfile backend rather than the default DConf-0.40.0.

--disable-plugin-gspell: Use this option to disable building the gspell-1.14.0 plugin if you have not installed gspell.

Contents

Installed Program: mousepad
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

mousepad

is a simple GTK+ 3 text editor