Installation of GNOME Desktop
Install GNOME Desktop by running
the following commands:
mkdir build &&
cd build &&
meson setup --prefix=/usr \
--buildtype=release \
-D desktop_docs=false \
.. &&
ninja
This package does not come with a test suite.
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 desktop_docs=false: This
allows building the package without itstool-2.0.7 by
disabling the installation of the copies and translations of the
GNU FDL, GPL, and LGPL licenses.
-D build_gtk4=false: Use this option if
you wish to build this package without GTK-4.20.3 installed. Note
that it will likely cause GTK-4 applications depending on this
package fail to build.
-D legacy_library=false: Use this
option if you wish to build this package without GTK-3.24.51
installed. Note that it will likely cause GTK-3 applications
depending on this package fail to build.
-D gtk_doc=true: Use this parameter if
you wish to build the API documentation.
-D installed_tests=true: Use this
parameter you wish to enable the installed tests.
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