The Yelp package contains a help browser used for viewing help files.
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Download (HTTP): https://download.gnome.org/sources/yelp/42/yelp-42.2.tar.xz
Download MD5 sum: 3792122c4ab90725716cd88e9274f0f6
Download size: 1.4 MB
Estimated disk space required: 21 MB
Estimated build time: 0.1 SBU
gsettings-desktop-schemas-48.0, libhandy-1.8.3, WebKitGTK-2.48.3, and yelp-xsl-42.1
The Yelp package is not required for a functional GNOME Desktop. Note, however, that without Yelp you will not be able to view the built-in Help provided by core GNOME and many of the support applications.
First, fix a security vulnerability that allows for arbitrary file reads:
patch -Np1 -i ../yelp-42.2-security_fix-1.patch
Install Yelp by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static && make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Still as the root user, ensure that
/usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache will be
updated and therefore the help in gnome applications will
work.
update-desktop-database
--disable-static: This
switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.
--enable-gtk-doc: Use this parameter if
GTK-Doc is installed and you wish
to rebuild and install the API documentation.