Gjs is a set of Javascript bindings for GNOME.
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Download (HTTP): https://download.gnome.org/sources/gjs/1.72/gjs-1.72.0.tar.xz
Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/gnome/sources/gjs/1.72/gjs-1.72.0.tar.xz
Download MD5 sum: 20ffc307c666aafb88f90e2cd31abf58
Download size: 606 KB
Estimated disk space required: 230 MB (with tests)
Estimated build time: 0.6 SBU (with tests)
Cairo-1.17.6, dbus-1.14.0, gobject-introspection-1.72.0, and JS-91.10.0
sysprof-3.44.0, Valgrind-3.19.0 (for tests), DTrace, LCOV, and Systemtap
User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gjs
Install Gjs by running the following commands:
mkdir gjs-build && cd gjs-build && meson --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release .. && ninja
To test the results, issue: ninja
test. The GTK and
Cairo tests will fail if not
running in an Xorg session. The gjs:JS /
Gtk4 test is known to exit with an ERROR on some systems.
Now, as the root user:
ninja install &&
--buildtype=release:
Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as
the default may produce unoptimized binaries.