libgtop-2.40.0

Introduction to libgtop

The libgtop package contains the GNOME top libraries.

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Package Information

libgtop Dependencies

Required

GLib-2.78.1 and Xorg Libraries

Recommended

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.33.2

Installation of libgtop

Install libgtop 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

Command Explanations

--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.

Contents

Installed Programs: libgtop_daemon2 and libgtop_server2
Installed Library: libgtop-2.0.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/libgtop-2.0 and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libgtop

Short Descriptions

libgtop-2.0.so

contains functions that allow access to system performance data