Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r12.0-816

Chapter 25. Graphical Environment Libraries

Graphene-1.10.8

Introduction to Graphene

The Graphene package provides a thin layer of types for graphics libraries.

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Note

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Package Information

Graphene Dependencies

Required

GLib-2.78.1 and gobject-introspection-1.78.1

Installation of Graphene

Install Graphene by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release .. &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

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.

-Dgtk_doc=true: Use this switch if you have GTK-Doc-1.33.2 installed and wish to generate the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libgraphene-1.0.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/graphene-1.0, /usr/lib/graphene-1.0, /usr/{libexec,share}/installed-tests/graphene-1.0

Short Descriptions

libgraphene-1.0.so

contains functions that provide a thin layer of types for graphics libraries