Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2012-01-16

Chapter 33. GNOME Additional Packages

deskbar-applet-2.30.1

Introduction to deskbar-applet

The deskbar-applet package is a universal search and navigation bar for GNOME.

This package is known to build using an LFS 6.5 platform but has not been tested.

Package Information

deskbar-applet Dependencies

Required

D-Bus Python Bindings-0.84.0, GNOME Desktop-2.30.2, and Gnome-Python-Desktop-2.30.2

Optional

Evolution Data Server-2.30.2.1 and Rarian-0.8.1

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/deskbar-applet

Installation of deskbar-applet

Install deskbar-applet by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0) \
            --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome/2.30.2 \
            --libexecdir=$(pkg-config \
                --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0)/lib \
            --disable-scrollkeeper &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--prefix=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0): Setting the prefix using this parameter instead of with $GNOME_PREFIX will ensure that the prefix is consistent with the installation environment and the package will be installed in the correct location.

--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome/2.30.2: This parameter causes the configuration files to be installed in /etc/gnome/2.30.2 instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/etc. Additionally (if applicable), the parameter ensures that the GConf-2 database is correctly updated.

--libexecdir=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0)/lib/deskbar-applet: This parameter is used so that the deskbar-applet internal support programs are installed in the preferred location of $GNOME_PREFIX/lib/deskbar-applet instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/libexec/deskbar-applet.

--disable-scrollkeeper: Do not make updates to the scrollkeeper database. Remove it if you have rarian installed.

Contents

Installed Program: deskbar-applet
Installed Libraries: Python modules
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/deskbar/{core/{_userdirs, keybinder,updater},handlers/{actions,evolution},interfaces,osutils, ui/{cuemiac,iconentry,preferences}}, $GNOME_PREFIX/{lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible, share/{deskbar-applet/art,gnome/help/deskbar/*,omf/deskbar}}

Short Descriptions

deskbar-applet

is the universal search and navigation bar applet.

Last updated on 2011-10-31 19:38:44 +0000