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

Chapter 33. GNOME Additional Packages

Epiphany-2.30.2

Introduction to Epiphany

Epiphany is a simple yet powerful GNOME web browser targeted at non-technical users. Its principles are simplicity and standards compliance.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-6.5 platform.

Package Information

Epiphany Dependencies

Required

GConf-2.28.1, GNOME Doc Utils-0.20.2, ISO Codes-3.30, libgnome-keyring-2.30.1, NSS-3.13.1, startup-notification-0.9, and WebKitGTK+-1.6.1

Recommended

Rarian-0.8.1

Optional

avahi-0.6.25, GTK-Doc-1.18, libnotify-0.4.5, NetworkManager, and Seed

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/epiphany

Installation of Epiphany

Install Epiphany by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0) \
            --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome/2.30.2 \
            --localstatedir=/var/lib \
            --mandir=$(pkg-config \
                --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0)/share/man \
            --with-ca-file=/etc/ssl/ca-bundle.crt &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

A D-BUS service script was installed in the previous step. If the $GNOME_PREFIX is anything other than /usr, as the root user you should add the $GNOME_PREFIX/share/dbus-1/services directory to the local session configuration as described in the D-BUS-1.4.16 configuration section.

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.

--localstatedir=/var/lib: This parameter is used so that all ScrollKeeper files are installed in, and the ScrollKeeper database is properly updated in /var/lib/scrollkeeper instead of some files being installed in $GNOME_PREFIX/var/scrollkeeper.

--mandir=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0)/share/man: This parameter causes the man.(X) files to be installed in $GNOME_PREFIX/share/man/man(X) instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/man/man(X).

--disable-scrollkeeper: Use this option if you wish to disable the updates to the scrollkeeper database.

--enable-gtk-doc: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Program: epiphany
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: $GNOME_PREFIX/{include/epiphany/2.30/epiphany, share/{epiphany/{art,glade,icons/hicolor/{16x16/{actions,places,status}, 22x22/{actions,places,status},24x24/{actions,places,status}, 32x32/{actions,status},48x48/status,scalable/{actions,status}}}, gnome/help/epiphany/*,gtk-doc/html/epiphany, icons/LowContrastLargePrint/48x48/apps,omf/epiphany}}

Short Descriptions

epiphany

is a GNOME web browser based on the WebKit rendering engine.

Last updated on 2010-08-16 12:59:47 +0000