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

Chapter 33. GNOME Additional Packages

gnome-disk-utility-2.30.1

Introduction to gnome-disk-utility

The gnome-disk-utility package provides libraries and applications for dealing with storage devices.

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

Package Information

gnome-disk-utility Dependencies

Required

avahi-0.6.25, GNOME Doc Utils-0.20.2, libnotify-0.4.5, libunique-1.1.6, Rarian-0.8.1, udisks-1.0.1, and which-2.20

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.18, libgnome-keyring-2.30.1, and Nautilus-2.30.1

Optional (Runtime)

Eject-2.1.5

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gnome-disk-utility

Installation of gnome-disk-utility

Install gnome-disk-utility 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/gnome-disk-utility \
            --disable-gtk-doc &&
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.

--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.

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

--disable-gtk-doc: This parameter disables gtk-doc building the documentation. Remove it if you have gtk-doc installed.

Contents

Installed Programs: palimpsest, gdu-format-tool, and gdu-notification-daemon
Installed Libraries: libgdu.{so,a}, libgdu-gtk.{so,a}, and libnautilus-gdu.{so,a}
Installed Directories: $GNOME_PREFIX/{include/gnome-disk-utility/gdu-gtk, lib/gnome-disk-utility,share/{gnome/help/palimpsest/*, gtk-doc/html/gnome-disk-utility,omf/palimpsest}}

Short Descriptions

palimpsest

is a tool to manage disk drives and media.

libgdu.{so,a}

contains the gnome-disk-utility API functions.

libgdu-gtk.{so,a}

library provides standard GTK+ dialogs for handling media operations.

libnautilus-gdu.{so,a}

is a nautilus extension.

Last updated on 2010-08-19 13:00:55 +0000