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

Chapter 33. GNOME Additional Packages

GNOME Media-2.30.0

Introduction to GNOME Media

The GNOME Media package contains GNOME's media applications.

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

Package Information

GNOME Media Dependencies

Required

GConf-2.28.1, GNOME Doc Utils-0.20.2 GStreamer-0.10.25, gtk+-2.24.8, and which-2.20

Optional

GStreamer Base Plug-ins-0.10.25 (required to build the sound mixer and recorder), libcanberra-0.18, libunique-1.1.6, PulseAudio-0.9.23, and Rarian-0.8.1

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

Installation of GNOME Media

Install GNOME Media by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0) \
            --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome/2.30.2 \
            --localstatedir=/var/lib \
            --libexecdir=$(pkg-config \
                --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0)/lib/gnome-media &&
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-media: This parameter causes the libexec files to be installed in the preferred location of $GNOME_PREFIX/lib/gnome-media instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/libexec.

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

Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-audio-profiles-properties, gnome-sound-recorder, gnome-volume-control, and gstreamer-properties
Installed Libraries: libgnome-media-profiles.{so,a}
Installed Directories: $GNOME_PREFIX/{include/gnome-media/profiles, share/{gnome-media/{pixmaps,sounds},gnome-sound-recorder/ui, gnome/help/{gnome-audio-profiles/*,gnome-sound-recorder/*, gnome-volume-control/*,gstreamer-properties/*}, gstreamer-properties/icons,omf/{gnome-audio-profiles, gnome-sound-recorder,gnome-volume-control,gstreamer-properties}, sounds/gnome/default/alerts}}

Short Descriptions

gnome-sound-recorder

is GNOME's recorder.

gnome-volume-control

is GNOME's mixer with volume applet.

gstreamer-properties

is a GUI front-end to GStreamer's audio/video input/output parameters.

Last updated on 2011-12-13 00:02:58 +0000