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

Chapter 33. GNOME Additional Packages

GNOME Utilities-2.30.0

Introduction to GNOME Utilities

The GNOME Utilities package contains a collection of small applications designed to make your life a little easier.

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

Package Information

GNOME Utilities Dependencies

Required

GNOME Panel-2.30.2 and LibGTop-2.28.1

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.18 and Rarian-0.8.1

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

Installation of GNOME Utilities

Install GNOME Utilities 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-utils \
            --mandir=$(pkg-config \
                --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0)/share/man &&
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/bonobo: This parameter causes the libexec files to be installed in the preferred location of $GNOME_PREFIX/lib/gnome-utils instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/libexec.

--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).

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

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

Contents

Installed Programs: baobab, gnome-dictionary, gnome-screenshot, gnome-search-tool, gnome-system-log, and gnome-dictionary-applet
Installed Library: libgdict-1.0.{so,a}
Installed Directories: $GNOME_PREFIX/{include/gdict-1.0/gdict, lib/gnome-utils,share/{baobab/pixmaps,gdict-1.0/sources, gnome-dictionary,gnome-screenshot,gnome-utils,gnome/help/{baobab/*, gnome-dictionary/*,gnome-search-tool/*,gnome-system-log/*}, gtk-doc/html/gdict,omf/{baobab,gnome-dictionary,gnome-search-tool, gnome-system-log},pixmaps/gsearchtool}}

Short Descriptions

baobab

is a graphical tool to analyse disk usage.

gnome-dictionary

allows you to look up definitions and spelling of words.

gnome-screenshot

is used to capture the contents of the current desktop as a graphics formatted file.

gnome-search-tool

allows you to search for files on your system using simple and advanced search options.

gnome-system-log

allows you to monitor and view system log files.

libgdict-1.0.{so,a}

contains the GNOME dictionary API functions.

Last updated on 2010-08-21 09:22:00 +0000