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

Chapter 32. GNOME Core Packages

VTE-0.24.2

Introduction to VTE

The VTE package contains a termcap file implementation for terminal emulators.

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

Package Information

VTE Dependencies

Required

GLib-2.30.1 , gtk+-2.24.8, and intltool-0.50.0

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.18 and PyGTK-2.17.0 (including the gtk module)

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

Installation of VTE

Install VTE by running the following commands: 

sed -i 's%\\177:%&kh=\\EOH:@7=\\EOF:%' termcaps/xterm &&
./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --libexecdir=/usr/lib/vte &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

sed -i ... termcaps/xterm: The Home and End keys are broken in the xterm termcap file. This sed command fixes them.

--libexecdir=/usr/lib/vte: This parameter causes the libexec files to be installed in the preferred location of /usr/lib/vte instead of /usr/libexec.

--with-glX: This parameter can be passed to the configure script to enable additional drawing methods in the VTE library.

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

Contents

Installed Programs: vte, decset, gnome-pty-helper, interpret, osc, slowcat, and window
Installed Libraries: libvte.{so,a} and the vtemodule.{so,a} Python module
Installed Directories: /usr/{include/vte,lib/vte,share/{gtk-doc/html/vte,vte/termcap}}

Short Descriptions

vte

is a test application for the VTE libraries.

libvte.{so,a}

is a library which implements a terminal emulator widget for GTK+.

Last updated on 2010-08-14 06:11:04 +0000