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

Chapter 38. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

libcanberra-0.18

Introduction to libcanberra

The libcanberra is an implementation of the XDG Sound Theme and Name Specifications, for generating event sounds on free desktops, such as GNOME.

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

Package Information

libcanberra Dependencies

Required

libvorbis-1.3.2

Optional

ALSA Library-1.0.24.1, GStreamer-0.10.25, gtk+-2.24.8, PulseAudio-0.9.23, Xorg Protocol Headers, and tdb

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

Installation of libcanberra

Install libcanberra by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \
    --with-gconf-schema-file-dir=/etc/gnome/2.30.2/gconf/schemas &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-gconf-schema-file-dir=/etc/gnome/2.30.2/gconf/schemas: Omit this parameter if you are not installing libcanberra for a GNOME-2 installation.

Contents

Installed Programs: canberra-gtk-play
Installed Libraries: libcanberra-gtk.so, libcanberra.so, libcanberra-multi.so, libcanberra-null.so, libcanberra-oss.so, and libcanberra-gtk-module.so
Installed Directories: /usr/{lib/libcanberra-0.12,share/{doc/libcanberra, gtk-doc/html/libcanberra}}

Short Descriptions

canberra-gtk-play

is an application for playing sound events.

libcanberra-gtk.so

contains Gtk+ libcanberra bindings functions.

libcanberra.so

contains general libcanberra API functions.

libcanberra-multi.so

is a multi backend.

libcanberra-null.so

is a null backend.

libcanberra-oss.so

is an oss backend.

libcanberra-gtk-module.so

contains Gtk+ module functions.

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