libnotify-0.4.5

Introduction to libnotify

The libnotify library is used to send desktop notifications to a notification daemon, as defined in the Desktop Notifications spec. These notifications can be used to inform the user about an event or display some form of information without getting in the user's way.

Package Information

libnotify Dependencies

Required

gtk+-2.24.8 and D-Bus GLib Bindings-0.98

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

Installation of libnotify

Install libnotify by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user:

make install

Contents

Installed Program: notify-send
Installed Library: libnotify.{so,a}
Installed Directory: /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libnotify

Short Descriptions

notify-send

is a command to send notifications.

libnotify.{so,a}

contains the notify API functions.

Last updated on 2010-05-25 12:16:22 +0000