source: general/sysutils/blocaled.xml@ 2126b9e

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<!ENTITY blocaled-download-http "https://github.com/pierre-labastie/blocaled/releases/download/v&blocaled-version;/blocaled-&blocaled-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY blocaled-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY blocaled-md5sum        "2b47923594d9f7564b51651e2433b9e1">
  <!ENTITY blocaled-size          "256 KB">
  <!ENTITY blocaled-buildsize     "3.8 MB">
  <!ENTITY blocaled-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="blocaled" revision="sysv" xreflabel="blocaled-&blocaled-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="blocaled.html"?>

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  <title>blocaled-&blocaled-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="blocaled">
    <primary sortas="a-blocaled">blocaled</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <!--Required section-->
  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to blocaled</title>

    <para>
      <application>blocaled</application> is an implementation of the
      <emphasis>org.freedesktop.locale1</emphasis> D&ndash;Bus protocol,
      which normally comes with <application>systemd</application>. It is
      needed by the <application>GNOME</application> desktop.
    </para>

    &lfs90_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&blocaled-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (FTP): <ulink url="&blocaled-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &blocaled-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size: &blocaled-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &blocaled-buildsize;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated build time: &blocaled-time;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">blocaled Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required">
      <xref linkend="polkit"/> and
      <xref linkend="libdaemon"/>
    </para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
      User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/blocaled"/>
    </para>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of blocaled</title>

    <para>
      Install <application>blocaled</application> by running the following
      commands:
    </para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
    </para>

    <para>
      Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
    </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="configuration">
    <title>Configuring blocaled</title>

    <sect3 id="blocaled-config">
      <title>Config Files</title>
      <para>
        <filename>/etc/blocaled.conf</filename>
      </para>

      <indexterm zone="blocaled blocaled-config">
        <primary
        sortas="e-etc-blocaled.conf">/etc/blocaled.conf</primary>
      </indexterm>
    </sect3>

    <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>

      <para>
        <filename>/etc/blocaled.conf</filename> contains the location of
        the settings files used by <application>blocaled</application>. The
        defaults are suitable for BLFS. Information about the entries is
        available as comments in the file.
      </para>

      <para>
        The <emphasis>org.freedesktop.locale1</emphasis> protocol is
        unable to export locale variables. Locale settings are stored
        by default in <filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename>. We need to
        retrieve them in the bash profile. As the <systemitem class="username">
        root</systemitem> user, issue:
      </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/profile.d/i18n.sh &lt;&lt; "EOF"
<literal># Begin /etc/profile.d/i18n.sh

if [ -r /etc/locale.conf ]; then source /etc/locale.conf; fi

if [ -n "$LANG" ];              then export LANG; fi
if [ -n "$LC_TYPE" ];           then export LC_TYPE; fi
if [ -n "$LC_NUMERIC" ];        then export LC_NUMERIC; fi
if [ -n "$LC_TIME" ];           then export LC_TIME; fi
if [ -n "$LC_COLLATE" ];        then export LC_COLLATE; fi
if [ -n "$LC_MONETARY" ];       then export LC_MONETARY; fi
if [ -n "$LC_MESSAGES" ];       then export LC_MESSAGES; fi
if [ -n "$LC_PAPER" ];          then export LC_PAPER; fi
if [ -n "$LC_NAME" ];           then export LC_NAME; fi
if [ -n "$LC_ADDRESS" ];        then export LC_ADDRESS; fi
if [ -n "$LC_TELEPHONE" ];      then export LC_TELEPHONE; fi
if [ -n "$LC_MEASUREMENT" ];    then export LC_MEASUREMENT; fi
if [ -n "$LC_IDENTIFICATION" ]; then export LC_IDENTIFICATION; fi

# End /etc/profile.d/i18n.sh</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>

      <para>
        Then the <filename>/etc/locale</filename> file should be generated,
        as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
      </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/locale.conf &lt;&lt; EOF
<literal># Begin /etc/locale.conf

LANG=$LANG

# End /etc/locale.conf</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>

    </sect3>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>
          blocaled (in <filename class="directory">/usr/libexec</filename>)
        </seg>
        <seg>
          None
        </seg>
        <seg>
          /usr/share/blocaled
        </seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="blocaled-prog">
        <term><command>blocaled</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is the daemon implementing the
            <emphasis>org.freedesktop.locale1</emphasis> D&ndash;Bus protocol
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="blocaled blocaled-prog">
            <primary sortas="b-blocaled">blocaled</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </sect2>
</sect1>