source: gnome/core/libgnome.xml@ 48a0d2b

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<!ENTITY libgnome-size "871 KB">
<!ENTITY libgnome-buildsize "18 MB">
<!ENTITY libgnome-time "0.2 SBU">
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<sect1 id="libgnome" xreflabel="libgnome-&libgnome-version;">
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<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
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<?dbhtml filename="libgnome.html"?>
<title>libgnome-&libgnome-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to libgnome</title>

<para>The <application>libgnome</application> package contains the
<filename class="libraryfile">libgnome</filename> library.</para>

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

<sect3><title><application>libgnome</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="gnome-vfs"/> and <xref linkend="esound"/></para>
</sect4>

<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="gtk-doc"/></para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>libgnome</application></title>

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

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0` \
    --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome --localstatedir=/var/lib &amp;&amp;
make</command></userinput></screen>

<para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>

<para>Now, as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><parameter>--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome</parameter>: This switch
puts configuration files in <filename class="directory">/etc/gnome</filename> 
instead of <filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/etc</filename>.</para>

<para><parameter>--localstatedir=/var/lib</parameter>: This switch sets 
<envar>LIBGNOME_LOCALSTATEDIR</envar> to 
<filename class='directory'>/var/lib</filename> instead of 
<filename class='directory'>$GNOME_PREFIX/var</filename> to syncronize with
the <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Games</application> installation 
and properly record high scores in 
<filename class='directory'>/var/lib/games</filename>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>libgnome</application> package contains 
<command>gnome-open</command>, 
<filename class="libraryfile">libgnome</filename> and 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libmoniker_extra_2</filename> libraries.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>libgnome libraries</title>
<para><filename class="libraryfile">libgnome</filename> libraries are the
non-<acronym>GUI</acronym> portion of the
<application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application> libraries.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

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