source: gnome/core/libgnome.xml@ fdca4266

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<!ENTITY libgnome-download-http "http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libgnome/2.6/libgnome-&libgnome-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY libgnome-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libgnome/2.6/libgnome-&libgnome-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY libgnome-size "1.0 MB">
<!ENTITY libgnome-buildsize "15.3 MB">
<!ENTITY libgnome-time "0.32 SBU">

]>

<sect1 id="libgnome" xreflabel="libgnome-&libgnome-version;">
<?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 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"/>
</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para>
<xref linkend="esound"/> and
<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` \
    --libexecdir=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0`/sbin \
    --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome --disable-gtk-doc &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

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

<para><parameter>--libexecdir=`pkg-config --variable=prefix
ORBit-2.0`/sbin</parameter>: This switch puts libexec files in
<filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/sbin</filename> instead of
<filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/libexec</filename>.</para>

<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><option>--disable-gtk-doc</option>: This switch prevents
the rebuilding of documentation during the <command>make</command> command.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

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

</sect1>