source: gnome/core/scrollkeeper.xml@ dc2f5ad

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<!ENTITY scrollkeeper-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/scrollkeeper/0.3/scrollkeeper-&scrollkeeper-version;.tar.bz2">
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<!ENTITY scrollkeeper-size "534 KB">
<!ENTITY scrollkeeper-buildsize "11.8 MB">
<!ENTITY scrollkeeper-time "0.15 SBU">
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<sect1 id="scrollkeeper" xreflabel="ScrollKeeper-&scrollkeeper-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="scrollkeeper.html"?>
<title>ScrollKeeper-&scrollkeeper-version;</title>

<sect2>

<title>Introduction to <application>ScrollKeeper</application></title>

<para>The <application>ScrollKeeper</application> package contains a 
cataloging system for documentation. This is useful for managing documentation 
metadata and providing an <acronym>API</acronym> to help browsers find, sort 
and search the document catalog.</para>

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

<sect3><title><application>ScrollKeeper</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="intltool"/>, 
<xref linkend="libxslt"/> and 
<xref linkend="DocBook"/></para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

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

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

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \
    --localstatedir=/var --disable-static \
    --with-omfdirs=/usr/share/omf:/opt/gnome/share/omf:\
/opt/kde-&kde-version;/share/omf:/opt/gnome-&gnome-version;/share/omf &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

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

<para><parameter>--sysconfdir=/etc</parameter>: This switch puts the 
configuration files in <filename class="directory">/etc</filename> instead of 
<filename class='directory'>/usr/etc</filename>.</para>

<para><parameter>--localstatedir=/var</parameter>: This switch puts
<application>ScrollKeeper</application>'s database directory in
<filename class="directory">/var/lib/scrollkeeper</filename>.</para>

<para><option>--disable-static</option>: This switch prevents
the static library from being built.</para>

<para><parameter>--omfdirs=...</parameter>: This switch defines the locations 
of <filename>OMF</filename> files for <application>ScrollKeeper</application>. 
This information is stored in <filename>/etc/scrollkeeper.conf</filename> and 
can be updated manually, if necessary.</para>
</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application>ScrollKeeper</application></title>

<sect3><title>Config files</title>
<para><filename>/etc/scrollkeeper.conf</filename></para>
</sect3>

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

<para>The configuration file sets the <envar>OMF_DIR</envar> variable to the 
location of all of the <filename class="directory">omf</filename> directories 
in the system. This was set in the <command>configure</command> command so no 
futher action is needed until another <filename>OMF</filename> file is 
created.</para>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>ScrollKeeper</application> package contains the 
<filename class="libraryfile">libscrollkeeper</filename> library, utility 
programs and scripts.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title><application>ScrollKeeper</application> library</title>
<para>The <filename class="libraryfile">libscrollkeeper</filename> library 
provides the <acronym>API</acronym> necessary for help browsers to interact 
with documentation written to utilize 
<application>ScrollKeeper</application>.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>Utility programs and scripts</title>
<para>The utility programs and scripts are for performing installation, 
building, getting and updating table of contents files.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>