source: gnome/otherlibs/gnome-libs.xml@ 0a7c3921

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  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY gnome-libs-download-http "&gnome-download-http;/gnome-libs/1.4/gnome-libs-&gnome-libs-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY gnome-libs-download-ftp  "&gnome-download-ftp;/gnome-libs/1.4/gnome-libs-&gnome-libs-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY gnome-libs-md5sum        "6111e91b143a90afb30f7a8c1e6cbbd6">
  <!ENTITY gnome-libs-size          "2.8 MB">
  <!ENTITY gnome-libs-buildsize     "70 MB">
  <!ENTITY gnome-libs-time          "1.4 SBU">
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<sect1 id="gnome-libs" xreflabel="GNOME Libraries-&gnome-libs-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="gnome-libs.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
    <keywordset>
      <keyword role="package">gnome-libs-&gnome-libs-version;.tar</keyword>
      <keyword role="ftpdir">gnome-libs</keyword>
    </keywordset>
  </sect1info>

  <title>GNOME Libraries-&gnome-libs-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="gnome-libs">
    <primary sortas="a-GNOME-Libraries">GNOME Libraries</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to GNOME Libraries</title>

    <para>The <application>GNOME Libraries</application> package contains
    the <application>GNOME</application> libraries. This is useful as a
    foundation for the <application>GNOME</application> Desktop and
    applications.</para>

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

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Required patch: <ulink
        url="&patch-root;/gnome-libs-&gnome-libs-version;-gcc4-1.patch"/></para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">GNOME Libraries Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required"><xref linkend="ORBit"/>,
    <xref linkend="GTK"/>, and
    <xref linkend="imlib"/></para>
    <!-- <xref linkend="db"/> -->

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional"><xref linkend="audiofile"/>,
    <xref linkend="esound"/>, and
    <xref linkend="gtk-doc"/></para>

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

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of GNOME Libraries</title>

    <para>The installation process expects a
    <systemitem class='groupname'>games</systemitem> group to exist on the
    system. If you have not previously created this group, issue the following
    command as the <systemitem class='username'>root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role='root'><userinput>groupadd -g 60 games</userinput></screen>

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

<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../gnome-libs-&gnome-libs-version;-gcc4-1.patch &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/opt/gnome-1.4 --disable-gtk-doc &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 GNOME Libraries</title>

    <sect3 id="gnome-libs-config">
      <title>Config Files</title>

      <para><filename>/opt/gnome-1.4/etc/mime-magic</filename>,
      <filename>/opt/gnome-1.4/etc/paper.config</filename>,
      <filename>/opt/gnome-1.4/etc/sound/events/gnome.soundlist</filename> and
      <filename>/opt/gnome-1.4/etc/sound/events/gtk-events.soundlist</filename></para>

      <indexterm zone="gnome-libs gnome-libs-config">
        <primary sortas="e-opt-gnome-etc-mime-magic">
        /opt/gnome-1.4/etc/mime-magic</primary>
      </indexterm>

      <indexterm zone="gnome-libs gnome-libs-config">
        <primary sortas="e-opt-gnome-etc-paper.config">
        /opt/gnome-1.4/etc/paper.config</primary>
      </indexterm>

      <indexterm zone="gnome-libs gnome-libs-config">
        <primary sortas="e-opt-gnome-etc-sound-events-gnome.soundlist">
        /opt/.../gnome.soundlist</primary>
      </indexterm>

      <indexterm zone="gnome-libs gnome-libs-config">
        <primary sortas="e-opt-gnome-etc-sound-events-gtk-events.soundlist">
        /opt/.../gtk-events.soundlist</primary>
      </indexterm>

    </sect3>

  </sect2>

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

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>dns-helper, gconfigger, gnome-bug, gnome-config,
        gnome-dump-metadata, gnome-gen-mimedb, gnome-moz-remote,
        gnome-name-service, gnome-pty-helper, gnome_segv, goad-browser,
        libart-config, loadshlib and new-object</seg>
        <seg>libart_lgpl.{so,a}, libgnome.{so,a}, libgnomeui.{so,a},
        libgnomesupport.{so,a}, libgnorba.{so,a}, libgnorbagtk.{so,a},
        libgtkxmhtml.{so,a}, and libzvt.{so,a}</seg>
        <seg>/opt/gnome-1.4/doc,
        /opt/gnome-1.4/etc/sound,
        /opt/gnome-1.4/include/gnome-1.0,
        /opt/gnome-1.4/lib/gnome-libs,
        /opt/gnome-1.4/share/gnome,
        /opt/gnome-1.4/share/gtk-doc/html/libart,
        /opt/gnome-1.4/share/mime-info,
        /opt/gnome-1.4/share/pixmaps,
        /opt/gnome-1.4/share/type-convert and
        /opt/gnome-1.4/var</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

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

      <varlistentry id="libart_lgpl1">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libart_lgpl.{so,a}</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is the LGPL component of <application>libart</application>.</para>
          <indexterm zone="gnome-libs libart_lgpl1">
            <primary sortas="c-libart_lgpl">libart_lgpl.{so,a}</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libgnome1">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libgnome.{so,a}</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is the non-GUI part of the <application>GNOME</application>
          library.</para>
          <indexterm zone="gnome-libs libgnome1">
            <primary sortas="c-libgnome">libgnome.{so,a}</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libgnomeui1">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libgnomeui.{so,a}</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is the GUI part of the <application>GNOME</application>
          library.</para>
          <indexterm zone="gnome-libs libgnomeui1">
            <primary sortas="c-libgnomeui">libgnomeui.{so,a}</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libgnorbagtk1">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libgnorbagtk.{so,a}</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is the <application>GNOME</application>
          <application>CORBA</application> <application>GTK</application>
          framework.</para>
          <indexterm zone="gnome-libs libgnorbagtk1">
            <primary sortas="c-libgnorbagtk">libgnorbagtk.{so,a}</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libzvt1">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libzvt.{so,a}</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>provides the functions necessary to emulate
          <command>xterm</command>.</para>
          <indexterm zone="gnome-libs libzvt1">
            <primary sortas="c-libzvt">libzvt.{so,a}</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>