Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd edition) - Version 2019-02-16

Chapter 33.  GNOME Libraries and Desktop

Tracker-2.1.7

Introduction to Tracker

Tracker is the file indexing and search provider used in the GNOME desktop environment.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.3 platform.

Package Information

Tracker Dependencies

Required

JSON-GLib-1.4.4, libseccomp-2.3.3, libsoup-2.64.2, and Vala-0.42.5

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.58.3, ICU-63.1, NetworkManager-1.14.4, SQLite-3.27.1, and UPower-0.99.9

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.29, Python-2.7.15 (for the “functional” tests), and Snowball

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/tracker

Installation of Tracker

Install Tracker by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr     \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --with-session-bus-services-dir=/usr/share/dbus-1/services &&
make

To test the results, issue: make -k check. The tests should be run from a graphical session. Several tests may output an error if tracker is not already installed.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-session-bus-services-dir=/usr/share/dbus-1/services: This switch defines the location of the dbus-1.12.12 service directory.

--enable-gtk-doc: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Programs: tracker
Installed Library: libtracker-control.so, libtracker-miner.so, and libtracker-sparql.so
Installed Directories: /usr/{include,lib}/tracker-2.0, /usr/share/tracker, and /usr/share/gtk-doc/libtracker-{control,miner,sparql}

Short Descriptions

tracker

is a control program for the indexer.

libtracker-control.so

contains control and monitoring functions for miners.

libtracker-miner.so

contains data mining functions.

libtracker-sparql.so

contains resource management and database functions.

Last updated on 2019-02-06 13:00:07 -0600