Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 10.0

Chapter 9. General Libraries

libwacom-1.4.1

Introduction to libwacom

The libwacom package contains a library used to identify wacom tablets and their model-specific features.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-10.0 platform.

Package Information

libwacom Dependencies

Required

libgudev-233

Recommended

libxml2-2.9.10

Optional

Doxygen-1.8.19, git-2.28.0, GTK+-2.24.32, and librsvg-2.48.8

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

Installation of libwacom

Install libwacom by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson --prefix=/usr -Dudev-dir=/lib/udev .. &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

-Dudev-dir=/lib/udev: This parameter sets the proper installation directory for udev rules.

Contents

Installed Programs: libwacom-list-local-devices
Installed Libraries: libwacom.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/libwacom-1.0 and /usr/share/libwacom

Short Descriptions

libwacom-list-local-devices

lists tablet devices that are connected to the system.

libwacom.so

contains functions used for accessing Wacom information.

Last updated on 2020-08-16 21:26:53 -0700