Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 11.2

Chapter 6. Editors

Gedit-42.2

Introduction to Gedit

The Gedit package contains a lightweight UTF-8 text editor for the GNOME Desktop.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-11.2 platform.

Package Information

Gedit Dependencies

Required

git-2.37.2, gsettings-desktop-schemas-42.0, gtksourceview4-4.8.3, itstool-2.0.7, and libpeas-1.32.0

Recommended

gspell-1.10.0, Gvfs-1.50.2 (runtime), ISO Codes-4.11.0, and PyGObject-3.42.2 (Python 3 module)

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.33.2, Vala-0.56.2, and zeitgeist

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gedit

Installation of Gedit

Install Gedit by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release .. &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install
[Note]

Note

If you installed the package to your system using a “DESTDIR” method, /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/gschemas.compiled was not updated/created. Create (or update) the file using the following command as the root user: 

glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas

Command Explanations

--buildtype=release: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

-Duser_documentation=false: This switch disables generating the user documentation. Omit this switch if you have GTK-Doc-1.33.2 installed and wish to generate the user documentation.

-Dgtk_doc=true: Use this option to build the reference manual (needs GTK-Doc-1.33.2).

Contents

Installed Program: gedit
Installed Libraries: libgedit-41.0.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gedit-41 and /usr/{lib,share,share/gtk-doc/html,share/help/*}/gedit

Short Descriptions

gedit

is a lightweight text editor integrated with the GNOME Desktop