Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 11.3

Chapter 37. LXDE Desktop

menu-cache-1.1.0

Introduction to Menu Cache

The Menu Cache package contains a library for creating and utilizing caches to speed up the manipulation for freedesktop.org defined application menus.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 11.3 platform.

Package Information

Additional Downloads

Menu Cache Dependencies

Required

libfm-extra-1.3.2

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.33.2 and xdg-utils-1.1.3

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/menu-cache

Installation of Menu Cache

First fix a memory leak and “multiple definitions” issues: 

patch -Np1 -i ../menu-cache-1.1.0-consolidated_fixes-1.patch

Install Menu Cache by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr    \
            --disable-static &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

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

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libmenu-cache.so
Installed Directories: /usr/{include,libexec,share/gtk-doc/html}/menu-cache

Short Descriptions

libmenu-cache.so

contains the menu-cache API functions