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

Chapter 25. Graphical Environment Libraries

Amtk-5.6.1

Introduction to Amtk

The Amtk package contains a basic GTKUIManager replacement based on GAction.

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

Package Information

Amtk Dependencies

Required

GTK+-3.24.36

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.33.2 (for documentation) and Valgrind-3.20.0

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

Installation of Amtk

Install Amtk by running the following commands: 

mkdir amtk-build &&
cd    amtk-build &&

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

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

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

-Dgtk_doc=false: This switch prevents the build system from generating and installing the API documentation. Omit this switch if you have GTK-Doc-1.33.2 installed and wish to generate and install the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libamtk-5.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/amtk-5 and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/amtk-5.0

Short Descriptions

libamtk-5.so

provides a basic GTKUIManager replacement API based on GAction