Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.0

Chapter 37. LXDE Desktop

libfm-1.3.2

Introduction to libfm

The libfm package contains a library used to develop file managers providing some file management utilities.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.0 platform.

Package Information

libfm Dependencies

Required

GTK+-2.24.33 or GTK+-3.24.38 (GTK+-2 recommended since LXDE GTK+-3 support is still experimental), and menu-cache-1.1.0

Recommended

libexif-0.6.24, Vala-0.56.11, and lxmenu-data-0.1.5

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.33.2, dbus-glib-0.112 and Gvfs-1.50.6 or udisks (for volume management - experimental)

Installation of libfm

Install libfm by running the following commands: 

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

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-gtk=3: This option selects the version of gtk+ to use. The default is gtk+-2.

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

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

Contents

Installed Program: libfm-pref-apps and lxshortcut
Installed Libraries: libfm.so, libfm-extra.so and libfm-gtk.so
Installed Directories: /etc/xdg/libfm, /usr/lib/libfm, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libfm and /usr/share/libfm

Short Descriptions

libfm-pref-apps

sets preferred applications for programs based on libfm

lxshortcut

is a small program used to edit application shortcuts

libfm.so

contains the libfm API functions