Pango-1.4.0

Introduction to Pango

The Pango package contains the libpango library. This is useful for the layout and rendering of text.

Package information

Pango dependencies

Required

GLib-2.4.1

Installation of Pango

In order for Pango to find Xft, the PKG_CONFIG_PATH must include /usr/X11R6/lib/pkgconfig. This is a good time to add it if you haven't already. You can utilize the example for X.sh to create a script for modifying this variable located in the section The Bash Shell Startup Files.

Install Pango by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc &&
make &&
make install

Command explanations

--sysconfdir=/etc: This switch installs the configuration files into /etc instead of /usr/etc.

--enable-gtk-doc: This switch will rebuild the API documentation during the make command.

Contents

The Pango package contains libpango libraries.

Description

Pango libraries

Pango libraries contain low level layout rendering routines, a high level driver for laying out entire blocks of text, and routines to assist in editing internationalized text.