Beyond Linux From Scratch - Version 6.1

Chapter 8. General Libraries

GLib-2.6.4

Introduction to GLib

The glib package contains a low-level core library. This is useful for providing data structure handling for C, portability wrappers and interfaces for such runtime functionality as an event loop, threads, dynamic loading, and an object system.

Package Information

Glib Dependencies

Required

pkg-config-0.19

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.3

Installation of GLib

Install glib by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

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

Contents

Installed Programs: glib-genmarshal, glib-gettextize, glib-mkenums, and gobject-query
Installed Libraries: libglib-2.0.so, libgobject-2.0.so, libgmodule-2.0.so, and libgthread-2.0.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/glib-2.0, /usr/lib/glib-2.0, /usr/share/glib-2.0, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/glib, and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gobject

Short Descriptions

glib-genmarshal

is a C code marshaller generation utility for GLib closures.

glib-gettextize

is a variant of the gettext internationalization utility.

glib-mkenums

is a C language enum description generation utility.

gobject-query

is a small utility that draws a tree of types.

GLib libraries

contain a low-level core library for the GIMP Toolkit.

Last updated on 2005-08-01 13:29:19 -0600