Beyond Linux From Scratch - Version 6.2.0

Chapter 32. GNOME Additional Packages

GNOME Media-2.14.2

Introduction to GNOME Media

The GNOME Media package contains GNOME's media applications.

Package Information

GNOME Media Dependencies

Required

Nautilus CD Burner-2.14.3

Recommended

GStreamer Good Plug-ins-0.10.4 (required for the mixer and recorder to work)

Optional

intltool-0.34.2, an MTA (that provides a sendmail command), and DocBook-utils-0.6.14

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gnome-media

Installation of GNOME Media

Install GNOME Media by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0) \
            --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome/2.14.3 \
            --localstatedir=/var/lib \
            --libexecdir=$(pkg-config \
                --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0)/lib/gnome-media &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--prefix=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0): Setting the prefix using this parameter instead of with $GNOME_PREFIX will ensure that the prefix is consistent with the installation environment and the package will be installed in the correct location.

--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome/2.14.3: This parameter causes the configuration files to be installed in /etc/gnome/2.14.3 instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/etc. Additionally (if applicable), the parameter ensures that the GConf-2 database is correctly updated.

--localstatedir=/var/lib: This parameter is used so that all ScrollKeeper files are installed in, and the ScrollKeeper database is properly updated in /var/lib/scrollkeeper instead of some files being installed in $GNOME_PREFIX/var/scrollkeeper.

--libexecdir=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0)/lib/gnome-media: This parameter causes the libexec files to be installed in the preferred location of $GNOME_PREFIX/lib/gnome-media instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/libexec.

Contents

Installed Programs: CDDBSlave2, cddb-slave2-properties, cddb-track-editor, gnome-audio-profiles-properties, gnome-cd, gnome-sound-recorder, gnome-volume-control, gstreamer-properties and vumeter
Installed Libraries: libcddb-slave2.{so,a}, libgnome-media-profiles.{so,a} and a libgnome-media-profiles.{so,a} Glade library
Installed Directories: The following subdirectories of $GNOME_PREFIX/: include/{cddb-slave2,gnome-media}, lib/gnome-media, share/{gnome-{media,sound-recorder}, gnome/help/{gnome-{cd, sound-recorder, volume-control}, grecord, gstreamer-properties}, gstreamer-properties, omf/gnome-media, pixmaps/gnome-{cd, media}}

Short Descriptions

gnome-cd

is GNOME's CD Player.

gnome-sound-recorder

is GNOME's recorder.

gnome-volume-control

is GNOME's mixer with volume applet.

gstreamer-properties

is a GUI front-end to GStreamer's audio/video input/output parameters.

vumeter

is a visual volume meter.

Last updated on 2006-09-23 10:08:58 -0500