gcalctool-5.9.14

Introduction to gcalctool

gcalctool is a powerful graphical calculator with financial, logical and scientific modes. It uses a multiple precision package to do its arithmetic to give a high degree of accuracy.

Package Information

gcalctool Dependencies

Required

libgnomeui-2.18.1 and GNOME Doc Utils-0.10.3

Optional

intltool-0.35.5

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gcalctool

Installation of gcalctool

Install gcalctool by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0) \
            --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome/2.18.3 \
            --localstatedir=/var/lib \
            --mandir=$(pkg-config \
                --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0)/share/man &&
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/2.18.3: This parameter causes the configuration files to be installed in /etc/gnome/2.18.3 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.

--mandir=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0)/share/man: This parameter causes the man.(X) files to be installed in $GNOME_PREFIX/share/man/man(X) instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/man/man(X).

Contents

Installed Programs: gcalctool and gnome-calculator
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: $GNOME_PREFIX/share/{gnome/help/, omf/}gcalctool

Short Descriptions

gcalctool

is a desktop calculator for GNOME.

gnome-calculator

is a symlink to the gcalctool program.

Last updated on 2008-03-13 19:38:41 -0500