Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 6.3

Chapter 29. GNOME Core Packages

Yelp-2.18.1

Introduction to Yelp

The Yelp package contains the help browser. This is useful for viewing help files.

Package Information

Yelp Dependencies

Required

libgnomeui-2.18.1, startup-notification-0.9, GNOME Doc Utils-0.10.3, and a mozilla.org Gecko layout engine (SeaMonkey-1.1.9 or Firefox-2.0.0.15 or Thunderbird-2.0.0.12 or Mozilla)

Optional

Beagle

[Note]

Note

The Yelp package is not required for a functional GNOME desktop. Note, however, that without Yelp you will not be able to view the built-in Help provided by core GNOME and many of the support applications. This is mentioned here because you may not wish to install a Gecko layout engine. Without a Gecko layout engine you will have no graphical browser capability as the default GNOME browser, Epiphany-2.18.3, also requires a Gecko layout engine.

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

Installation of Yelp

Install Yelp by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0) \
            --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome/2.18.3 \
            --localstatedir=/var/lib \
            --enable-cpp-rtti &&
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.

Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-help and yelp
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directory: $GNOME_PREFIX/share/yelp

Short Descriptions

gnome-help

is a symbolic link to yelp.

yelp

is the GNOME help browser.

Last updated on 2007-07-27 13:49:21 -0500