Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.5

Chapter 34. LXDE Desktop

libfm-1.1.4

Introduction to libfm

The libfm package contains a library used to develop file managers providing some file management utilities.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.5 platform.

Package Information

  • Download (HTTP): http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pcmanfm/libfm-1.1.4.tar.xz

  • Download MD5 sum: fd3ff9174e097ab3fd619e4a10fd822a

  • Download size: 684 KB

  • Estimated disk space required: 23 MB (additional 5 MB to rebuild and install the API documentation)

  • Estimated build time: 0.2 SBU (additional 0.1 SBU to rebuild and install the API documentation)

libfm Dependencies

Required

GTK+-2.24.22 and menu-cache-0.5.1

Recommended

libexif-0.6.21, Vala-0.22.1, and lxmenu-data-0.1.2

Optional

dbus-glib-0.102 and UDisks-1.0.4 (for volume management - experimental) or Gvfs-1.18.3 and GTK-Doc-1.19

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

Installation of libfm

Install libfm by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --disable-static &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

--enable-gtk-doc: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Program: libfm-pref-apps
Installed Libraries: libfm.so and libfm-gtk.so
Installed Directories: /etc/xdg/libfm, /usr/include/libfm-1.0, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libfm and /usr/share/libfm

Short Descriptions

libfm-pref-apps

sets preferred applications for programs based on libfm.

libfm.so

contains the libfm API functions.

Last updated on 2014-02-20 04:20:28 -0800