Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd edition) - Version 7.6-systemd

Chapter 34. GNOME Applications

Gedit-3.12.2

Introduction to Gedit

The Gedit package contains a lightweight UTF-8 text editor for the GNOME Desktop.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.6 systemd platform.

Package Information

Gedit Dependencies

Required

gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.12.2, gtksourceview-3.12.3, libpeas-1.10.1, and yelp-xsl-3.12.0

Recommended

enchant-1.6.0, Gvfs-1.20.3 (runtime), ISO Codes-3.56, libsoup-2.46.0, PyGObject-3.12.2 (Python 3 module), and Vala-0.24.0

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.20 and Zeitgeist

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

Installation of Gedit

Install Gedit by running the following commands: 

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

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-spell: Use this switch to disable spell-checking capability. It is required if Enchant is not installed.

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

Contents

Installed Programs: gedit and gnome-text-editor
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gedit-3.12, /usr/lib/gedit, /usr/libexec/gedit, /usr/share/gedit, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gedit, and /usr/share/help/*/gedit

Short Descriptions

gedit

is a lightweight text editor integrated with the GNOME Desktop.

Last updated on 2014-08-25 18:22:00 -0700