Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.6

Chapter 10. Graphics and Font Libraries

babl-0.1.10

Introduction to Babl

The Babl package is a dynamic, any to any, pixel format translation library.

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

Package Information

Babl Dependencies

Optional

gobject-introspection-1.40.0 and Vala-0.24.0

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

Installation of Babl

Install Babl by running the following commands: 

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

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install &&
install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/babl/graphics &&
install -v -m644 docs/*.{css,html} /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/babl &&
install -v -m644 docs/graphics/*.{html,png,svg} /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/babl/graphics

Command Explanations

install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/babl/graphics: This and the subsequent commands install the library html documentation under /usr/share/gtk-doc/html where other gtk packages put the programmer-oriented documentation.

--with-vala: Use vapigen so that vala programs can use this application - not enabled by default, may cause breakage when building gegl.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libbabl.so and libraries in /usr/lib/babl-0.1
Installed Directories: /usr/include/babl-0.1

Short Descriptions

libbabl.so

contains functions to access BablFishes to convert between formats.

Last updated on 2014-09-13 17:48:40 -0700