Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.8

Chapter 25. X Libraries

at-spi2-core-2.16.0

Introduction to At-Spi2 Core

The At-Spi2 Core package is a part of the GNOME Accessibility Project. It provides a Service Provider Interface for the Assistive Technologies available on the GNOME platform and a library against which applications can be linked.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Package Information

At-Spi2 Core Dependencies

Required

D-Bus-1.10.0, GLib-2.44.1, and Xorg Libraries

Optional (Required if building GNOME)

gobject-introspection-1.44.0

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.24

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/at-spi2-core

Installation of At-Spi2 Core

Install At-Spi2 Core by running the following commands: 

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

A session bus address is necessary to run the tests. To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

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

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libatspi.so
Installed Directories: /etc/at-spi2, /usr/include/at-spi-2.0, and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libatspi

Short Descriptions

libatspi.so

contains the At-Spi2 API functions.

Last updated on 2015-09-10 20:43:58 -0700