Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 8.1

Chapter 24. X Window System Environment

xcb-proto-1.12

Introduction to xcb-proto

The xcb-proto package provides the XML-XCB protocol descriptions that libxcb uses to generate the majority of its code and API.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.1 platform.

Package Information

Additional Downloads

xcb-proto Dependencies

Required

Python-2.7.13 or Python-3.6.2, and Xorg build environment (should be set for the following instructions to work)

Optional (required to run the tests)

libxml2-2.9.4

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/xcb-proto

Installation of xcb-proto

First, fix a file that allows the checks to run properly: 

patch -Np1 -i ../xcb-proto-1.12-schema-1.patch

If building with Python 3, issue the following command: 

patch -Np1 -i ../xcb-proto-1.12-python3-1.patch

Install xcb-proto by running the following commands: 

./configure $XORG_CONFIG

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directory: $XORG_PREFIX/share/xcb and $XORG_PREFIX/lib/python2.7/site-packages/xcbgen or $XORG_PREFIX/lib/python3.6/site-packages/xcbgen

Last updated on 2017-08-20 21:46:20 -0700