Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd edition) - Version 8.2

Chapter 33.  GNOME Libraries and Desktop

gnome-online-accounts-3.26.2

Introduction to GNOME Online Accounts

The GNOME Online Accounts package contains a framework used to access the user's online accounts.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.2 platform.

Package Information

GNOME Online Accounts Dependencies

Required

Gcr-3.20.0, JSON-GLib-1.4.2, rest-0.8.1, telepathy-glib-0.24.1, Vala-0.38.8, and WebKitGTK+-2.18.6

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.54.1

Optional

Cheese-3.26.0 (for camera tracking support), GTK-Doc-1.27, MIT Kerberos V5-1.16, Valgrind-3.13.0, libaccounts-glib, and account-plugins

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gnome-online-accounts

Installation of GNOME Online Accounts

[Note]

Note

The Google API Key and OAuth tokens below are specific to LFS. If using these instructions for another distro, or if you intend to distribute binary copies of the software using these instructions, please obtain your own keys following the instructions located at http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/api-keys.

Install GNOME Online Accounts by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --disable-static \
            --with-google-client-secret=5ntt6GbbkjnTVXx-MSxbmx5e \
            --with-google-client-id=595013732528-llk8trb03f0ldpqq6nprjp1s79596646.apps.googleusercontent.com &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

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

--with-google-client-*: These switches use the BLFS OAuth ID and secret for Google services.

--enable-kerberos: Use this switch if you have installed MIT Kerberos V5-1.16 and wish to use it with GNOME Online Accounts.

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

Contents

Installed Programs: goa-daemon (library executable)
Installed Libraries: libgoa-1.0.so and libgoa-backend-1.0.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/goa-1.0, /usr/lib/goa-1.0, /usr/share/gnome-online-accounts, and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/goa

Short Descriptions

goa-daemon

is the GNOME Online Accounts Daemon.

libgoa-1.0.so

contains the GNOME Online Accounts API functions.

libgoa-backend-1.0.so

contains functions used by GNOME Online Accounts backends.

Last updated on 2018-02-28 04:00:24 -0800