Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 8.2

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Utilities

Tracker-2.0.3

Introduction to Tracker

Tracker is the file indexing and search provider used in the GNOME desktop environment.

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

Package Information

Tracker Dependencies

Required

JSON-GLib-1.4.2, libseccomp-2.3.3, libsoup-2.60.3, Python-2.7.14, and Vala-0.38.8

Recommended

ICU-60.2, NetworkManager-1.10.4, SQLite-3.22.0, and UPower-0.99.7

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.27, GVDB, and Snowball

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

Installation of Tracker

Install Tracker by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr     \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --with-session-bus-services-dir=/usr/share/dbus-1/services &&
make

To test the results, issue: make -k check. Six tests are known to error.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-session-bus-services-dir=/usr/share/dbus-1/services: This switch defines the location of the dbus-1.12.4 service directory.

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

Contents

Installed Programs: tracker
Installed Library: libtracker-control.so, libtracker-miner.so, and libtracker-sparql.so
Installed Directories: /usr/{include,lib}/tracker-2.0, /usr/share/tracker, and /usr/share/gtk-doc/libtracker-{control,miner,sparql}

Short Descriptions

tracker

is the control program for indexer.

libtracker-control.so

library containing control and monitoring functions for miners.

libtracker-miner.so

library containing data minining functions.

libtracker-sparql.so

library containing resource management and database functions.

Last updated on 2018-02-26 09:06:34 -0800