Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 8.2

Chapter 25. X Libraries

ATK-2.26.1

Introduction to ATK

ATK provides the set of accessibility interfaces that are implemented by other toolkits and applications. Using the ATK interfaces, accessibility tools have full access to view and control running applications.

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

Package Information

ATK Dependencies

Required

GLib-2.54.3

Recommended (Required if building GNOME)

gobject-introspection-1.54.1

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.27

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

Installation of ATK

Install ATK by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson --prefix=/usr &&
ninja

This package does not come with a testsuite.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libatk-1.0.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/atk-1.0 and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/atk

Short Descriptions

libatk-1.0.so

contains functions that are used by assistive technologies to interact with the desktop applications.

Last updated on 2018-02-17 15:35:13 -0800