Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 8.3

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Utilities

Tracker-2.0.4

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-8.3 platform.

Package Information

Tracker Dependencies

Required

JSON-GLib-1.4.2, libseccomp-2.3.3, libsoup-2.62.3, Python-2.7.15, and Vala-0.40.8

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.56.1, ICU-62.1, NetworkManager-1.12.2, SQLite-3.24.0, and UPower-0.99.7

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.28 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-1.12.10 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 a control program for the 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 2018-08-30 12:27:14 -0700