Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 9.1

Chapter 10. Graphics and Font Libraries

librsvg-2.46.4

Introduction to librsvg

The librsvg package contains a library and tools used to manipulate, convert and view Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) images.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-9.1 platform.

Package Information

librsvg Dependencies

Required

gdk-pixbuf-2.40.0, libcroco-0.6.13, Cairo-1.17.2+f93fc72c03e, Pango-1.44.7, and rustc-1.37.0

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.62.0 and Vala-0.46.6

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.32

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

Installation of librsvg

Install librsvg by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr    \
            --enable-vala    \
            --disable-static &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check. Over 100 tests fail as a result of problems with the test suite. These test failures are primarily related to svg1.1, and are comparison problems due to using a later version of Pango than what the developers created the initial SVG files with.

Now, as the root user: 

make install
[Note]

Note

If you installed the package on to your system using a “DESTDIR” method, an important file was not installed and should be copied and/or generated. Generate it using the following command as the root user: 

gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders --update-cache

Command Explanations

--enable-vala: This switch enables building of the Vala bindings. Remove this switch if you don't have Vala-0.46.6 installed.

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

--disable-introspection: Use this switch if you have not installed Gobject Introspection.

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

Contents

Installed Programs: rsvg-convert
Installed Library: librsvg-2.so and libpixbufloader-svg.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/librsvg-2.0 and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/rsvg-2.0

Short Descriptions

rsvg-convert

is used to convert images into PNG, PDF, PS, SVG and other formats.

librsvg-2.so

provides the functions to render Scalable Vector Graphics.

libpixbufloader-svg.so

is the Gdk Pixbuf plugin that allows GTK+ applications to render Scalable Vector Graphics images.

Last updated on 2020-02-16 15:15:05 -0800