Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.4-1388

Chapter 9. General Libraries

libsigc++-2.12.1

Introduction to libsigc++

The libsigc++ package implements a typesafe callback system for standard C++.

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Note

This version of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable version of the System V books.

Package Information

libsigc++ Dependencies

Recommended

Boost-1.90.0 and libxslt-1.1.45

Optional

DocBook-utils-0.6.14, docbook-xml-5.0, Doxygen-1.16.1, fop-2.11, and mm-common

Installation of libsigc++

First, fix detecting Boost when configuring this package: 

sed -i "s/'system',//" meson.build

Install libsigc++ by running the following commands: 

mkdir bld &&
cd    bld &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release .. &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

--buildtype=release: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

-D build-documentation=true: Use this switch if Doxygen-1.16.1 is installed and you wish to build and install the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libsigc-2.0.so
Installed Directories: /usr/{include,lib}/sigc++-2.0 and /usr/share/{devhelp/books,doc}/libsigc++-2.0 (if the documentation is enabled)

Short Descriptions

libsigc-2.0.so

provides a typesafe callback system for standard C++