Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.3-326

Chapter 6. Text Editors

mousepad-0.6.5

Introduction to Mousepad

Mousepad is a simple GTK text editor for the Xfce desktop environment.

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Note

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Package Information

Mousepad Dependencies

Required

gtksourceview4-4.8.4 and libxfce4ui-4.20.1

Recommended

gspell-1.14.0

Installation of Mousepad

Install Mousepad by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

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

ninja

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

-D gspell-plugin=no: Use this option to disable building the gspell-1.14.0 plugin if you have not installed gspell.

Contents

Installed Program: mousepad
Installed Libraries: libmousepad.so
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

mousepad

is a simple GTK text editor