Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.2

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

gnome-autoar-0.4.4

Introduction to gnome-autoar

The gnome-autoar package provides a framework for automatic archive extraction, compression, and management.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.2 platform.

Package Information

gnome-autoar Dependencies

Required

libarchive-3.7.4 and GTK+-3.24.43

Recommended

Vala-0.56.17

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.34.0 (for building documentation)

Installation of gnome-autoar

Install gnome-autoar by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr       \
            --buildtype=release \
            -D vapi=true        \
            -D tests=true       \
            ..                  &&
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 gtk_doc=true: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libgnome-autoar-0.so and libgnome-autoar-gtk-0.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gnome-autoar-0 and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gnome-autoar

Short Descriptions

libgnome-autoar-0.so

provides API functions for automatic archive management

libgnome-autoar-gtk-0.so

provides GTK+ widgets to aid in automatic archive management