Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r11.3-648

Chapter 9. General Libraries

libwpe-1.14.1

Introduction to libwpe

The libwpe package contains a general purpose library for WPE WebKit and the WPE Renderer.

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Note

Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the book.

Package Information

libwpe Dependencies

Required

libxkbcommon-1.5.0 and Mesa-23.1.1

Optional

hotdoc

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/libwpe

Installation of libwpe

Install libwpe 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

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

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libwpe-1.0.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/wpe-1.0

Short Descriptions

libwpe-1.0.so

contains functions that provide a general purpose library for WPEWebKit and the WPE Renderer