Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.2-875

Chapter 37. LXQt Desktop

menu-cache-1.1.0

Introduction to Menu Cache

The Menu Cache package contains a library for creating and utilizing caches to speed up the manipulation for freedesktop.org defined application menus.

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Package Information

Additional Downloads

Menu Cache Dependencies

Required

libfm-extra-1.3.2

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.34.0 and xdg-utils-1.2.1

Installation of Menu Cache

First fix a memory leak and “multiple definitions” issues: 

patch -Np1 -i ../menu-cache-1.1.0-consolidated_fixes-1.patch

Install Menu Cache by running the following commands: 

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

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

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

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

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libmenu-cache.so
Installed Directories: /usr/{include,libexec,share/gtk-doc/html}/menu-cache

Short Descriptions

libmenu-cache.so

contains the menu-cache API functions