libical-3.0.17
Introduction to libical
The libical package contains an implementation
of the iCalendar protocols and data formats.
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since the most recent stable versions of the books.
Package Information
libical Dependencies
Required
CMake-3.27.8
Recommended
gobject-introspection-1.78.1 and
Vala-0.56.14 (both required for GNOME)
Optional
Doxygen-1.9.8 (for the API documentation),
Graphviz-9.0.0 (for the API documentation),
GTK-Doc-1.33.2 (for the API documentation),
ICU-74.1,
PyGObject-3.46.0 (for some tests), and
Berkeley DB (deprecated)
Installation of libical
Install libical by running the
following commands:
Note
This package may occasionally fail when
building with multiple processors. See Using Multiple Processors for more information.
mkdir build &&
cd build &&
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-DSHARED_ONLY=yes \
-DICAL_BUILD_DOCS=false \
-DGOBJECT_INTROSPECTION=true \
-DICAL_GLIB_VAPI=true \
.. &&
make -j1
If you have Doxygen-1.9.8, Graphviz-9.0.0,
and GTK-Doc-1.33.2
installed and wish to build the API documentation, you should
remove the -DICAL_BUILD_DOCS=false switch
and issue:
make docs
To test the results, issue: make test.
Now, as the root user:
make install
If you have built the API documentation, install by issuing, as
root user:
install -vdm755 /usr/share/doc/libical-3.0.17/html &&
cp -vr apidocs/html/* /usr/share/doc/libical-3.0.17/html
Command Explanations
-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release: This switch is used
to apply higher level of the compiler optimizations.
-DSHARED_ONLY=yes: This switch is used
in order to only build the shared libraries.
-DICAL_BUILD_DOCS=false: This switch prevents
building the GTK documentation. Remove
if you want to build the documentation.
-DGOBJECT_INTROSPECTION=true: This switch is used
to generate GObject metadata bindings.
-DICAL_GLIB_VAPI=true: This switch is used
in order to build bindings for Vala-0.56.14.
-DUSE_BUILTIN_TZDATA=yes: This switch is used
in order to build using your own timezone data.
Contents
Installed Programs:
None
Installed Libraries:
libical_cxx.so,
libical.so,
libical-glib.so,
libicalss_cxx.so,
libicalss.so,
and libicalvcal.so
Installed Directory:
/usr/include/libical,
/usr/include/libical-glib,
/usr/lib/cmake/LibIcal,
/usr/libexec/libical,
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libical-glib (optional),
and /usr/share/doc/libical-3.0.17/html
Short Descriptions
libical.so
|
contains the libical API
functions
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libical_cxx.so
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contains the libical C++ bindings
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libical-glib.so
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contains the libical glib bindings
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libicalss.so
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is a library that allows you to store iCal component data
to disk in a variety of ways
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libicalss_cxx.so
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contains the libicalss C++
bindings
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libicalvcal.so
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is a vCard/vCalendar C interface
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