Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r12.0-816

Chapter 34. GNOME Applications

Gucharmap-15.1.2

Introduction to Gucharmap

Gucharmap is a Unicode character map and font viewer. It allows you to browse through all the available Unicode characters and categories for the installed fonts, and to examine their detailed properties. It is an easy way to find the character you might only know by its Unicode name or code point.

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Note

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

Package Information

Additional Downloads

Gucharmap Dependencies

Required

desktop-file-utils-0.27, gsettings-desktop-schemas-45.0, GTK+-3.24.38, itstool-2.0.7, pcre2-10.42, and UnZip-6.0

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.78.1 and Vala-0.56.14

Optional

appstream-glib and GTK-Doc-1.33.2

Installation of Gucharmap

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This package uses two unversioned downloads. You may want to rename these to a versioned name, e.g. UCD-15.zip to make upgrades easier.

Install Gucharmap by running the following commands: 

mkdir build                   &&
cd    build                   &&
mkdir ucd                     &&
pushd ucd                     &&
  unzip ../../../UCD.zip      &&
  cp -v ../../../Unihan.zip . &&
popd                          &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr       \
            --strip             \
            --buildtype=release \
            -Ducd_path=./ucd    \
            -Ddocs=false        \
            ..                  &&
ninja

This package does not have a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

rm  -fv /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.Charmap.enums.xml &&
ninja install

Command Explanations

--strip: Although the package defaults to a release build without debug information, without this switch there will be some debug information in the binaries.

-Ducd_path=./ucd: This points to where the extracted main Unicode data files, and the zipped Unihan archive can be found.

rm -fv /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.Charmap.enums.xml: Old versions of this package installed an obsolete file that prevents the program from running, as if the main schema has not been installed. Forcibly removing works even if the old file is not present.

-Ddocs=false: This allows the package to build even if gtk-doc has not been installed. Remove this if you have installed that and wish to build the documentation.

-Dgir=false: Use this if you have not installed gobject-introspection-1.78.1.

-Dvapi=false: Use this if you have not installed Vala-0.56.14.

Contents

Installed Program: gucharmap
Installed Library: libgucharmap_2_90.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gucharmap-2.90

Short Descriptions

gucharmap

is a Unicode character map and font viewer

libgucharmap_2_90.so

contains the Gucharmap API functions