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

Chapter 6. Text Editors

Gedit-46.1

Introduction to Gedit

The Gedit package contains a lightweight UTF-8 text editor for the GNOME Desktop.

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Package Information

Gedit Dependencies

Required

gsettings-desktop-schemas-45.0, itstool-2.0.7, libpeas-1.36.0, libgeditsourceview-299.0.4, and tepl-6.8.0

Recommended

gspell-1.12.2, Gvfs-1.52.1 (runtime), ISO Codes-4.15.0, and PyGObject-3.46.0 (Python 3 module)

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.33.2, Vala-0.56.14, and zeitgeist

Installation of Gedit

First change the meson.build script so that it can accept a release build. 

sed -i s/plain/release/ meson.build

Install Gedit by running the following commands: 

mkdir gedit-build &&
cd    gedit-build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr       \
            --buildtype=release \
            -Dgtk_doc=false     \
            .. &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install
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Note

If you installed the package to your system using a “DESTDIR” method, /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/gschemas.compiled was not updated/created. Create (or update) the file using the following command as the root user: 

glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas

Command Explanations

-Dgtk_doc=false: This switch disables generating the API documentation. Omit this switch if you have GTK-Doc-1.33.2 installed and wish to generate the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Program: gedit
Installed Libraries: libgedit-46.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gedit-46 and /usr/{lib,share,share/help/*}/gedit

Short Descriptions

gedit

is a lightweight text editor integrated with the GNOME Desktop