Introduction to Evolution Data Server
The Evolution Data Server package provides a unified backend for programs that work with contacts, tasks, and calendar information. It was originally developed for Evolution (hence the name), but is now used by other packages as well.
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
Evolution Data Server Dependencies
Required
libical-3.0.17, libsecret-0.21.2, nss-3.96.1, and SQLite-3.45.0
Recommended
gnome-online-accounts-3.48.0, gobject-introspection-1.78.1, GTK+-3.24.40, ICU-74.1, libcanberra-0.30, libgweather-4.4.0, Vala-0.56.14, and WebKitGTK-2.42.4
Recommended (Runtime)
blocaled-0.5
Optional
GTK-Doc-1.33.2, MIT Kerberos V5-1.21.2, a MTA (that provides a sendmail command), OpenLDAP-2.6.6, Berkeley DB (deprecated), and libphonenumber
Installation of Evolution Data Server
Install Evolution Data Server by running the following commands:
mkdir build &&
cd build &&
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
-DSYSCONF_INSTALL_DIR=/etc \
-DENABLE_VALA_BINDINGS=ON \
-DENABLE_INSTALLED_TESTS=ON \
-DWITH_OPENLDAP=OFF \
-DWITH_KRB5=OFF \
-DENABLE_INTROSPECTION=ON \
-DENABLE_GTK_DOC=OFF \
-DWITH_LIBDB=OFF \
-DWITH_SYSTEMDUSERUNITDIR=no \
-Wno-dev -G Ninja .. &&
ninja
Now, as the root
user:
ninja install
To test the results, issue: ninja test.
Command Explanations
-DENABLE_VALA_BINDINGS=ON
: This switch enables building the Vala bindings. Remove it if you don't have Vala-0.56.14 installed.
-DENABLE_GTK_DOC=OFF
: This switch disables building the API documentation. It is broken for this package due to the use of a long deprecated gtk-doc program that is no longer available.
-DWITH_LIBDB=OFF
: This switch allows building this package without Berkeley DB (deprecated). SQLite-3.45.0 is used for normal operation.
-DENABLE_OAUTH2_WEBKITGTK4=OFF
: Use this switch if you did not build WebKitGTK-2.42.4 with GTK-4.
-DWITH_SYSTEMDUSERUNITDIR=no
: This switch disables installing the systemd units, which are not used for a Sysv build.
Note
To enable many of the optional dependencies, review the information from cmake -L CMakeLists.txt for the necessary parameters you must pass to the cmake command.
Contents
Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libcamel-1.2.so, libebackend-1.2.so, libebook-1.2.so, libebook-contacts-1.2.so, libecal-2.0.so, libedata-book-1.2.so, libedata-cal-2.0.so, libedataserver-1.2.so, libedataserverui-1.2.so, libedataserverui4-1.0.so, and libetestserverutils.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/evolution-data-server, /usr/lib{,exec}/evolution-data-server, /usr/share/evolution-data-server, /usr/share/installed-tests/evolution-data-server, and /usr/share/pixmaps/evolution-data-server
Short Descriptions
libcamel-1.2.so
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is the Evolution MIME message handling library
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libebackend-1.2.so
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is the utility library for Evolution Data Server Backends
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libebook-1.2.so
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is the client library for Evolution address books
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libebook-contacts-1.2.so
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is the client library for Evolution contacts
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libecal-1.2.so
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is the client library for Evolution calendars
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libedata-book-1.2.so
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is the backend library for Evolution address books
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libedata-cal-1.2.so
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is the backend library for Evolution calendars
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libedataserver-1.2.so
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is the utility library for Evolution Data Server
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libedataserverui-3.0.so
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is the GUI utility library for Evolution Data Server
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libedataserverui4-1.0.so
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is the GTK-4 based GUI utility library for Evolution Data Server
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libetestserverutils.so
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is the server test utility library for Evolution Data Server
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