Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 10.0

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

Gcr-3.36.0

Introduction to Gcr

The Gcr package contains libraries used for displaying certificates and accessing key stores. It also provides the viewer for crypto files on the GNOME Desktop.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-10.0 platform.

Package Information

Gcr Dependencies

Required

GLib-2.64.4, libgcrypt-1.8.6, and p11-kit-0.23.20

Recommended

GnuPG-2.2.21, gobject-introspection-1.64.1, GTK+-3.24.22, libxslt-1.1.34, and Vala-0.48.9

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.32 and Valgrind-3.16.1

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gcr

Installation of Gcr

[Caution]

Caution

If you are upgrading from a version of gcr prior to 3.36.0, you must run the remove-la-files.sh script from the Libtool archive (.la) files after installing gcr.

Install Gcr by running the following commands: 

sed -i -r 's:"(/desktop):"/org/gnome\1:' schema/*.xml &&

sed -i '610 s/;/ = { 0 };/' gck/gck-slot.c &&

mkdir gcr-build &&
cd    gcr-build &&

meson --prefix=/usr -Dgtk_doc=false .. &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test. The tests must be run from an X Terminal or similar.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

sed ... schema/*.xml: This command fixes a deprecated entry in the schema template.

sed ... gck/gck-slot.c: This command fixes a bug (usage of uninitialized value) identified by upstream.

-Dgtk=false: Use this switch if you haven't installed GTK+-3.24.22. Note that gcr-viewer will not be installed if this is passed to configure.

-Dgtk_doc=true: Use this switch if you wish to generate the API reference documentation. Note that you must have GTK-Doc installed.

Contents

Installed Program: gcr-viewer
Installed Libraries: libgck-1.so, libgcr-3.so, libgcr-base-3.so and libgcr-ui-3.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gck-1, /usr/include/gcr-3, and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/{gcr,gck}

Short Descriptions

gcr-viewer

is used to view certificates and key files.

libgck-1.so

contains GObject bindings for PKCS#11.

libgcr-3.so

contains functions for high level crypto parsing.

Last updated on 2020-08-19 12:37:56 -0700