Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.1

Chapter 25. Graphical Environment Libraries

libgedit-amtk-5.8.0

Introduction to libgedit-amtk

The libgedit-amtk package contains a basic GTKUIManager replacement based on GAction.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.1 platform.

Package Information

libgedit-amtk Dependencies

Required

GTK+-3.24.41

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.33.2 (for documentation) and Valgrind-3.22.0

Installation of libgedit-amtk

Install libgedit-amtk by running the following commands: 

mkdir amtk-build &&
cd    amtk-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

Command Explanations

--buildtype=release: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

-Dgtk_doc=false: This switch prevents the build system from generating and installing the API documentation. Omit this switch if you have GTK-Doc-1.33.2 installed and wish to generate and install the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libgedit-amtk-5.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/libgedit-amtk-5 and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libgedit-amtk-5.0

Short Descriptions

libgedit-amtk-5.so

provides a basic GTKUIManager replacement API based on GAction