Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd edition) - Version 7.6-systemd

Chapter 31. GNOME Libraries and Utilities

geocode-glib-3.12.2

Introduction to Geocode GLib

The Geocode GLib is a convenience library for the Yahoo! Place Finder APIs. The Place Finder web service allows to do geocoding (finding longitude and latitude from an address), and reverse geocoding (finding an address from coordinates).

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.6 systemd platform.

Package Information

Geocode GLib Dependencies

Required

JSON-GLib-1.0.2 and libsoup-2.46.0

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.40.0

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.20

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/geocode-glib

Installation of Geocode GLib

Install Geocode GLib by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--enable-gtk-doc: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libgeocode-glib.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/geocode-glib and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/geocode-glib

Short Descriptions

libgeocode-glib.so

contains the Geocode GLib API functions.

Last updated on 2014-08-25 18:22:00 -0700