Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd edition) - Version 8.1

Chapter 33.  GNOME Libraries and Desktop

gnome-online-accounts-3.24.2

Introduction to GNOME Online Accounts

The GNOME Online Accounts package contains a framework used to access the user's online accounts.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.1 platform.

Package Information

GNOME Online Accounts Dependencies

Required

Gcr-3.20.0, JSON-GLib-1.2.8, rest-0.8.0, telepathy-glib-0.24.1, Vala-0.36.4, and WebKitGTK+-2.16.6

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.52.1

Optional

Cheese-3.24.0 (for camera tracking support), GTK-Doc-1.26, MIT Kerberos V5-1.15.1, Valgrind-3.13.0, libaccounts-glib, and account-plugins

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gnome-online-accounts

Installation of GNOME Online Accounts

Install GNOME Online Accounts by running the following commands: 

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

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

--enable-kerberos: Use this switch if you have installed MIT Kerberos V5-1.15.1 and wish to use it with GNOME Online Accounts.

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

Contents

Installed Programs: goa-daemon (library executable)
Installed Libraries: libgoa-1.0.so and libgoa-backend-1.0.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/goa-1.0, /usr/lib/goa-1.0, /usr/share/gnome-online-accounts, and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/goa

Short Descriptions

goa-daemon

is the GNOME Online Accounts Daemon.

libgoa-1.0.so

contains the GNOME Online Accounts API functions.

libgoa-backend-1.0.so

contains functions used by GNOME Online Accounts backends.

Last updated on 2017-08-28 23:13:49 -0700