Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 10.1

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

gnome-menus-3.36.0

Introduction to GNOME Menus

The GNOME Menus package contains an implementation of the draft Desktop Menu Specification from freedesktop.org. It also contains the GNOME menu layout configuration files and .directory files.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-10.1 platform.

Package Information

GNOME Menus Dependencies

Required

GLib-2.66.7

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.66.1

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

Installation of GNOME Menus

Install GNOME Menus by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --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.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libgnome-menu-3.so
Installed Directories: /etc/xdg/menus, /usr/include/gnome-menus-3.0, and /usr/share/desktop-directories

Short Descriptions

libgnome-menu-3.so

contains functions required to support GNOME's implementation of the Desktop Menu Specification

Last updated on 2021-02-24 18:50:56 -0800