Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 11.1

Chapter 25. Graphical Environment Libraries

Gtkmm-2.24.5

Introduction to Gtkmm

The Gtkmm package provides a C++ interface to GTK+ 2. It can be installed alongside Gtkmm-3.24.5 (the GTK+ 3 version) with no namespace conflicts.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-11.1 platform.

Package Information

Gtkmm Dependencies

Required

Atkmm-2.28.2, GTK+-2.24.33 and Pangomm-2.46.2

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gtkmm2

Installation of Gtkmm

First, fix the documents directory name: 

sed -e '/^libdocdir =/ s/$(book_name)/gtkmm-2.24.5/' \
    -i docs/Makefile.in

Install Gtkmm by running the following commands: 

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

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libgdkmm-2.4.so and libgtkmm-2.4.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gdkmm-2.4, /usr/include/gtkmm-2.4, /usr/lib/gdkmm-2.4, /usr/lib/gtkmm-2.4, and /usr/share/{devhelp/books/gtkmm-2.4,doc/gtkmm-2.24.5}

Short Descriptions

libgdkmm-2.4.so

contains the GDK API classes

libgtkmm-2.4.so

contains the GTK+ API classes

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