Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 11.2

Chapter 38. LXDE Applications

Vte-0.28.2

Introduction to Vte

Vte is a library (libvte) implementing a terminal emulator widget for GTK+ 2, and a minimal demonstration application (vte) that uses libvte.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-11.2 platform.

Package Information

Vte Dependencies

Required

GTK+-2.24.33

Optional

gobject-introspection-1.72.0, GTK-Doc-1.33.2 and PyGTK-2.24.0

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/vte2

Installation of Vte

Install Vte by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --libexecdir=/usr/lib/vte \
            --disable-static  &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--libexecdir=/usr/lib/vte : both this package and VTE-0.68.0 install files of the same name. This switch ensures that they do not overwrite each other if both are installed.

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

Contents

Installed Program: vte
Installed Library: libvte.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/vte-0.0, /usr/lib/vte, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/vte-0.0 and /usr/share/vte

Short Descriptions

vte

is a simple terminal emulator

libvte.so

contains the Vte API functions