Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.1

Chapter 25. Graphical Environment Libraries

startup-notification-0.12

Introduction to startup-notification

The startup-notification package contains startup-notification libraries. These are useful for building a consistent manner to notify the user through the cursor that the application is loading.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.1 platform.

Package Information

startup-notification Dependencies

Required

Xorg Libraries and xcb-util-0.4.1

Installation of startup-notification

Install startup-notification 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 &&
install -v -m644 -D doc/startup-notification.txt \
    /usr/share/doc/startup-notification-0.12/startup-notification.txt

Command Explanations

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

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libstartup-notification-1.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/startup-notification-1.0 and /usr/share/doc/startup-notification-0.12

Short Descriptions

libstartup-notification-1.so

provides the functions to assist applications in communicating with the cursor system to provide feedback to the user that the application is loading