Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2012-05-20

Chapter 30. GNOME Core Packages

Gucharmap-3.4.1

Introduction to Gucharmap

Gucharmap is a Unicode character map and font viewer. It allows you to browse through all the available Unicode characters and categories for the installed fonts, and to examine their detailed properties. It is an easy way to find the character you might only know by its Unicode name or code point.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.0 platform.

Package Information

Gucharmap Dependencies

Required

gnome-doc-utils-0.20.10 and Gtk+-3.4.3

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.32.1 and Rarian-0.8.1

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.18

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gucharmap

Installation of Gucharmap

Install Gucharmap by running the following commands: 

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

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--enable-introspection: Use this parameter if you wish to enable GObject introspection.

--disable-scrollkeeper: Use this parameter if you have installed Rarian but wish to disable the updates to the Scrollkeeper database.

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

Contents

Installed Program: gucharmap
Installed Library: libgucharmap_2_90.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gucharmap-2.90, /usr/share/gnome/help/gucharmap, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gucharmap-2.90 and /usr/share/omf/gucharmap

Short Descriptions

gucharmap

is a Unicode character map and font viewer.

libgucharmap_2_90.so

contains the Gucharmap API functions.

Last updated on 2012-05-16 16:39:28 +0000