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

Chapter 30. GNOME Core Packages

LibGTop-2.28.4

Introduction to LibGTop

The LibGTop package contains the GNOME top libraries.

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

Package Information

LibGTop Dependencies

Required

intltool-0.50.0 and pkg-config-0.26

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.32.1

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.18 and Xorg Libraries

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

Installation of LibGTop

Install LibGTop 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

Command Explanations

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

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

Contents

Installed Library: libgtop-2.0.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/libgtop-2.0 and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libgtop

Short Descriptions

libgtop-2.0.so

contains the functions that allow access to system performance data.

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