libzeitgeist-0.3.18

Introduction to libzeitgeist

The libzeitgeist package contains a client library used to access and manage the Zeitgeist event log from languages such as C and Vala. Zeitgeist is a service which logs the user's activities and events (files opened, websites visited, conversations hold with other people, etc.) and makes the relevant information available to other applications.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.7 platform.

Package Information

libzeitgeist Dependencies

Required

GLib-2.42.1

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.21

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

Installation of libzeitgeist

Install libzeitgeist by running the following commands:

sed -i  "s|/doc/libzeitgeist|&-0.3.18|" Makefile.in &&

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

This package does not have a working testsuite.

Now, as the root user:

make install

Command Explanations

sed ... Makefile.in: PLace the documentation in a versioned directory.

--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 Programs: None
Installed Library: libzeitgeist-1.0.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/libzeitgeist-1.0 and /usr/share/doc/libzeitgeist

Short Descriptions

libzeitgeist-1.0.so

contains the libzeitgeist API functions.

Last updated on 2015-02-20 19:04:13 -0500