Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2015-03-06-multilib

Chapter 33. Xfce Applications

Midori-0.5.9

Introduction to Midori

Midori is a lightweight web browser that uses WebKitGTK+.

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

Package Information

Midori Dependencies

Required

CMake-3.1.3, libnotify-0.7.6, WebKitGTK+-2.4.8 (see "Command Explanations"), and Vala-0.26.2

Recommended

librsvg-2.40.7

Optional

Gcr-3.14.0, GTK-Doc-1.21 and libzeitgeist-0.3.18

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

Installation of Midori

Install Midori by running the following commands: 

mkdir -v build &&
cd build &&
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
      -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release  \
      -DUSE_ZEITGEIST=OFF         \
      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR=/usr/share/doc/midori-0.5.9 \
      ..  &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check from an X terminal emulator. Test suite performance is poor: almost 1/3 fails. Another simple test is to run midori/midori from the build directory, before installing.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release: This switch is used to apply a higher level of compiler optimizations.

-DUSE_ZEITGEIST=OFF: Remove this switch if libzeitgeist-0.3.18 is installed.

-DUSE_GTK3=1: Use this switch if you want to build Midori with WebKitGTK+ built against GTK+ 3, because by default it chooses WebKitGTK+ built against GTK+ 2.

-DUSE_APIDOCS=1: Use this switch if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to build and install the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Program: midori
Installed Libraries: libmidori-core.so
Installed Directories: /etc/xdg/midori, /usr/lib/midori, /usr/share/doc/midori-0.5.9 and /usr/share/midori

Short Descriptions

midori

is a lightweight WebKitGTK+ browser.

Last updated on 2015-02-26 16:54:24 -0500