Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 6.3

Chapter 9. Graphics and Font Libraries

librsvg-2.16.1

Introduction to librsvg

The librsvg package contains librsvg libraries and tools used to manipulate, convert and view Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) images.

Package Information

librsvg Dependencies

Required

GTK+-2.10.13 and libxml2-2.6.31

Recommended

libcroco-0.6.1 and libgsf-1.14.7

Optional

GNOME Virtual File System-2.18.1, libgnomeprintui-2.18.0, GTK-Doc-1.8, DocBook-utils-0.6.14, and Python-2.5.2, providing a legacy wrapper interface rsvg for the newer rsvg-convert.

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

Installation of librsvg

Install librsvg by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --disable-mozilla-plugin &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-mozilla-plugin: This parameter prevents building the browser plugin as Firefox and SeaMonkey have built-in SVG render capability and don't need it.

--disable-gtk-doc: This parameter prevents the rebuilding of documentation during the make command. It will also prevent the existing documentation in the source tree from being installed.

Contents

Installed Programs: rsvg, rsvg-convert and rsvg-view
Installed Libraries: librsvg-2.{so,a}, GTK+ modules and optionally a Mozilla plugin
Installed Directories: /usr/include/librsvg-2 and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/rsvg

Short Descriptions

rsvg

is a legacy wrapper interface to rsvg-convert.

rsvg-convert

is used to covert SVG images into PNG, JPEG and ICO raster images.

rsvg-view

is used to view an SVG file in an X window.

librsvg-2.{so,a}

libraries provide the functions to render Scalable Vector Graphics.

Last updated on 2008-05-09 07:42:27 -0500