Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.2-1434

Chapter 6. Text Editors

Gedit-48.1

Introduction to Gedit

The Gedit package contains a lightweight UTF-8 text editor for the GNOME Desktop.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.3 platform.

Package Information

Additional Downloads

Gedit Dependencies

Required

gsettings-desktop-schemas-47.1, itstool-2.0.7, libgedit-amtk-5.9.0, libgeditsourceview-299.4.0 libhandy-1.8.3, and libpeas-1.36.0

Recommended

gspell-1.14.0, Gvfs-1.56.1 (runtime), ISO Codes-4.17.0, and PyGObject-3.50.0 (Python3 module)

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.34.0, Vala-0.56.17, and zeitgeist

Installation of Gedit

First, build the gfls library: 

tar -xf ../libgedit-gfls-0.2.1.tar.bz2 &&
pushd libgedit-gfls-0.2.1             &&

mkdir gfls-build &&
cd    gfls-build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr       \
            --buildtype=release \
            -D gtk_doc=false    \
            ..                  &&
ninja

To test the results, run: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Change back to the top build directory: 

popd

Second, build the tepl library: 

tar -xf ../libgedit-tepl-6.12.0.tar.bz2 &&
pushd libgedit-tepl-6.12.0             &&

mkdir tepl-build &&
cd    tepl-build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr       \
            --buildtype=release \
            -D gtk_doc=false    \
            ..                  &&
ninja

To test the results, run: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Again, change back to the top build directory: 

popd

Finally, install Gedit by running the following commands: 

mkdir gedit-build &&
cd    gedit-build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr       \
            --buildtype=release \
            -D gtk_doc=false    \
            .. &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install
[Note]

Note

If you installed the package to your system using a “DESTDIR” method, /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/gschemas.compiled was not updated/created. Create (or update) the file using the following command as the root user: 

glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas

Command Explanations

-D gtk_doc=false: This switch disables generating the API documentation. Omit this switch if you have GTK-Doc-1.34.0 installed and wish to generate the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Program: gedit
Installed Libraries: libgedit-gfls-1.so, libgedit-tepl-6.so, and libgedit-48.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/libgedit-gfls-1, /usr/include/libgedit-tepl-6, /usr/include/gedit-48, and /usr/{lib,share,share/help/*}/gedit

Short Descriptions

gedit

is a lightweight text editor integrated with the GNOME Desktop