Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 11.2

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

VTE-0.68.0

Introduction to VTE

The VTE package contains a termcap file implementation for terminal emulators.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-11.2 platform.

Package Information

VTE Dependencies

Required

GTK+-3.24.34, libxml2-2.10.0, and pcre2-10.40

Recommended

ICU-71.1, GnuTLS-3.7.7, gobject-introspection-1.72.0, and Vala-0.56.2

Optional

FriBidi-1.0.12 and GTK-Doc-1.33.2

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/vte

Installation of VTE

Install VTE by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release -Dfribidi=false .. &&
ninja

To test the results, issue ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install &&
rm -v /etc/profile.d/vte.*

Command Explanations

--buildtype=release: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

rm -v /etc/profile.d/vte.*: This command removes two files installed in /etc/profile.d that have no use on a LFS system.

-Dfribidi=false: Omit this switch if you want to enable bidirectional capabilities.

-Dgnutls=false: Add this switch if you do not want to enable GnuTLS support.

-Dvapi=false: Add this switch if you do not want to enable vala bindings.

-Ddocs=true: Add this switch if wish to build the documentation.

Contents

Installed Program: vte-2.91
Installed Library: libvte-2.91.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/vte-2.91 and (optional) /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/vte-2.91

Short Descriptions

vte-2.91

is a test application for the VTE libraries

libvte-2.91.so

is a library which implements a terminal emulator widget for GTK+ 3