Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 11.3

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

GConf-3.2.6

Introduction to GConf

The GConf package contains a configuration database system used by many GNOME applications.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 11.3 platform.

Package Information

GConf Dependencies

Required

dbus-glib-0.112 and libxml2-2.10.3

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.74.0, GTK+-3.24.36 and Polkit-122

Optional

OpenLDAP-2.6.4

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

Installation of GConf

Install GConf by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --disable-orbit \
            --disable-static &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install &&
ln -s gconf.xml.defaults /etc/gconf/gconf.xml.system

Command Explanations

--disable-orbit: This switch is required if ORBit2 is not installed. ORBit2 is a deprecated package.

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

Contents

Installed Programs: gconf-merge-tree, gconftool-2, gsettings-data-convert and gsettings-schema-convert
Installed Libraries: libgconf-2.so and libgsettingsgconfbackend.so (GIO Module installed in /usr/lib/gio/modules)
Installed Directories: /etc/gconf, /usr/include/gconf, /usr/lib/GConf, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gconf and /usr/share/sgml/gconf

Short Descriptions

gconf-merge-tree

merges an XML filesystem hierarchy

gconftool-2

is a command line tool used for manipulating the GConf database

gsettings-data-convert

reads values out of the users GConf database and stores them in GSettings

gsettings-schemas-convert

converts between GConf and GSettings schema file formats

libgconf-2.so

provides the functions necessary to maintain the configuration database