Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd edition) - Version 8.0

Chapter 25. X Libraries

gtk-vnc-0.7.0

Introduction to Gtk VNC

The Gtk VNC package contains a VNC viewer widget for GTK+. It is built using coroutines allowing it to be completely asynchronous while remaining single threaded.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.0 platform.

Package Information

Gtk VNC Dependencies

Required

GnuTLS-3.5.9, GTK+-3.22.8 and libgcrypt-1.7.6

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.50.0 and Vala-0.34.4

Optional

Cyrus SASL-2.1.26, PulseAudio-10.0 and libview

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gtk-vnc

Installation of Gtk VNC

Install Gtk VNC by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr  \
            --with-gtk=3.0 \
            --enable-vala  \
            --without-sasl &&
make

This package does not come with a testsuite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-gtk=3.0: This switch enables building of the GTK+ 3 library instead of the GTK+ 2 one.

--enable-vala: This switch enables building of the Vala bindings. Remove if you don't have Vala-0.34.4 installed.

--without-sasl: This switch disables the use of Cyrus SASL for authentication. Remove it if you have installed Cyrus SASL and wish to enable it for authentication.

Contents

Installed Program: gvnccapture
Installed Libraries: libgtk-vnc-2.0.so, libgvnc-1.0.so and libgvncpulse-1.0.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gtk-vnc-2.0, /usr/include/gvnc-1.0 and /usr/include/gvncpulse-1.0

Short Descriptions

gvnccapture

is used to capture image from VNC server.

libgtk-vnc-2.0.so

contains the GTK+ 3 bindings for Gtk VNC.

libgvnc-1.0.so

contains the GObject bindings for Gtk VNC.

libgvncpulse-1.0.so

is the PulseAudio bridge for Gtk VNC.

Last updated on 2017-02-21 11:59:18 -0800