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

Chapter 6. Editors

Gedit-44.2

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 11.3 platform.

Package Information

Gedit Dependencies

Required

git-2.39.2, gsettings-desktop-schemas-43.0, gtksourceview4-4.8.4, itstool-2.0.7, libpeas-1.34.0, and tepl-6.4.0

Recommended

gspell-1.12.0, Gvfs-1.50.3 (runtime), ISO Codes-4.12.0, and PyGObject-3.42.2 (Python 3 module)

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.33.2, Vala-0.56.4, and zeitgeist

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

Installation of Gedit

Install Gedit by running the following commands: 

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

meson setup --prefix=/usr       \
            --buildtype=release \
            -Dgtk_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

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

-Dgtk_doc=false: This switch disables generating the API documentation. Omit this switch if you have GTK-Doc-1.33.2 installed and wish to generate the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Program: gedit
Installed Libraries: libgedit-44.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gedit-44 and /usr/{lib,share,share/help/*}/gedit

Short Descriptions

gedit

is a lightweight text editor integrated with the GNOME Desktop