Zirconium Linux From Scratch - Version r12.4-45-systemd

Chapter 13. Preparing FFMpeg and Support Libraries

glib-networking-2.80.1

Introduction to GLib Networking

The GLib Networking package contains Network related gio modules for GLib.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.4 platform.

Package Information

GLib Networking Dependencies

Required

GLib-2.86.2 and GnuTLS-3.8.11

Recommended

gsettings-desktop-schemas-49.1 (for the applications using this package to use proxy server settings in GNOME) and make-ca-1.16.1

Optional

"libproxy"

Installation of GLib Networking

Prepare GLib Networking by running the following commands: 

meson setup build       \
   --prefix=/usr        \
   --buildtype=release  \
   -D libproxy=disabled
ninja -C build

To test the results, issue: 

ninja -C build test

Now Install the package, as the root user: 

ninja -C build install

Command Explanations

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

-D libproxy=disabled: This switch disables libproxy support. If you wish to build with libproxy to allow this package to retrieve proxy settings via it's API, remove this switch.

Contents

Installed Program: None
Installed Libraries: libgiognomeproxy.so and libgiognutls.so (GIO Modules installed in /usr/lib/gio/modules)
Installed Directories: None