Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 11.1

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

Tracker-3.2.1

Introduction to Tracker

Tracker is the file indexing and search provider used in the GNOME desktop environment.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-11.1 platform.

Package Information

Tracker Dependencies

Required

JSON-GLib-1.6.6, libseccomp-2.5.3, libsoup-2.74.2, and Vala-0.54.7

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.70.0, ICU-70.1, and SQLite-3.37.2

Optional

asciidoc-10.1.1, GTK-Doc-1.33.2, bash-completion, and libstemmer

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/tracker3

Installation of Tracker

Install Tracker by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson --prefix=/usr       \
      --buildtype=release \
      -Ddocs=false        \
      -Dman=false ..      &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test. The tests should be run from a graphical session.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

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

-Ddocs=false: This switch prevents the build process from generating API documentation. Omit this switch if you have GTK-Doc-1.33.2 installed and wish to generate and install the API documentation.

-Dman=false: This switch prevents the build process from generating man pages. Omit this switch if you have asciidoc-10.1.1 installed and wish to generate and install the man pages.

Contents

Installed Programs: tracker3
Installed Library: libtracker-sparql-3.0.so
Installed Directories: /usr/{include,lib}/tracker-3.0, /usr/libexec/tracker3, /usr/share/tracker3, and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/{libtracker-sparql,ontology}-3

Short Descriptions

tracker3

is a control program for the indexer

libtracker-sparql-3.0.so

contains resource management and database functions

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