#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 10.1

### Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

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# Tracker-3.0.3

## 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-10.1 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://download.gnome.org/sources/tracker/3.0/tracker-3.0.3.tar.xz

- Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/gnome/sources/tracker/3.0/tracker-3.0.3.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: 9ba66827bb5271c9e477980639d9873b

- Download size: 1.4 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 79 MB (with tests)

- Estimated build time: 0.3 SBU (with tests)

### Tracker Dependencies

#### Required

JSON-GLib-1.6.2, libseccomp-2.5.1, libsoup-2.72.0, and Vala-0.50.3

#### Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.66.1, ICU-68.2, NetworkManager-1.30.0, SQLite-3.34.1, and UPower-0.99.11

#### Optional

asciidoc-9.1.0, GTK-Doc-1.33.2, bash-completion, and libstemmer

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

## Installation of Tracker

Install Tracker by running the following commands:

    mkdir build &&
    cd    build &&

    meson --prefix=/usr -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

`-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-9.1.0 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,libexec}/tracker-3.0, /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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