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

### Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

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# gnome-autoar-0.4.3

## Introduction to gnome-autoar

The gnome-autoar package provides a framework for automatic archive extraction, compression, and management.

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

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-autoar/0.4/gnome-autoar-0.4.3.tar.xz

- Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/gnome/sources/gnome-autoar/0.4/gnome-autoar-0.4.3.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: fa664dd9735297c517d6aa9417b3d3e8

- Download size: 52 KB

- Estimated disk space required: 2.8 MB

- Estimated build time: 0.1 SBU

### gnome-autoar Dependencies

#### Required

libarchive-3.6.0 and GTK+-3.24.31

#### Recommended

Vala-0.54.7

#### Optional

GTK-Doc-1.33.2 (for building documentation)

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gnome-autoar

## Installation of gnome-autoar

Install gnome-autoar by running the following commands:

    mkdir build &&
    cd    build &&

    meson --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release -Dvapi=true -Dtests=true &&
    ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test

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.

`-Dgtk_doc=true`: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

## Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libgnome-autoar-0.so and libgnome-autoar-gtk-0.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gnome-autoar-0 and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gnome-autoar

### Short Descriptions

`libgnome-autoar-0.so` | provides API functions for automatic archive management
`libgnome-autoar-gtk-0.so` | provides GTK+ widgets to aid in automatic archive management

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