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

### Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

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# GSound-1.0.3

## Introduction to GSound

The gsound package contains a small library for playing system sounds.

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

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://download.gnome.org/sources/gsound/1.0/gsound-1.0.3.tar.xz

- Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/gnome/sources/gsound/1.0/gsound-1.0.3.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: 7338c295034432a6e782fd20b3d04b68

- Download size: 24 KB

- Estimated disk space required: 864 KB

- Estimated build time: less than 0.1 SBU

### gsound Dependencies

#### Required

libcanberra-0.30

#### Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.70.0 and Vala-0.54.7

#### Optional

GTK-Doc-1.33.2 (for generating documentation)

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

## Installation of GSound

Install gsound by running the following commands:

    mkdir build &&
    cd    build &&

    meson --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release .. &&
    ninja

This package does not come with a test suite.

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.

## Contents

Installed Programs: gsound-play
Installed Libraries: libgsound.so
Installed Directories: /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gsound

### Short Descriptions

gsound-play | plays system sounds through the libgsound interface
`libgsound.so` | contains API functions for playing system sounds

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