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

### Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

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# geocode-glib-3.26.2

## Introduction to Geocode GLib

The Geocode GLib is a convenience library for the Yahoo! Place Finder APIs. The Place Finder web service allows to do geocoding (finding longitude and latitude from an address), and reverse geocoding (finding an address from coordinates).

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

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://download.gnome.org/sources/geocode-glib/3.26/geocode-glib-3.26.2.tar.xz

- Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/gnome/sources/geocode-glib/3.26/geocode-glib-3.26.2.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: e1ef140a11a543643d170dc701009e39

- Download size: 72 KB

- Estimated disk space required: 5.1 MB (with tests)

- Estimated build time: 0.1 SBU (with tests)

### Geocode GLib Dependencies

#### Required

JSON-GLib-1.6.6 and libsoup-2.74.2

#### Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.70.0

#### Optional

GTK-Doc-1.33.2

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/geocode-glib

## Installation of Geocode GLib

Install Geocode GLib by running the following commands:

    mkdir build                                   &&
    cd    build                                   &&
    meson --prefix /usr --buildtype=release -Denable-gtk-doc=false .. &&
    ninja

To test the results, issue: LANG=C 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.

`-Denable-gtk-doc=false`: Allow this package to be built without GTK-Doc. Remove this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

## Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libgeocode-glib.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/geocode-glib-1.0, /usr/libexec/installed-tests/geocode-glib, /usr/share/icons/gnome/scalable/places, and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/geocode-glib

### Short Descriptions

`libgeocode-glib.so` | contains the Geocode GLib API functions

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