libcairomm-1.16 (cairomm-1.18.1)

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# libcairomm-1.16 (cairomm-1.18.1)

## Introduction to libcairomm-1.16

The libcairomm-1.16 package provides a C++ interface to Cairo. This version of the API is needed to support gtkmm-4.

### Note

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 13.1 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://www.cairographics.org/releases/cairomm-1.18.1.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: 268bf55498b1c61441936adde03ba824

- Download size: 600 KB

- Estimated disk space required: 13 MB (with tests)

- Estimated build time: 0.2 SBU (with tests)

### libcairomm-1.16 Dependencies

#### Required

Cairo-1.18.4 and libsigc++-3.6.0

#### Recommended

Boost-1.92.0 (for tests)

#### Optional

Doxygen-1.18.0

## Installation of libcairomm-1.16

Install Cairomm-1.16 by running the following commands:

    mkdir bld &&
    cd    bld &&

    meson setup ..             \
          --prefix=/usr        \
          --buildtype=release  \
          -D build-tests=true  \
          -D boost-shared=true &&
    ninja

To run the test suite, run: ninja test.

Now, as the `root` user:

    ninja install

## Command Explanations

`-D build-tests=true`: This switch is for building the unit tests. Remove if you have not installed Boost-1.92.0.

`-D boost-shared=true`: This switch has the package use the shared version of boost libraries. It is required if you have not installed the boost static libraries, and you have passed `-D build-tests=true`.

`-D build-documentation=true`: This switch builds the html documentation if doxygen is installed.

## Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libcairomm-1.16.so
Installed Directories: /usr/{lib,include}/cairomm-1.16 and /usr/share/{devhelp/books,doc}/cairomm-1.16 (optional)

### Short Descriptions

`libcairomm-1.16.so` | contains the Cairo API classes

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