Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 11.2

Chapter 17. Networking Libraries

glib-networking-2.72.2

Introduction to GLib Networking

The GLib Networking package contains Network related gio modules for GLib.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-11.2 platform.

Package Information

GLib Networking Dependencies

Required

GLib-2.72.3 and GnuTLS-3.7.7

Recommended

gsettings-desktop-schemas-42.0 (for the applications using this package to use proxy server settings in GNOME) and make-ca-1.10

Optional

libproxy

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

Installation of GLib Networking

Install GLib Networking by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

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

Contents

Installed Program: None
Installed Libraries: libgioenvironmentproxy.so, libgiognomeproxy.so, and libgiognutls.so (GIO Modules installed in /usr/lib/gio/modules)
Installed Directories: None