Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.4-1405

Chapter 17. Networking Libraries

libnma-1.10.6

Introduction to libnma

The libnma package contains an implementation of the NetworkManager GUI functions.

[Note]

Note

This version of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable version of the System V books.

Package Information

libnma Dependencies

Required

Gcr-3.41.2, GTK-3.24.51, ISO Codes-4.20.1, and NetworkManager-1.56.0

Recommended

GTK-4.20.3 and Vala-0.56.18

Optional

mobile-broadband-provider-info

Installation of libnma

Install libnma by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup ..            \
      --prefix=/usr       \
      --buildtype=release \
      -D gtk_doc=false    \
      -D libnma_gtk4=true \
      -D mobile_broadband_provider_info=false &&
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.

-D gtk_doc=false: This parameter disables generating API documentation using gtk-doc. If you have GTK-Doc-1.35.1 installed and wish to generate the API documentation, omit this switch.

-D libnma_gtk4=true: This parameter builds the GTK-4 version of libnma. It is needed by gnome-control-center-49.4.

-D mobile_broadband_provider_info=false: This switch disables WWAN support because mobile-broadband-provider-info is not in BLFS. Omit this switch if you have it installed and wish to enable WWAN support.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libnma.so and libnma-gtk4.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/libnma

Short Descriptions

libnma.so

contains the NetworkManager GUI library

libnma-gtk4.so

contains the GTK-4 version of the NetworkManager GUI library