libxkbcommon-0.8.3

#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2019-02-27

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# libxkbcommon-0.8.3

## Introduction to libxkbcommon

libxkbcommon is a keymap compiler and support library which processes a reduced subset of keymaps as defined by the XKB specification.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.4 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://xkbcommon.org/download/libxkbcommon-0.8.3.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: 8225a206e00c4146d2e06f5e688b28e7

- Download size: 632 KB

- Estimated disk space required: 39 MB (with tests)

- Estimated build time: 0.2 SBU (with tests)

### libxkbcommon Dependencies

#### Required

xkeyboard-config-2.26

#### Recommended

libxcb-1.13.1 and Wayland-1.16.0

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/libxkbcommon

## Installation of libxkbcommon

Install libxkbcommon by running the following commands:

    ./configure $XORG_CONFIG     \
                --docdir=/usr/share/doc/libxkbcommon-0.8.3 &&
    make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the `root` user:

    make install

## Command Explanations

`--disable-static`: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

`--disable-x11`: Use this switch if you have not installed libxcb-1.13.1 and don't need the `libxkbcommon-x11.so` library.

## Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libxkbcommon.so and libxkbcommon-x11.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/xkbcommon and /usr/share/doc/libxkbcommon-0.8.3

### Short Descriptions

`libxkbcommon.so` | contains the libxkbcommon API functions.
`libxkbcommon-x11.so` | contains the libxkbcommon X11 specific API functions.

Last updated on 2019-02-15 15:01:29 -0600

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