GeoClue-2.5.2

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

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# GeoClue-2.5.2

## Introduction to GeoClue

GeoClue is a modular geoinformation service built on top of the D-Bus messaging system. The goal of the GeoClue project is to make creating location-aware applications as simple as possible.

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

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue/-/archive/2.5.2/geoclue-2.5.2.tar.bz2

- Download MD5 sum: e1ba351a1939eb6cdf04fa738d5be74a

- Download size: 80 KB

- Estimated disk space required: 9.7 MB

- Estimated build time: 0.1 SBU

### GeoClue Dependencies

#### Required

JSON-GLib-1.4.4 and libsoup-2.64.2

#### Recommended

ModemManager-1.10.0, Vala-0.42.5, and Avahi-0.7

#### Optional

GTK-Doc-1.29 and libnotify-0.7.7

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/geoclue2

## Installation of GeoClue

Install GeoClue by running the following commands:

    mkdir build &&
    cd build &&

    meson --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc -Dgtk-doc=false .. &&
    ninja

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the `root` user:

    ninja install

## Command Explanations

`-D3g-source=false`: This switch disables the 3G backend. Use it if you have not installed the ModemManager package.

`-Dmodem-gps-source=false`: This switch disables the modem GPS backend. Use it if you have not installed the ModemManager package.

`-Dcdma-source=false`: This switch disables the CDMA source backend. Use it if you have not installed the ModemManager package.

`-Dnmea-source=false`: This switch disables the NMEA source. Use it if you have not installed the Avahi package.

## Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libgeoclue-2.so
Installed Directories: /etc/geoclue, /usr/include/libgeoclue-2.0, /usr/libexec/geoclue-2.0, and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/{geoclue,libgeoclue}

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