Yelp-3.30.0

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

### Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Utilities

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# Yelp-3.30.0

## Introduction to Yelp

The Yelp package contains a help browser used for viewing help files.

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

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/yelp/3.30/yelp-3.30.0.tar.xz

- Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/yelp/3.30/yelp-3.30.0.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: 97792831ad391fde1c326df6a1e470a3

- Download size: 1.3 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 22 MB

- Estimated build time: 0.2 SBU

### Yelp Dependencies

#### Required

gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.28.1, WebKitGTK+-2.22.6 and yelp-xsl-3.30.1

#### Recommended

desktop-file-utils-0.23

#### Optional

GTK-Doc-1.29

### Note

The Yelp package is not required for a functional GNOME Desktop. Note, however, that without Yelp you will not be able to view the built-in Help provided by core GNOME and many of the support applications.

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

## Installation of Yelp

Install Yelp by running the following commands:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static &&
    make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the `root` user:

    make install &&
    update-desktop-database

## Command Explanations

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

`--enable-gtk-doc`: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

update-desktop-database: This ensures that `/usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache` will be updated and therefore the help in gnome applications will work. Some packages run this command during their installation, but yelp and the gnome applications do not.

## Contents

Installed Program: gnome-help (symlink) and yelp
Installed Library: libyelp.so
Installed Directories: /usr/{include,share/gtk-doc/html}/libyelp and /usr/{lib,share}/yelp

### Short Descriptions

yelp | is the GNOME Help Browser.
`libyelp.so` | contains the Yelp API functions.

Last updated on 2019-02-21 01:16:01 -0600

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