GMime-2.6.23

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

### Chapter 9. General Libraries

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# GMime-2.6.23

## Introduction to GMime

The GMime package contains a set of utilities for parsing and creating messages using the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) as defined by the applicable RFCs. See the GMime web site for the RFCs resourced. This is useful as it provides an API which adheres to the MIME specification as closely as possible while also providing programmers with an extremely easy to use interface to the API functions.

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/gmime/2.6/gmime-2.6.23.tar.xz

- Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/gmime/2.6/gmime-2.6.23.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: 247072236d84bd0fbbff299d69bdf333

- Download size: 5.0 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 28 MB (with tests)

- Estimated build time: 0.5 SBU (with tests)

### GMime Dependencies

#### Required

GLib-2.58.3 and libgpg-error-1.35

#### Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.58.3 and Vala-0.42.5

#### Optional

DocBook-utils-0.6.14, GPGME-1.12.0, GTK-Doc-1.29 and Gtk# (requires Mono)

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

## Installation of GMime

Install GMime by running the following commands:

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

`--enable-smime`: Use this switch if you have installed GPGME-1.12.0 and wish to enable S/MIME support in GMime.

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

## Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libgmime-2.6.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gmime-2.6 and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gmime-2.6

### Short Descriptions

`libgmime-2.6.so` | contains API functions used by programs that need to comply to the MIME standards.

Last updated on 2019-02-16 21:14:14 -0600

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