HexChat-2.14.2

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

### Chapter 41. Other X-based Programs

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# HexChat-2.14.2

## Introduction to HexChat

HexChat is an IRC chat program. It allows you to join multiple IRC channels (chat rooms) at the same time, talk publicly, have private one-on-one conversations, etc. File transfers are also possible.

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

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://dl.hexchat.net/hexchat/hexchat-2.14.2.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: 91d5dd21291d6f54e52a7044f1ac5de0

- Download size: 1.2 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 31 MB

- Estimated build time: 0.1 SBU (using parallelism=4)

### HexChat Dependencies

#### Required

GLib-2.58.3

#### Recommended

GTK+-2.24.32 and Lua-5.3.5

#### Optional

dbus-glib-0.110, ISO Codes-4.1, libcanberra-0.30, libnotify-0.7.7, pciutils-3.6.2, libproxy, and luajit

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

## Installation of HexChat

Install HexChat by running the following commands:

    mkdir build &&
    cd    build &&

    meson --prefix=/usr -Dwith-libproxy=false -Dwith-lua=lua .. &&
    ninja

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the `root` user:

    ninja install

## Command Explanations

`-Dwith-libcanberra=false`: Use this switch if you have libcanberra not installed.

`-Dwith-lua=lua`: By default, this package will look for luajit. Use the normal lua instead.

## Contents

Installed Program: hexchat
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directory: /usr/lib/hexchat

### Short Descriptions

hexchat | is a graphical Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client.

Last updated on 2019-02-19 15:58:07 -0600

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