Introduction to Evolution
The Evolution package contains an
integrated mail, calendar and address book suite designed for the
GNOME environment.
This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.3
platform.
Package Information
Evolution Dependencies
Required
adwaita-icon-theme-47.0, evolution-data-server-3.54.3,
Gcr-4.3.1,
gnome-autoar-0.4.5, shared-mime-info-2.4, and WebKitGTK-2.46.6
Recommended
Bogofilter-1.2.5, enchant-2.8.2,
gnome-desktop-44.1, gspell-1.14.0,
Highlight-4.15, itstool-2.0.7,
libcanberra-0.30, libgweather-4.4.4,
libnotify-0.8.3, OpenLDAP-2.6.9, and Seahorse-47.0.1
Optional
GeoClue-2.7.2, geocode-glib-3.26.4, and GTK-Doc-1.34.0, clutter-gtk
(Contact Maps plugin), cmark, Glade, libchamplain
(Contact Maps plugin), libpst, libunity, libytnef
Installation of Evolution
Install Evolution by running the
following commands:
mkdir build &&
cd build &&
cmake -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
-D SYSCONF_INSTALL_DIR=/etc \
-D ENABLE_INSTALLED_TESTS=ON \
-D ENABLE_PST_IMPORT=OFF \
-D ENABLE_YTNEF=OFF \
-D ENABLE_CONTACT_MAPS=OFF \
-D ENABLE_MARKDOWN=OFF \
-D ENABLE_WEATHER=ON \
-G Ninja .. &&
ninja
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
ninja install
Command Explanations
-D ENABLE_YTNEF=OFF: This
switch is used to disable the yTNEF library usage because
libytnef is not part of BLFS.
-D ENABLE_PST_IMPORT=OFF:
This switch is used to disable the pst-import plugin because
libpst is not part of BLFS.
-D ENABLE_CONTACT_MAPS=OFF:
This switch disables building the Contact Maps plugin. Remove this
switch if you have installed the necessary dependencies and wish to
build the Contact Maps plugin.
-D ENABLE_MARKDOWN=OFF:
This switch allows building without cmark. Remove this switch
if you need markdown support and you have installed the necessary
dependency.
-D ENABLE_WEATHER=ON: This
switch allows building against libgweather-4.4.4.
-D WITH_HELP=OFF: This switch disables
building the manual of this package. Use this switch if you have
not installed itstool-2.0.7.
-D WITH_OPENLDAP=OFF: Use this switch
if you have not installed OpenLDAP-2.6.9.
Contents
Installed Programs:
evolution
Installed Libraries:
None
Installed Directories:
/usr/include/evolution,
/usr/lib/evolution, /usr/libexec/evolution,
/usr/share/evolution, /usr/share/installed-tests/evolution,
/usr/share/help/*/evolution, and optionally
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/{evolution-mail-composer,evolution-mail-engine},
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/{evolution-mail-formatter,evolution-shell},
and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/evolution-util
Short Descriptions
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evolution
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is an email, calendar and address book suite for the
GNOME Desktop
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