Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r13.1-579

Chapter 24. Graphical Environments

XKeyboardConfig-2.49

Introduction to XKeyboardConfig

The XKeyboardConfig package contains the keyboard configuration database for the X Window System.

[Note]

Note

Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.

Package Information

[Note]

Note

The original source for this paackage is at https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config/ but the format is awkward. It has been reformatted by the LFS editors for user convenience but otherwise unchanged.

XKeyboardConfig Dependencies

Required

Xorg Libraries

Optional (required for tests)

libxkbcommon-1.13.2, pytest-9.2.0 with optionally xdist (speeds up the tests), and Xorg Applications

Installation of XKeyboardConfig

Install XKeyboardConfig by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup --prefix=$XORG_PREFIX --buildtype=release .. &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

[Important]

Important

If upgrading from version 2.44 or earlier, the installation will fail if some files are not symbolic links. To fix this, run as the root user: 

if [ -d $XORG_PREFIX/share/X11/xkb ]; then
  rm -rf $XORG_PREFIX/share/X11/xkb
  rm -f  $XORG_PREFIX/share/man/man7/xkeyboard-config.7
  rm -f  $XORG_PREFIX/share/pkgconfig/xkeyboard-config.pc
fi

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

--buildtype=release: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directory: $XORG_PREFIX/share/X11/xkb