Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 2021-04-13

Chapter 9. General Libraries

libwacom-1.9

Introduction to libwacom

The libwacom package contains a library used to identify wacom tablets and their model-specific features.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-10.1 platform.

Package Information

libwacom Dependencies

Required

libgudev-236

Recommended

libxml2-2.9.10

Optional

Doxygen-1.9.1, git-2.31.1, librsvg-2.50.3, Valgrind-3.17.0 (optional for some tests), and pytest

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

Installation of libwacom

Install libwacom by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson --prefix=/usr -Dudev-dir=/lib/udev -Dtests=disabled .. &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test. To run additional tests, install pytest and remove the "-Dtests=disabled" option from the meson line above.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

-Dudev-dir=/lib/udev: This parameter sets the proper installation directory for udev rules.

-Dtests=disabled: This parameter disables some of the more advanced tests because they require pytest to work properly.

Contents

Installed Programs: libwacom-list-local-devices and libwacom-show-stylus
Installed Libraries: libwacom.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/libwacom-1.0 and /usr/share/libwacom

Short Descriptions

libwacom-list-local-devices

lists tablet devices that are connected to the system

libwacom-show-stylus

lists tablet stylus IDs

libwacom.so

contains functions used for accessing Wacom information

Last updated on 2021-03-03 20:54:53 -0600