Tracker-2.2.2

#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 9.0

### Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

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# Tracker-2.2.2

## Introduction to Tracker

Tracker is the file indexing and search provider used in the GNOME desktop environment.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-9.0 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/tracker/2.2/tracker-2.2.2.tar.xz

- Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/tracker/2.2/tracker-2.2.2.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: 2ec18c6f9e877abdfe1f50bac0e9eade

- Download size: 2.7 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 197 MB (including tests)

- Estimated build time: 0.4 SBU (add 0.9 SBU for tests)

### Tracker Dependencies

#### Required

JSON-GLib-1.4.4, libseccomp-2.4.1, libsoup-2.66.2, and Vala-0.44.7

#### Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.60.2, ICU-64.2, NetworkManager-1.20.0, SQLite-3.29.0, and UPower-0.99.10

#### Optional

GTK-Doc-1.32 and libstemmer

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

## Installation of Tracker

Install Tracker by running the following commands:

    mkdir build &&
    cd    build &&

    meson --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc .. &&
    ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test. The tests should be run from a graphical session. The test named steroids may fail but will pass if you rerun the tests after the installation.

Now, as the `root` user:

    ninja install
    glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas

## Command Explanations

glib-compile-schemas ...: Compiles the settings schema installed by this package to prevent a runtime error in tracker-store.

## Contents

Installed Programs: tracker
Installed Library: libtracker-control.so, libtracker-miner.so, and libtracker-sparql.so
Installed Directories: /usr/{include,lib}/tracker-2.0, /usr/share/tracker, and /usr/share/gtk-doc/libtracker-{control,miner,sparql}

### Short Descriptions

tracker | is a control program for the indexer.
`libtracker-control.so` | contains control and monitoring functions for miners.
`libtracker-miner.so` | contains data mining functions.
`libtracker-sparql.so` | contains resource management and database functions.

Last updated on 2019-08-25 11:35:01 -0700

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