#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.3

### Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

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# gexiv2-0.14.3

## Introduction to gexiv2

gexiv2 is a GObject-based wrapper around the Exiv2 library.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.3 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://download.gnome.org/sources/gexiv2/0.14/gexiv2-0.14.3.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: d4ca9614baa0bc30d142bcad65f09910

- Download size: 384 KB

- Estimated disk space required: 3.3 MB (with tests)

- Estimated build time: 0.1 SBU (with parallelism=4 and tests)

### gexiv2 Dependencies

#### Required

Exiv2-0.28.5

#### Recommended

Vala-0.56.17

#### Optional

GTK-Doc-1.34.0 (for documentation)

## Installation of gexiv2

Install gexiv2 by running the following commands:

    mkdir build &&
    cd    build &&

    meson setup --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release .. &&
    ninja

To test the results, run:

    meson configure -D tests=true &&
    ninja test

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: libgexiv2.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gexiv2

### Short Descriptions

`libgexiv2.so` | provides a wrapper around the Exiv2 library

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