glfs/gnome/lib/lib-config.xml

<sect1 id="gnome-lib-config">
<?dbhtml filename="lib-config.html" dir="gnome"?>
<title>pre-installation configuration</title>

<para>Set an Environment variable to resolve the prefix destination.</para>  
<para>If <application>GNOME</application> is your desktop of choice:
<screen><userinput><command>export GNOME_PREFIX=/usr</command></userinput></screen>
If you want to try-out <application>GNOME</application>:
<screen><userinput><command>export GNOME_PREFIX=/opt/gnome-&gnome-version;</command></userinput></screen></para>

<para>The try-out group will also need to make all the following
configuration changes:</para>

<para>Add to your system or personal profile:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>export PATH=$PATH:/opt/gnome-&gnome-version;/bin
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:/opt/gnome-&gnome-version;/lib/pkgconfig
export GNOME_LIBCONFIG_PATH=/usr/lib</command></userinput></screen>

<para>Add to your <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename>:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>cat &gt;&gt; /etc/ld.so.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF"</command>
# Begin gnome addition to /etc/ld.so.conf

/opt/gnome-&gnome-version;/lib

# End gnome addition
<command>EOF</command></userinput></screen>

<para>Add to your <filename>/etc/man.conf</filename>:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>cat &gt;&gt; /etc/man.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF"</command>
# Begin gnome addition to man.conf

MANPATH /opt/gnome-&gnome-version;/man

# END gnome addition to man.conf
<command>EOF</command></userinput></screen>

</sect1>