glfs/gnome/core/orbit2.xml

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<!ENTITY ORBit2-download-http
"http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/ORBit2/2.10/ORBit2-&ORBit2-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY ORBit2-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/ORBit2/2.10/ORBit2-&ORBit2-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY ORBit2-size "632 KB">
<!ENTITY ORBit2-buildsize "52.0 MB">
<!ENTITY ORBit2-time "0.96 SBU">

]>

<sect1 id="ORBit2" xreflabel="ORBit2-&ORBit2-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="ORBit2.html"?>
<title>ORBit2-&ORBit2-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application><acronym>ORB</acronym>it2</application></title>

<para>The <application><acronym>ORB</acronym>it2</application> package
contains a high-performance <acronym>CORBA</acronym> Object
Request Broker.  This allows programs to send requests and receive
replies from other programs.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&ORBit2-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&ORBit2-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &ORBit2-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
&ORBit2-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&ORBit2-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application><acronym>ORB</acronym>it2</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="libIDL"/> and <xref linkend="popt"/></para></sect4>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="gtk-doc"/> and <xref linkend="openssl"/></para></sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application><acronym>ORB</acronym>it2</application></title>

<para>Install <application><acronym>ORB</acronym>it2</application> by running the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><parameter>--prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX</parameter>: This is the Base
installation for <application>GNOME</application> from which all future
installations will receive their prefix parameter.  Be sure that 
<envar>GNOME_PREFIX</envar> is set for this install or globally to your
install directory as described in the introduction of this Section.</para>

<para><parameter>--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome</parameter>: This switch puts
configuration files in <filename class="directory">/etc/gnome</filename>
instead of
<filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/etc</filename>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application><acronym>ORB</acronym>it2</application> package
contains
<filename class="libraryfile">libORBit-2</filename>,
<filename class="libraryfile">libORBitCosNaming-2</filename> and
<filename class="libraryfile">libORBit-imodule-2</filename>
libraries.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>libORBit-2</title>
<para><filename class="libraryfile">libORBit-2</filename> is the <acronym>CORBA</acronym>
<acronym>API</acronym>.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>