#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r13.0-491

### Chapter 10. Graphics and Font Libraries

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# babl-0.1.126

## Introduction to Babl

The Babl package is a dynamic, any to any, pixel format translation library.

### Note

Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://download.gimp.org/pub/babl/0.1/babl-0.1.126.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: bfe3e2aecbbd419494723495aec586de

- Download size: 320 KB

- Estimated disk space required: 17 MB (with tests)

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

### Babl Dependencies

#### Recommended

GLib-2.88.0 (with GObject Introspection), librsvg-2.62.1, and Little CMS-2.19

#### Optional

w3m

## Installation of Babl

Install Babl by running the following commands:

    mkdir bld &&
    cd    bld &&

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

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the `root` user:

    ninja install &&

    install -v -m755 -d                         /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/babl/graphics &&
    install -v -m644 docs/*.{css,html}          /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/babl          &&
    install -v -m644 docs/graphics/*.{html,svg} /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/babl/graphics

## Command Explanations

install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/babl/graphics: This and the subsequent commands install the library html documentation under `/usr/share/gtk-doc/html` where other gtk packages put the programmer-oriented documentation.

## Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libbabl-0.1.so and libraries in /usr/lib/babl-0.1
Installed Directories: /usr/{include,lib}/babl-0.1 and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/babl

### Short Descriptions

`libbabl-0.1.so` | contains functions to access BablFishes to convert between formats

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