Gaming Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version #1144

Chapter 3. Shared Dependencies

seatd-0.9.1

Introduction to seatd

The seatd package provides a universal seat management library. It is what a lot of Wayland compositors use to manage seats, a session for a user in which applications can interact with.

seatd Dependencies

Recommended

elogind-255.17 (this package needs a backend to properly create a seat, elogind being a suitable one)

Installation of seatd

Install seatd by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr             \
            --buildtype=release       \
            -D server=disabled        \
            -D libseat-seatd=disabled \
            .. &&

ninja

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

[Note]

Note

Inspect meson_options.txt for a full list of options.

--buildtype=release: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

-D server=disabled: Disables building the seatd daemon.

-D libseat-seatd=disabled: This parameter disables building support for the in-house logind daemon in libseat.so and instead relies on the system-installed elogind instead.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libseat.so
Installed Directories: none

Short Descriptions

libseatd.so

contains functions to handle seat management