0.9.x branch installation

Supposed to be ready after installation and a reboot.

configure with proper prefix (--prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --libdir=/usr/lib64, usually, but FOLLOW the distributation conventions)

The following settings are relevant:

  GTK3_MODULES_DIR     GTK3_MODULES_DIR directory to install the gtk3 plugin module
  GTK2_MODULES_DIR     GTK2_MODULES_DIR directory to install the gtk2 plugin module
  EXTDIR      EXTDIR directory to install the extension
  GSCHEMASDIR GSCHEMASDIR directory to install the gschema
  SERVICESDIR SERVICESDIR directory to install the dbus service

After installation and a reboot, the AppMenu in GnomeShell(the second item on the top left bar) shows the Global Menu. Click and see. All application's menu disappears.

Installation details

Here is a tree of the installation, with the purpose of the file in comments.

_inst
|-- etc
|   `-- profile.d
|       `-- globalmenu.sh     # set GTK_MODULES environment of everyone
`-- usr
    |-- bin
    |   `-- gnome-globalmenu-manager  # the dbus daemon relating menu to xwindows, and transports the menu.
    |-- lib64
    |   |-- gtk-2.0
    |   |   `-- modules
    |   |       |-- libglobalmenu-gtk2.la              # libtool debrits
    |   |       |-- libglobalmenu-gtk2.so             # gtk2 module (change in size allocation model)
    |   |       `-- libglobalmenu-gtk.so -> libglobalmenu-gtk2.so  (symlink to make sure gtk2 and gtk3 modules have the same name)
    |   `-- gtk-3.0
    |       `-- modules
    |           |-- libglobalmenu-gtk.la                # libtool debrits
    |           `-- libglobalmenu-gtk.so              #gtk3 module
    `-- share
        |-- dbus-1
        |   `-- services
        |       `-- org.globalmenu.manager.service    # dbus autolaunch file for launching gnome-globalmenu-manager on demand
        |-- doc
        |   `-- gnome-globalmenu
        |       |-- AUTHORS
        |       |-- ChangeLog
        |       |-- COPYING
        |       |-- INSTALL
        |       `-- README
        |-- glib-2.0
        |   `-- schemas
        |       |-- gschemas.compiled                      # file generated by glib-schema-compiler
        |       `-- org.globalmenu.gschema.xml    # gsettings key org.globalmenu:/enabled, can be true or false. You still have to logout to get things into effects
        |-- gnome-shell
        |   `-- extensions
        |       `-- GlobalMenu@globalmenu.org
        |           |-- extension.js                                           # plugin main module
        |           |-- GlobalMenuGnomeShell-1.0.typelib # exposing some non gi friendly MetaWindow api to javascript
        |           |-- metadata.json                                       #plugin junkies
        |           `-- stylesheet.css                                      #stylesheet customizations.
        `-- man
            `-- man1
                `-- gnome-globalmenu.1                              # man page needs updating.