LibFM provides file management functions built on top of Glib/GIO, giving a convenient higher-level API. You can choose which version of gtk the library will build against: GTK3=yes link with gtk+3 (default) GTK3=no link with gtk+2 GTK3=- don't link against gtk at all Pass the script the parameter you prefer, like GTK3=no ./libfm.SlackBuild