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Building Nimf Packages

Debian Package

To build a Debian package for Nimf, follow these steps:

Install Dependencies:

sudo apt-get install build-essential devscripts debhelper autoconf automake libglib2.0-dev intltool gtk-doc-tools libgtk-3-dev libgtk2.0-dev libqt5core5a libqt5gui5 libqt5widgets5 qtbase5-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev librsvg2-bin libhangul-dev anthy libxkbcommon-dev libxklavier-dev libm17n-dev m17n-db librime-dev

Clone the Repository:

git clone https://github.com/hamonikr/nimf.git
cd nimf

Build the Package:

debuild -us -uc

Install the Package:

sudo dpkg -i ../nimf_*.deb

RPM Package

To build an RPM package for Nimf, follow these steps:

Install Dependencies:

sudo dnf install gcc-c++ libtool glib2-devel pkgconfig intltool gtk3-devel gtk2-devel qt5-qtbase-devel qt5-qtbase-private-devel qt6-qtbase-devel qt6-qtbase-private-devel libappindicator-gtk3-devel librsvg2-tools google-noto-cjk-fonts libhangul-devel anthy-devel anthy libxkbcommon-devel wayland-devel libxklavier-devel gtk-doc librime-devel m17n-lib-devel m17n-db-devel

Clone the Repository:

git clone https://github.com/hamonikr/nimf.git
cd nimf

Prepare the Source Tarball:

git archive --format=tar.gz --prefix=nimf/ HEAD > nimf-1.3.5.tar.gz

Build the Package:

rpmbuild -ta nimf-1.3.5.tar.gz

Install the Package:

sudo rpm -i ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/nimf-1.3.5-1.x86_64.rpm

Arch Linux Package

To build an Arch Linux package for Nimf, follow these steps:

Install Dependencies:

sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git glib2 gtk3 gtk2 qt5-base qt6-base libappindicator-gtk3 librsvg noto-fonts-cjk libhangul anthy librime libxkbcommon wayland libxklavier m17n-lib m17n-db gtk-doc

Clone the Repository:

git clone https://github.com/hamonikr/nimf.git
cd nimf

Build and Install the Package:

makepkg -si

By following these steps, you can build and install Nimf on Debian, RPM-based, and Arch Linux systems.

Build from Source

Open the terminal and run the following commands step by step.

git clone https://github.com/hamonikr/nimf.git
cd nimf

autoreconf --force --install --verbose
./configure
make -j $(nproc)
sudo make install

There are configuration options. Use it for your situation.

--disable-hardening     Disable hardening
--disable-nimf-anthy    Disable nimf-anthy
--disable-nimf-m17n     Disable nimf-m17n
--disable-nimf-rime     Disable nimf-rime
--with-im-config-data   Install im-config data
--with-imsettings-data  Install imsettings data

ex)
./configure --disable-nimf-m17n

If you are using im-config

./autogen.sh --with-im-config-data

If you are using im-chooser

./autogen.sh --with-imsettings-data

To uninstall nimf, run the following command.

sudo make uninstall

Debugging

  nimf --debug

  # for nimf-indicator
  nimf-settings --gapplication-service & 
  
  tail -f /var/log/syslog

  export GTK_IM_MODULE="nimf"
  export QT4_IM_MODULE="xim"
  export QT_IM_MODULE="nimf"
  export XMODIFIERS="@im=nimf"
  export G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=nimf

  # run application
  gedit or kate # for Qt