Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.4

Chapter 12. System Utilities

IBus-1.5.3

Introduction to IBus

IBus is an Intelligent Input Bus. It is a new input framework for Linux OS. It provides full featured and user friendly input method user interface.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.4 platform.

Package Information

IBus Dependencies

Required

DConf-0.16.1 and ISO Codes-3.46

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.36.0, GTK+-2.24.20, and Vala-0.20.1

Optional

D-Bus Python-1.2.0, GTK-Doc-1.19, and PyXDG-0.25

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/ibus

Installation of IBus

Install IBus by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --libexecdir=/usr/lib/ibus &&
make

To test the results, issue: make -k check. Two tests may fail due to problems with the tests.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-gtk2: This switch disables building of the GTK+ 2 immodule. Use it if you have not installed GTK+ 2.

--enable-gtk-doc: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Programs: ibus, ibus-daemon, and ibus-setup
Installed Library: libibus-1.0.so and im-ibus.so (GTK+ Immodule)
Installed Directories: /etc/dconf/db/ibus.d, /usr/include/ibus-1.0, /usr/lib/ibus, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/ibus, and /usr/share/ibus

Short Descriptions

ibus-daemon

is the Intelligent Input Bus Daemon.

ibus-setup

is the GTK+ program used to configure the ibus-daemon.

libibus-1.0.so

contains IBus API functions.

Last updated on 2013-09-05 10:23:42 -0700