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Chapter 2. General Libraries

libime-1.1.10

Introduction to libime

The libime package provides a library with support functions for implementing generic input methods.

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libime Dependencies

Required

Boost, CMake, extra-cmake-modules, and Fcitx5-5.1.12

Optional

doxygen (to build the documentation)

Installation of libime

Unpack the kenlm submodule into the right place: 

tar -xvf ../bcd4af619a2fa45f5876d8855f7876cc09f663af.tar.gz -C src/libime/core &&
rmdir src/libime/core/kenlm &&
mv src/libime/core/kenlm-bcd4af619a2fa45f5876d8855f7876cc09f663af src/libime/core/kenlm

Install libime by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

cmake -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr   \
      -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release    \
      -D CMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH=ON \
      -D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON        \
      -D ENABLE_TEST=OFF             \
      -Wno-dev .. &&

make

If you have passed the -D ENABLE_DOC=ON parameter to CMake, build the documentation by executing the following commands: 

make doc

Now, as the root user: 

make install

If you have built the documentation, install it as the root user: 

install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/libime-1.1.10 &&
cp -rv doc/html/* /usr/share/doc/libime-1.1.10

Command Explanations

-D CMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH=ON: This switch makes cmake remove hardcoded library search paths (rpath) when installing a binary executable file or a shared library. This package does not need rpath once it's installed into the standard location, and rpath may sometimes cause unwanted effects or even security issues.

-D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON: This ensures shared libraries are built.

-D ENABLE_DOC=ON: Use this switch if you want to build the documentation (requires doxygen).

Contents

Installed Programs: libime_history, libime_migrate_fcitx4_pinyin, libime_migrate_fcitx4_table, libime_pinyindict, libime_prediction, libime_slm_build_binary, and libime_tabledict
Installed Libraries: libIMECore, libIMEPinyin, and libIMETable
Installed Directories: /usr/include/LibIME, /usr/lib/libime, and /usr/share/libime

Short Descriptions

libime_history

is a helper tool for dealing with bigrams

libime_migrate_fcitx4_pinyin

is a tool which migrates Fcitx 4 pinyin dictionaries to Fcitx 5

libime_migrate_fcitx4_table

is a tool which migrates Fcitx 4 tables to Fcitx 5

libime_pinyindict

is a helper tool for dealing with pinyin dictionaries

libime_prediction

is a helper tool for dealing with word predictions

libime_slm_build_binary

builds a binary file from an ARPA file for faster load times

libime_tabledict

is a helper tool for dealing with table-based dictionaries

libIMECore

is the libime core library

libIMEPinyin

is the libime pinyin library

libIMETable

is the libime table-based input library