Build and use iBus

Build iBus (1.1.0) on solaris

• Download and install SunStudio 12, and CBE 1.6.2, then set your build env:

    $ . /opt/jdsbld/bin/env.sh #or
    $ source /opt/jdsbld/bin/env.csh
    $ mkdir -p ~/packages/SOURCES ~/packages/SPECS

If you like to use your own account rather than gbuild, add the "Software Installation" profile in /etc/user_attr, e.g.,

    # echo "yongsun::::type=normal;profiles=Software Installation" >> /etc/user\//attr

• Download the extra files required by pkgtool 

    $ svn co svn+ssh://anon@svn.opensolaris.org/svn/jds/spec-files/trunk/include
    $ cp include/*.inc ~/packages/SPECS
    $ wget http://cvs.opensolaris.org/source/raw/jds/spec-files/trunk/ext-sources/default-copyright.txt 
    $ mv default-copyright.txt ~/packages/SOURCES/

• Checkout the input method repository, refer to Repository page:

    $ hg clone ssh://anon@hg.opensolaris.org/hg/nv-g11n/inputmethod

• Change directory to inputmethod/specs

    $ ./build-im.sh libanthy.spec libchewing.spec libhangul.spec m17n-lib-core.spec m17n-db.spec gob2.spec ibus*.spec

Use iBus (1.1.0/1.2.0) on solaris

• iBus 1.1 packages were integrated in snv_125 with various IMEs.
• And it has been upgraded to 1.2 at snv_129.
• iBus depends on python2.6.
• We plan to switch default IM framework from iiimf to iBus in future release (after 2010.03 release).
• Please file a bug (i18n-l10n category) through bugzilla

How to install iBus

1. Install iBus pkgs (SUNWibus*) from pkg.opensolaris.org/dev/.
   • SUNWibus is mandatory pkg. The rest of SUNWibus-* pkgs are optional. For example, if you need Japanese input only, you don't need to install SUNWibus-* pkgs other than SUNWibus-anthy.
   • To use m17n IME (SUNWibus-m17n), also install SUNWm17n and SUNWm17n-contrib.
   • <ibus1.2 only> To use Hangul IME on system prior to snv_129, need to upgrade SUNWlibhangul with snv_129 version.
2. <ibus1.1 only> Change python default from 2.4 to 2.6 (ie, /usr/bin/python -> python2.6).
    

How to setup iBus

1. Enable iBus service manually through gnome-session-properties(1), System->Preferences->Startup Applications.
2. Export the following environment variables in $HOME/.profile.
           export GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus
           export XMODIFIERS=@im=ibus
3. re-login