Re: Compiling simple GTK+ input methods

[David Nečas (Yeti) <yeti physics muni cz>]

On Sat, Jul 28, 2007 at 04:21:54AM -0400, Kyle James Cardoza wrote:
> Now, I've tried. My google-fu has failed me.

Googling is pointless, if you have the Gtk+ Makefile that
compiles the input methods...

> What I've got is a single .c file, containing a GTK+ input method for
> Eastern Ojibwe, using Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics. I based it on the
> GTK+ Inuktitut IM.
>
> What I want is to compile that .c file into a GTK+ input method, so I
> can test it, debug it, etc.

I asuume you have config.h or removed #include <config.h>
and "gtk/gtkintl.h" is replaced with <glib/gi18n.h> (or the
header copied from Gtk+ sources).

(a) Manually

libtool --mode=compile cc $(pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0) -DGETTEXT_PACKAGE=\"gtk+\" 
-DGTK_LOCALEDIR=\"$(pkg-config --variable=prefix gtk+-2.0)/share/locale\" -Wall -W -g -O2 -c iminuktitut.c
libtool --mode=link cc $(pkg-config --cflags --libs gtk+-2.0) -Wall -W -g -O2 -avoid-version -module -rpath 
$(pkg-config --variable=libdir gtk+-2.0)/gtk+-2.0/$(pkg-config --variable=gtk_binary_version 
gtk+-2.0)/immodules -o iminuktitut.la iminuktitut.lo
libtool --mode=install install -c iminuktitut.la $(pkg-config --variable=libdir 
gtk+-2.0)/gtk+-2.0/$(pkg-config --variable=gtk_binary_version gtk+-2.0)/immodules/iminuktitut.la

(b) Properly

Copy the relevant delcarations from Gtk+'s
modules/input/Makefile.am, add the corresponding configure
and it will compile.  The only non-obvious trick may be
finding out the Gtk+ binary version for determining the
installation directory with

pkg-config --variable=gtk_binary_version gtk+-2.0

(you should put all this configuration into proper configure
tests of course).

Yeti

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