Build & Install From Git repository

System requirements

• python >= 2.5
• dbus-glib >= 0.74
• dbus-python >= 0.83.0
• iso-codes
• qt >= 4.4.0 (if want to build qt4 im module)
• anthy (if want to build anthy engine)
• python-enchant & hunspell-en (if want to build pinyin engine or enchant demo engine)
• libhangul (if want to build hangul engine)

Build & Install ibus

 $ git clone git://github.com/ibus/ibus.git ibus
 $ cd ibus
 $ ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc
 $ make
 $ sudo make install
 $ update-gtk-immodules `uname -i`
or
 $ gtk-query-immodules-2.0-32 > /etc/gtk-2.0/i386-redhat-linux-gnu/gtk.immodules

(the path /etc/gtk-2.0/i386-redhat-linux-gnu/gtk.immodules may be different in your system)

Build & Install PinYin engine

 $ git clone git://github.com/ibus/ibus-pinyin.git ibus-pinyin
 $ cd ibus-pinyin
 $ ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
 $ make
 $ sudo make install

Build & Install m17n engine

 $ git clone git://github.com/ibus/ibus-m17n.git ibus-m17n
 $ cd ibus-m17n
 $ ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
 $ make
 $ sudo make install

Build & Install anthy engine

 $ git clone git://github.com/ibus/ibus-anthy.git ibus-anthy
 $ cd ibus-anthy
 $ ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
 $ make
 $ sudo make install

Build & Install Chewing engine

 $ git clone git://github.com/definite/ibus-chewing.git
 $ cd ibus-chewing
 $ cmake . -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX='/usr'
 $ make
 $ sudo make install
 $ sudo make install_schema

Build & Install hangul engine

 $ git clone git://github.com/ibus/ibus-hangul.git ibus-hangul
 $ cd ibus-hangul
 $ ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
 $ make
 $ sudo make install

Build ibus rpms

 $ git clone git://github.com/ibus/ibus.git ibus
 $ cd ibus
 $ ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
 $ make rpm
 # list rpms
 $ ls `uname -i`

Test ibus

Run ibus

 # use ibus-setup to enable ibus and engines
 $ /usr/bin/ibus-setup

Run gnome, kde or old X applications

 # gtk application
 $ GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus gedit
 # kde application
 $ QT_IM_MODULE=ibus kwrite
 # old X application
 $ XMODIFIERS="@im=ibus" xterm