Development Guide

1. Development Policy (or Spirit)

• KISS
• Obtain Source
  • git clone https://github.com/hime-ime/hime.git
  • Download tarball
• Developer's Guide (Documents)
  • Submit pull request for only latest commit
• Setup a Development Environment
  • GTK+ 2.x (recommends, you may also use GTK+ 3.x only)
  • libXtst
  • pkg-config
  • GTK+ 3.x (optional), If you want GTK+ 3.x to be default UI toolkit, GTK+ 2.x will be optional.
  • Qt 3.x (optional), note that you NEED a immodule patched Qt 3.x.
  • Qt 4.x (optional)
  • anthy (optional)
  • libchewing (optional)
• How to Test HIME
  • Invoke Second HIME Instance for Testing Purpose
• Debug
  • Run hime without installing: Just "./configure ; make ; distro/dev-tools/scripts/test-hime"
  • Debug Message
  • Log File
  • Debugging with GDB
• Recommended Coding Conventions
• Contribute Patch or Other Materials
  • Fork HIME and Send Pull Request
  • How to send patch to hime
• Working with Git