-This directory tree holds version 1.3.0 of the m17n library. -*- text -*-
+This directory tree holds version 1.4.0 of the m17n library. -*- text -*-
-Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005
+Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Registration Number H15PRO112
See the end for copying conditions.
Run the script "bootstrap.sh" in this directory. It is tested that
the script run successfully with these versions of autotools.
- libtool-1.4
- automake-1.4p5
- autoconf-2.52
+ libtool-1.5.22
+ automake-1.9.6
+ autoconf-2.61
Then, proceed to the next step.
libotf -- http://www.m17n.org/libotf/
fontconfig -- http://freedesktop.org/Software/fontconfig
xft -- http://freedesktop.org/Software/Xft
- gd -- http://www.boutell.com/gd/http/gd-1.8.4.tar.gz
+ gd -- http://www.boutell.com/gd/
In addition, for finding a word boundary in Thai text, "configure"
checks the existence of these libraries (libthai is preferred):
- libthai -- http://
+ libthai -- http://sourceforge.net/projects/libthai
wordcut -- http://thaiwordseg.sourceforge.net/
The sample program m17n-edit utilizes this Japanese inputting system.
These sample programs are installed in /usr/local/bin too:
m17n-conv, m17n-date, m17n-view, m17n-dump, m17n-edit
+If you don't need GUI libraries (libm17n-gui.so and etc.), you can
+instruct the `configure' script not to build them as below:
+
+ % ./configure --without-gui
+
This file under `example' sub-directory is a Japanese resource file
-for medit. It is not installed but useful in Japanese locale. Copy
+for m17n-edit. It is not installed but useful in Japanese locale. Copy
it to your home directory (or, for instance,
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/ja/app-defaults) and rename it to "M17NEdit" if you
want to see labels in Japanese:
The m17n library utilizes the m17n database available at:
http://www.m17n.org/m17n-lib/m17n-db
Without this database, the m17n library loses half its value. Please
-install it (Ver.1.3.0 or the later is required) too before you try the
+install it (Ver.1.4.0 or the later is required) too before you try the
above sample programs or develop a program that uses the m17n library.
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Copyright information
-Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005
+Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Registration Number H15PRO112
You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
License along with the m17n library; if not, write to the Free
-Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
-02111-1307, USA.
+Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.