Compilling and Installing OBK from develop branch

[codayon]

Dependencies

1. CMake
2. Fcitx 5
3. Git
4. GNU GCC or Clang
5. GNU Make or Ninja
6. Qt 5.5 or later
7. Rust 1.34.0 or later
8. Zstandard (zstd)

Arch Linux (pacman)

sudo pacman -S --needed cmake fcitx5 fcitx5-configtool fcitx5-qt fcitx5-gtk git base-devel qt5-base rust zstd

Debian (apt)

sudo apt install build-essential rustc cargo curl cmake qtbase5-dev qtbase5-dev-tools libzstd-dev libfcitx5core-dev fcitx5 fcitx5-config-qt git

Fedora (dnf)

sudo dnf install @development-tools rust cargo cmake qt5-qtdeclarative-devel libzstd-devel git fcitx5 fcitx5-configtool fcitx5-devel fcitx5-qt5

openSUSE (zypper)

sudo zypper in libQt5Core-devel libQt5Widgets-devel libQt5Network-devel libzstd-devel libzstd1 cmake make ninja rust clang gcc patterns-devel-base-devel_basis git fcitx5-devel fcitx5 fcitx5-configtool

Void Linux (xbps)

sudo xbps-install base-devel make cmake rust cargo qt5-declarative-devel libzstd-devel qt5-devel git fcitx5 libfcitx5-devel fcitx5-configtool

NOTE: This part is taken from here because I'm not aware of what the exact package names are in different distributions

Compiling and Installing

1. Clone the repository recursively:

   git clone --recursive https://github.com/OpenBangla/OpenBangla-Keyboard.git

2. Navigate to the repository:

   cd OpenBangla-Keyboard

3. Switch to the develop branch and update submodules:

   git checkout develop && git submodule update

4. Create and enter a build directory:

   mkdir build && cd build

5. Configure the build with CMake:

   cmake .. -DENABLE_IBUS=OFF -DENABLE_FCITX=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr"

6. Compile and install:

   make && sudo make install

Environment Setup

1. Log out and Log in or Reboot
2. If you are using KDE Plasma, follow the steps from here
3. For other desktop environments, ensure the following environment variables are present in /etc/environment

GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx
QT_IM_MODULE=fcitx
XMODIFIERS=@im=fcitx

Miscellaneous

Check out OpenBangla Script (unofficial), If you want to automate the process of compiling and installing
For issues or further details, check the OpenBangla Keyboard repository