[SCIM] What's the difference between three config modules?

[James Su]

Hi,
  Socket FrontEnd, Config, IMEngine are necessary to setup a 
Client/Server type IM environment. These three modules are needed, if 
you don't want each application to load a full set of SCIM to waste too 
much memory. gconf Config is optional, if you don't like plain text 
config file used by simple Config module, and you are using GNOME, then 
use gconf instead.
  Many usrs complained that multiple rpms always confuse them and hard 
to install. So I prefer to combine all necessary components of SCIM into 
one large rpm package.

Regards
James Su

$B%L%P%?s wrote:

>Anyone, plase tell me what's the difference between socket-config,
>gconf-config, and simple-config.
>It seems like for me that they are duplicated. Are they alternative?
>And what's socket frontend? What is it used for?
>
>Now, let's change the subject and talk abount RPM binaries.
>It seems like that the RPMs of scim should be divided in some packages.
>Should I divide it next time?
>
>My suggestion is as follow:
>
>1. scim-libs
>This one contains library files.
>Socket frontend is included in this package.
>
>2.scim-x
>This one contains X11 frontend.
>If you don't use X11, use scim-screen or something.
>
>3.scim-gtk
>This one contains gtk-imengine, gtk-panel, gtk-setup-panel.
>If you don't like gnome, use skim.
>(How about when you mainly use kde desktop and use some gtk applications?
>Both gtk and kde set-up-panel is needed?)
>
>4.scim-devel
>This one only contains header files and the documentations for developers.
>
>
>Sincerely yours,
>Ryo Dairiki
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