How to install and configure PC-KIMMO — step by step
1) Get the PC‑KIMMO package
- Download from the SIL page: https://software.sil.org/pc-kimmo/
(PC‑KIMMO is discontinued; zip/archive contains binaries and source).
2) Unpack and place files
- Extract the archive to a chosen folder (e.g., C:\pc-kimmo or ~/pc-kimmo).
- Keep the provided subfolders (bin, docs, examples, src).
3) Install prerequisites (assume Windows or Linux)
- Windows: No modern installer; ensure a compatible MSVC runtime if using older binaries.
- Linux/macOS: If building from source, install a C compiler (gcc/clang) and make.
- Optional: install Python if you plan to use Pykimmo or other wrappers.
4) Build from source (only if you downloaded source)
- Windows (with Visual Studio/MSVC): open supplied project or compile library with cl/make according to README.
- Unix (Linux/macOS):
- Open terminal in source directory.
- Run:
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./configure# if present make sudo make install - If no configure script, follow README: usually compile C files into a library and a shell binary.
5) Prepare a PC‑KIMMO description (rules & lexicon)
- Create two files:
- rules file: defines alphabet and two‑level rules.
- lexicon file: lists lexical entries, morphemes, and morphotactics.
- Use the example rules/lexicon in the examples folder as templates.
6) Run the PC‑KIMMO shell
- From the bin folder, run the shell executable (e.g., pc-kimmo.exe or ./pc-kimmo).
- At the prompt, load files:
- load rules
- load lexicon
7) Test generate / recognize
- Use interactive commands:
- generate (produces surface forms)
- recognize (produces lexical analyses)
- Run batch tests using test lists if provided:
- run
8) Debugging tips
- Use trace/debug commands in the shell to show rule application and intermediate representations.
- Turn rules on/off to isolate problems.
- Compare output against example test lists included with the distribution.
9) Integrate PC‑KIMMO into other tools
- Use provided C library/API: link Kimmo functions (load rules/lexicon, generate, recognize) into your program.
- Alternatively use wrappers like Pykimmo (Python) or JKimmo (Java JNI) — see their repos/papers for setup details.
10) Useful references
- PC‑KIMMO documentation and examples in the package.
- Karttunen (1983) and Koskenniemi (1983) for two‑level morphology theory.
- Pykimmo and JKimmo papers/projects for Python/Java integration.
If you want, I can: 1) provide a minimal example rules+lexicon pair you can load, or 2) give exact build commands for your OS (tell me which OS).
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