Creating Python 2.4 Zaurus Image, What extra modules are a "must" Options

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I decided the shiny new Cacko 1.22 ROM on my Z needed a shiny new version of Python to go with it, so I'm building up a new Zaurus Python image with Python 2.4. I have the base Python image built and working and it includes all the "standard" Python modules (with the exception of crypt and nis for which I'm still missing libraries) including distutils, encodings, curses, readline, xml, etc.

In addition to the ext2 format, I'll also be releasing this new Python image as a cramfs for folks that want to run off SD (or internal flash) without chewing up so much space. Its not easy for folks to add stuff to the cramfs image on their own, so before I package it up, I'd like to find out if there are any "site-packages" that people think are critical to doing Python on the Z. The obvious ones (to me) are PyQT and pysqlite so I'll be including those. If there's anything else you'd like to see (that won't bloat things up too much), now's the time to ask.

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do you also plan to release a non-image version, which does not necessarily have to stay on sd/cf but can be installed/copied to harddisk (on a c3000) directly?

For all practical purposes, the HD in the SL-3000 is a CF card, so the ext2 image should work from it. In fact, my understanding is that the main storage partition on the internal HD is formated FAT (which doesn't allow symlinks or file permissions) so you'd have to use the ext2 image rather than installing the files directly.

The only thing that may not work is my init scripts to search for the image. That should be easy enough to fix, but I'd need someone with a 3000 to send me the output from running the mount command (as root and without any arguments).

Now, if someone does want to install Python to an ext2/ext3 formatted filesystem (internal memory or an ext2 formatted CF/SD card), it's pretty easy. Just mount the image, copy everything over to the target directory, and then make the appropriate symlinks. If there's demand, I can write up semi-detailed instructions.