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Title: Xqt advice (unsolicited)
Post by: datajerk on July 06, 2004, 04:47:10 pm

Running apps:

Some of you may notice strange behavior with X/qt and some applications (extra large fonts, huge buttons, etc...).  There is a bug in xqt-server .9 that incorrectly reports the physical geometry of the screen (e.g. on the c860 it is reported as 8mmx6mm, this sets the DPI to 2032x2032).

Using xqt-server .8 resolves this problem.  Looking at the CVS tree the only differences I see from .8 to .9 is support for dynamic screen rotation.  Others may want to take a more careful look.

Development:

Just install the standard Zaurus cross-compile environment in /opt/Embedix and /opt/Qtopia, then extract both tar balls in / (they will extract in opt/Embedix and I have confirmed that they do not replace any critical files).

x-devel_4.3.0.1_arm.tar.gz
glib-gtk-zlib-devel_0.0.1_arm.tar.gz

xmkmf may error, you might have to run xmkmf from x86 Linux to create makefiles then edit.

For configure use as a base:

export X11R6=/opt/Embedix/tools/arm-linux/X11R6
./configure --host=arm-linux --build=i686-linux --x-includes=$X11R6/include --x-libraries=$X11R6/lib

Getting apps:

Many pdaXrom apps work as is, as do many from http://packages.debian.org/stable/ (http://packages.debian.org/stable/) (you will have to convert from ar to tar first).  Worse case you build them yourself.  Here are some that I have built:

http://www.sense.net/zc/gnuplot/ (http://www.sense.net/zc/gnuplot/)
http://www.sense.net/zc/go/ (http://www.sense.net/zc/go/)
http://www.sense.net/zc/bochs/ (http://www.sense.net/zc/bochs/)

Title: Xqt advice (unsolicited)
Post by: padishah_emperor on July 06, 2004, 04:54:18 pm

There's some good info here, thanks

Where do you get the "the standard Zaurus cross-compile environment" from? I want to play!

Title: Xqt advice (unsolicited)
Post by: datajerk on July 06, 2004, 05:09:15 pm

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Where do you get the "the standard Zaurus cross-compile environment" from? I want to play!

http://docs.zaurus.com/index.php?id=linux_...ler_setup_howto (http://docs.zaurus.com/index.php?id=linux_compiler_setup_howto)

Just follow the instructions, then extract the 2 Xqt devel tarballs in /.

BTW, I use RH7.3 with all the updates from updates.redhat.com as my x-devel environment and have had very few problems.

Title: Xqt advice (unsolicited)
Post by: padishah_emperor on July 06, 2004, 06:13:07 pm

Great!
Thankyou very much!

Title: Xqt advice (unsolicited)
Post by: Miami_Bob on July 06, 2004, 06:17:23 pm

hey, datajerk

Is there a compiled version of xqt-server .8 for Z available for download?

(I still have not set up to compile yet .... )

(unsolicited, perhaps, but extremely welcome, NTL!!)

Thanks!

Title: Xqt advice (unsolicited)
Post by: datajerk on July 06, 2004, 06:21:39 pm

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Is there a compiled version of xqt-server .8 for Z available for download?

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.jp/xqt/8142...r_0.0.8_arm.ipk (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.jp/xqt/8142/xqt-server_0.0.8_arm.ipk)

Title: Xqt advice (unsolicited)
Post by: Miami_Bob on July 06, 2004, 06:24:32 pm

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Is there a compiled version of xqt-server .8 for Z available for download?

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.jp/xqt/8142...r_0.0.8_arm.ipk (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.jp/xqt/8142/xqt-server_0.0.8_arm.ipk)

You are a scholar & a gentleman, sir!

Thank you for another excellent ref!

Title: Xqt advice (unsolicited)
Post by: padishah_emperor on July 06, 2004, 09:24:19 pm

               

This is great! I've just cross-compiled Calcoo (which I previously did for pdaXrom) to X/Qt..  cool stuff, I'd wanted to set this all up for ages but never got round to it, thanks for the info and tips datajerk  

               

Title: Xqt advice (unsolicited)
Post by: anonuk on July 06, 2004, 11:25:55 pm

Perhaps its time for an X/Qt specific feed??