Compilation Environnement

[jpmatrix]

googling a little, it seems i succeed in building a compilation environnement for debian :

apt-get install build-essential
will install all necessary tools!

i tried with passkey-agent, i had to apt-get install libdbus-1-dev package too
then

make

and i had a executable binary !

i wonder if we should add arm compilation options however.

EDITED: now trying to compile notecase

[jpmatrix]

notecase compiled
and it works!!!!

whow

[Chero]

notecase compiled
and it works!!!!

whow

can you create a .deb out of it ?

[ZDevil]

Good job!
AFAIK first the packager has to write a control file for the package.
Then a dpkg-deb build PACKAGE will do.

[jpmatrix]

Good job!
AFAIK first the packager has to write a control file for the package.
Then a dpkg-deb build PACKAGE will do.

thanks!
i was unsuccessfully fighting with fakeroot and dpkg-buildpackage.... and i was next to tell you that i failed........ and....


in fact i had to type where notecase-1.6.6 directory was :
dpkg-deb -b notecase-1.6.6

and gotcha!!!

then dpkg -i notecase-1.6.6.deb


then notecase to launch !!

find the .deb there:
http://matrixmen.free.fr/zaurus/debian/jpmatrix/

that's toooooo great!

[ZDevil]

That's cool. That looks easier than I thought!
Will hop on the bandwagon soon.  

[ZDevil]

Found this today. A very powerful and promising project!

http://www.scratchbox.org/

I will try this on my MacBook. If it works then there is no more reason not to crosscompile with ARM optimizations for Debian/Z.

[tux]

Found this today. A very powerful and promising project!

http://www.scratchbox.org/

I will try this on my MacBook. If it works then there is no more reason not to crosscompile with ARM optimizations for Debian/Z.

 Hi ZDevil,

any progress with Scratchbox? I've not had any time to play with it myself. The most useful thing for me might be the fact that you can also target the Nokia tablets.

Another question you might know the answer to. I installed build-essential and then tried to install the 2.6.22 headers. (Yes I have managed to do the copy the modules thing and upgrade to the 2.6.22 kernel. Thanks guys!:D )

Here is the terminal output:

titchy:~# apt-get install linux-headers - `uname -r`
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree        
Reading state information... Done
Package linux-headers is a virtual package provided by:
  linux-headers-2.6.22-2-ixp4xx 2.6.22-4
  linux-headers-2.6.22-2-iop32x 2.6.22-4
  linux-headers-2.6.22-2-footbridge 2.6.22-4
  linux-headers-2.6.22-2 2.6.22-4
  linux-headers-2.6-ixp4xx 2.6.22+10
  linux-headers-2.6-iop32x 2.6.22+10
  linux-headers-2.6-footbridge 2.6.22+10
You should explicitly select one to install.
E: Package linux-headers has no installation candidate


Any suggestions about the choice I should make?  

uname -r just gives 2.6.22.


Cheers  

[ZDevil]

@tux:
Well for now I am still playing with the native toolchain. My C860 is now spared as a dedicated Debian box to compile stuff. But I have to install scratchbox only after I got debian set up in VM Fusion on my macbook...
And sorry I am just an enthusiastic user and no kernel guru. So can't help here ...

[jpmatrix]

it seems i missed some Qtopia dev files to compile wm8750mixer.
compile complains about
qpeapplication.h
...

any help ?

[ZDevil]

Yes, I took a brief look at the source too. Perhaps we should ask eviLjazz for the source for pdaXrom. The current source seems to be only for Sharp ROM.
In addition to the source, we still need to figure out how or whether to patch the kernel. The current version for 2.4.20 uses a special kernel patch that has been incorporated into the latest tetsu kernel (Sharp ROM).
But I am still very busy so it would be perfect if you (or some kind hands) could make it happen.