Re: Angstrom-Opie install on h2200 - and now?

Hi Paul,

On Freitag, 19. Oktober 2007, Paul Eggleton wrote:
> You're right, Roadmap only exists in OE as a GTK version. I'm sure it
> wouldn't be too hard to create a .bb file to build the Qt version though
> (and hopefully submit it as a patch to OE). Is this something you could
> look into?
At the very moment I have no clue how to dot it but sure, this might be a good
starting point to get involved.

> > * One of those bugs that anoyed me most is the unability of the file
> > manager to copy files. Each time I tried to copy a file within the file
> > manager I get the message:
> > Could not copy /Path1/source to /Path2/destination.
> > I'm trying this by using the background menu (Actions/copy) in the file
> > manager. Is this a bug not solved in the latest version or caused by my
> > misunderstanding how to use the copy dialog?
>
> Hmm, I just tested this with the latest CVS version and you're right, it
> really doesn't work. I'm pretty sure it used to work fine, too. I'll have a
> look into this, and also try to make sure that if it does fail, that it
> doesn't display useless error messages like that one.
This bug exists also for the Opie 1.2.1 version from the last Familiar
release. I was very surprised that such a bug was not fixed or at least
noticed much earlier. As often as I have to copy files I have to go into
command line. And that without keyboard. A file manager in a PDA must be able
to move and copy files in my opinion.

> opie-image does not include a lot of applications. Some of the ones you
> mention ought to be available for building separately within OE, and if
> they aren't they could probably be added fairly easily - particularly if
> they are already in familiar-build (which is based on an older version of
> OE).
Here I'm also a bit lost. To create latest version of Opie I started to follow
the advices on the Familiar/Opie page, followed them to OE site to find I had
to bitbake an Angstrom buil. On their site I meanwhile found the hint to put
the line

require conf/distro/include/preferred-opie-versions-1.2.4-pre.inc

into the local.conf file. Before you gave me that hint I was not able to build
the thing. Is the development of Opie for Familiar canceled? The things I now
just compiled are hosted on Familiar, OE or Angstrom sites? I read that there
is still no support for Opie within the Angstrom distribution?! I don't get
an overview about that subject.

> Unfortunately though Opie-Mediaplayer2 is currently suffering from bit-rot
> in OE and cannot compile against the version of libxine they have.
This problem also exists in the latest Familiar / Opie release. Obviously it
helped to install a somewhat older library over the existing one but I can
not remember which one.

BTW: You gave me a link of your Angstrom / Opie built and it hasen't worked
for me. From your local.conf file I just realized that you are compiling for
jffs2 file system where I am using a CF-Card install with ext2 file system.
Could that be the problem? I do not realy know the use of the jffs2 file
system.

enough for today
Gerhard
Received on Fri Oct 19 2007 - 15:10:57 EDT