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Zaurus Development with Qtopia

Posted by timothy on from the squash-it-in dept.

Radical Rad writes "There is a great article by Bruce Forsberg at Linux Gazette for anyone wanting to develop for the Zaurus platform. Using a mileage calculator as an example, he covers step by step setting up the Qtopia SDK, compiling, testing with the Zaurus emulator, and finally cross-compiling and creating the distribution package. He covers all the bases including compile-time environment variables and the control file for the ipkg."

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  1. No mention of OpenZaurus by ccady · · Score: 3, Interesting

    <freesoftwareplug>

    Lots of people use OpenZaurus which is more stable, configurable, and (need I say?) way cooler than the proprietary ROM that comes with the machine.

    </freesoftwareplug>

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  2. Gtk PDA Environment (GPE) by Paul+Jakma · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Or what about the even cooler (but not as mature) GTK+ 2 based GPE? X based so when at home you can have your apps display to your desktop and make use of a real keyboard. Though the graffiti-like Xstroke app GPE uses is excellent and so you might not miss your desktop keyboard :).

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    1. Re:Gtk PDA Environment (GPE) by sydb · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I see you're one of the developers of GPE.

      The Familiar HOWTO doesn't mention the Zaurus. Can I run Familiar / GPE on the Zaurus? Easily? Familiar seems very pro-iPaq.

      Does Familiar run the same kernel as OpenZaurus? There are issues with the SD Card driver on the Zaurus; Sharp won't release the specs so Sharp's binary module must be used.

      TIA

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  3. What the Zaurus needs. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I've got one and what it needs to be a decent pda is:

    A good wordprocessor.
    A good spreadsheet.
    More than anything else, a good agenda and good desktop syncronisation.

    All things that suck in the existing Zaurus software. That leaves a gap for 3rd party commercial or freeware replacements.

    The one piece of software which makes the machine worth using is IQNotes. It rocks, definite potential.