On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 02:55:04AM +0000, JW wrote: > Risto, > > I have lost count of the number of people who have said > > * i know linux > * i can develop for the desktop > * i have given up trying to develop for freerunner because the hurdles to > development are too high > > I think Openmoko could employ someone to take queries from "serious" > developers > and get them over the initial hurdles and notify of upgrades which knock down > critical bugs/barriers > > Much more useful than pandering to community at large
Cross compiling is a little trickier than normal compiling, you have to set up a bunch of different things. I found that by using the toolchain, a lot is made easier for a newcomer developer. What really makes it hard is that many don't have the money to buy two phones, and it's still somewhat frustrating as a phone (you've definitely gotta have some patience and love for Free Software :) ). Now, one could use a qemu vm, but developping into a VM is not half as funny as seing the software you wrote running in your hand. Also, EFL could be a little bit better documented... but it doesn't have the momentum other UI toolkits have had for years. Rui -- Wibble. Today is Setting Orange, the 66th day of Bureaucracy in the YOLD 3174 + No matter how much you do, you never do enough -- unknown + Whatever you do will be insignificant, | but it is very important that you do it -- Gandhi + So let's do it...? _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community