--- Philip Schielke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:31:07 -0700 (PDT) > From: Philip Schielke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [sword-devel] More help with qpsword, > please. :) > To: sword-devel@crosswire.org > > > From: Dan Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: sword-devel@crosswire.org > > > > Not to take anything away from qpsword, but there > > is > > > also Opie Dagger. > > I've heard of it but not tried it. Can I run Dagger > on SL-5600 with sharp ROM? My impression was I > could > if I installed libopie. However I can't seem to > find > libopie.ipk anywhere. For those of us with Sharp > ROM > based systems is dagger an option? (Sorry I'm a bit > of a zaurus newbie.)
Dagger does use the following libraries (which are part of libopie2): libopie2core libopie2ui libopie2 is the newer version of libopie which has been broken down into several smaller, more focused libraries. In theory, you should be able to run Dagger on the Sharp ROM, but there are several requirements for this to work: 1. You will need the libraries I mentioned above, as well as libsword 2. For them to run, they will need to be cross-compiled using an older toolchain (i.e. compiler and it's libraries, utilities, etc.) based on gcc v2.95.x. Current OpenZaurus feeds are built with a newer toolchain and therefore the binaries are not binary compatible with the Sharp ROM. So to make a long story a little shorter, if you are using the stock Sharp ROM, I would recommend using the qpsword and libsword packages found on crosswire.org. > > On Thursday 25 August 2005 17:53, Troy A. > > Griffitts > > > wrote: > > > I would > > > love to have someone more > > > experienced take ownership of that app. > > I'm afraid I'm not more expeienced, with qt anyway. > This is the first time I've ever played with it. > I'm > a compiler writer turned seminary student who needs > usable Bible software on his Zaurus! > > > > A few comments. > > > > > > Have you tried the latest code in the qpsword > > SVN > > > repository? Have you > > > > > tried to build it against the latest code in the > > > > sword SVN repository? > > > > > https://crosswire.org/svn/qpsword/trunk/ > > > https://crosswire.org/svn/sword/trunk/ > > Haven't tried it. > > Could someone please educate me on Qtopia vs. OPIE. > Is OPIE just an alternate GUI to Qtopia? Do > programs > designed for one run on the other? Do we need both > qpsword and dagger? Qtopia came first and was developed by TrollTech, the creators of Qt. The have a dual license model in that there is an open source/GPL version which can be used for non-commercial purposes, and a commercial version which companies can use in devices they sell (like Sharp does). Back around 4 years ago, people were concerned with TrollTech's commitment to an open source version of Qtopia (this was shortly before Sharp came out with their first Zaurus model). The commercial and non-commercial versions of Qtopia were diverging. Bug reports from the community were not being fixed in the GPL'ed version, and improvements/enhancements were non-existent. So the Opie project (of which I am one of the core developers) was started as a fork of Qtopia 1.4 in order to provide a improved version of Qtopia. One of the primary goals of the project is to retain compatibility with apps written for Qtopia, and this is true to this day (minus the toolchain issue I mentioned above, which isn't an Opie issue). Besides bug fixes, the community also began to enhance the functionality of the core libraries. For example, the PIM app core is much more advanced, supporting XML as well as SQL database storage back-ends. In addition, many new apps were added and support for new types of devices with higher resolution displays is included. As for needing both qpsword and Dagger, I don't know. I wrote Dagger for fun and my own personal use, and just decided to make it available for anyone else who wants to use it. > Thanks and regards, > -Phil Hope that helps some. Let me know if you have any other questions. Dan Williams _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
