[Kindle] Unified Application Launcher. KUAL

[twobob]

sure. I can provide it no problem. will dig it up.

[root@kindle root]# what

Kindle Touch!

[root@kindle root]# uname -a

Linux kindle 2.6.31-rt11-lab126 #1 Wed Dec 12 19:58:30 PST 2012 armv7l GNU/Linux

[root@kindle root]# pwd

/mnt/us/home/root

[root@kindle root]# ls

busybox parse.sh

[root@kindle root]# ./busybox sh ./parse.sh

./parse.sh: line 95: syntax error: Bad substitution

[twobob]

Originally Posted by stepk

Here's the new package complete with README file, output samples and test tree.

Line 95 does it too..

x=json_${x:1}

[stepk]

Originally Posted by twobob

Line 95 does it too..

x=json_${x:1}

try this

[DuckieTigger]

Originally Posted by twobob

so

is just trimming the first char for a test? perhaps I can bodge that another way

EDIT:

if [[ \" = $( `echo $x | awk '{print substr ($0, 0, 1)}'` ) ]]; then

maybe??

You can probably try with head as well:

if [[ \" = $( `echo $x | head -c 1` ) ]]; then

Might be faster than calling awk? Combined with tail, you could get any substring out. Like:

echo $x | head -c 3 | tail -c 2

And my bad, it is indeed what you thought initially - the substring handling is the part that it does not like. Busybox must have extended the shell to be somewhat more bash like in later versions.

[twobob]

Originally Posted by stepk

try this

[root@kindle root]# ./busybox sh ./parse.sh

./parse.sh: line 96: syntax error: Bad substitution

I posted a tested - on - a - touch - busybox from the 3... and a use case.

[stepk]

OK, now with the K3 busybox binary I can easily test the script for K3 compatibility. Let me work on it.

edit: will come back in a few hours...

[twobob]

Originally Posted by stepk

OK, now with the K3 busybox binary I can easily test the script for K3 compatibility. Let me work on it.

edit: will come back in a few hours...

excellent.

I know it's a little bit more pain but this will really let us support the full range first imagined.

Thanks!

[twobob]

Originally Posted by stepk

OK, now with the K3 busybox binary I can easily test the script for K3 compatibility. Let me work on it.

edit: will come back in a few hours...

Hey. They updated interface is ready to drop. support for older devices has been confirmed. Will drop in your script to replace the other one if it's ready

Let me know if you get a chance to drop the x-platform updates.
Cheers.

[ondasalfa]

It is a great news!, that means it will also work in my "Kindle DXG ? I have been waiting for it, thanks! . You are developing a very interesting project.

[twobob]

Originally Posted by ondasalfa

It is a great news!, that means it will also work in my "Kindle DXG ? I have been waiting for it, thanks! . You are developing a very interesting project.

Should do. we can test

[stepk]

@twobob: Great that the updated interface's ready to drop. I can't send you an updated script yet, changes are non-trivial. K3 busybox doesn't support a bunch of newer syntax, notably escapes like $'\t', so conversion is hard, maybe not possible, right now I need some sleep to reconsider this challenge with a fresher mind.

@ondasalfa et al: What busybox versions do all targeted kindle models have? Please reply with the output of

/bin/busybox | head -1

To test here for all involved models I'd need static run-on-KT builds of all busybox versions (I have twobob's 1.7.2 for K3 and my KT already). Even i386 builds would greatly help; I could test the script on my PC box.

[ixtab]

The idea of this launcher has been to support as many Kindle Firmwares as possible. Practically, that means K3 - KPW, because that's the devices that twobob and I own. I can't say anything about about a DX, or a Kindle 2, or a Kindle 1, simply because I don't own these devices (and I assume that twobob is in the same situation).

Anyway, because the application depends on a few prerequisites: I'm attaching installers (and uninstallers) for those prerequisites for K3 and K4 devices. They have been tested and are proven to work on my personal devices, but I can't guarantee anything.

EDIT: attachment removed. See the first post of this thread for an up-to-date version.

[NiLuJe]

Poke me if something needs testing, I still have my trusty old K2i around .

[twobob]

I have a DX I will dig the busybox out tommorow. @all thanks for the bits and the help

@stepk isn't supporting ancient devices fun! : D

Thanks so much!

[ondasalfa]

Thanks twobob. I don't really know how to get the busybox in my kindle dxg