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NiLuJe · 08-07-2015, 08:23 PM

Building stuff for the K3 with a recent TC is a PITA. Building GTK+ for the K5 was already a huge PITA.

And once you've crossed those hurdles, making sure it doesn't blow up on the target device is another fun experience.

The absence of X11 on FW 2.x-4.x devices is another fairly major (if not critical) blocker.

That's basically the maths as for why no-one bothered. (That, and the crappy CPU & tight RAM constraints of the target device anyway).

08-07-2015, 08:23 PM	#16
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Building stuff for the K3 with a recent TC is a PITA. Building GTK+ for the K5 was already a huge PITA. And once you've crossed those hurdles, making sure it doesn't blow up on the target device is another fun experience. The absence of X11 on FW 2.x-4.x devices is another fairly major (if not critical) blocker. That's basically the maths as for why no-one bothered. (That, and the crappy CPU & tight RAM constraints of the target device anyway). Last edited by NiLuJe; 08-07-2015 at 08:26 PM.