Core runtime libs package for iRex DRs

[Iñigo]

EDIT 20101214: new release: v4

Read message #6 for more information about zenity and hpdf.


Hi again,

some of the DR developers/porters are thinking on a common core to build our apps on top.

This package is the basis for it (on the eReader side), some common libraries and tools already compiled for the DR800 and DR1000 that many apps could share, instead of including their own copies. Personally, my ports (FBReader, Osmo, Xournal, lua, etc) will require this package installed on your DR to run from now on.


Included libs in this package:

• fribidi 0.10.9
• liblinebreak 2.0
• libbz2
• libical 0.44
• gtkhtml 2.6.3
• gtkspell 2.0.16
• libart_lpgl 2.3.21
• libgnomecanvas 2.30.1
• poppler 0.10.7
• goocanvas 0.15
• gtksourceview 2.6.2
• gtksourcecompletion 0.7.0
• vte 0.17.4
• libglade 2.6.4
• libharu [hpdf] 2.2.1

There are also some useful applications in the "bin" directory:

• fbshot 0.3: take screenshots as .png files
• zile 2.3.21: tiny emacs-like file editor
• zenity 2.20.1: run simple gtk+ dialogs from command line

They are useful when working from a terminal on the emulator or from within the DR using usbnet in a ssh connection.


Steps to install:
1. enable SD card folders browsing
2. connect device to your computer using the USB cable
3. create a folder "/Programs" in SD card root
4. copy the contents of this compressed file there.
You should have something like:

       SD card
           /Programs
               _base               (directory)

Changes:

Spoiler:

v4 - 2010/12/12 01:06
. updated apps:
  - zile 2.3.21
. updated libs:
  - libharu (hpdf) 2.2.1

v3 - 2010/09/06 23:23
. new apps:
  - zenity 2.20.1
. new libs:
  - libharu (hpdf) 2.2.0
. updated apps:
  - zile 2.3.19
. updated libs:
  - poppler 0.10.7 (compiled with --enable-splash-output)

v2 - 2010/05/16 22:07
. new apps:
  - fbshot 0.3
  - zile 2.3.16
. new libs:
  - libglade 2.6.4        galculator

v1 - 2010/04/27 21:47
. new building procedure: based on .ipk packages for the devel env
. dropped locale files
. new libs:
  - goocanvas 0.15        lua-lgob
  - gtksourceview 2.6.2      lua-lgob
  - gtksourcecompletion 0.7.0    lua-lgob
  - vte 0.17.4          lua-lgob
  - gtkhtml 2.6.3      osmo
. updated libs:
  - libgnomecanvas 2.30.1 xournal

v0 - 2010/04/17 00:27
. initial release
. included libs:
  - fribidi 0.10.9        fbreader
  - liblinebreak 2.0	  fbreader
  - libbz2                fbreader
  - libical 0.44          osmo
  - gtkspell 2.0.16	  osmo
  - libart_lpgl 2.3.21    xournal
  - libgnomecanvas 2.26.0 xournal
  - poppler 0.10.7        xournal

Hope you find it useful,
Iñigo

[SplogSplog]

Thanks for this. I have been thinking of doing some development on the DR1000, but have never really looked into it. Please forgive me for asking a trivial question, but is there a place I should look on how to "get started" (e.g. some source for the firmware, or at least some examples of using firmware APIs?).

[Iñigo]

Originally Posted by SplogSplog

Thanks for this. I have been thinking of doing some development on the DR1000, but have never really looked into it. Please forgive me for asking a trivial question, but is there a place I should look on how to "get started" (e.g. some source for the firmware, or at least some examples of using firmware APIs?).

Look into http://developer.irexnet.com/pub/iOn/SDK/
You should read the .pdf file there. The 3.0 directory contains an example as well.

Firmware sources are in http://developer.irexnet.com/pub/iOn/Sources/3.0/

There is also some interesting information scattered around some threads in this forum.

Some of us will publish some hacking resources in a few weeks.

[SplogSplog]

Originally Posted by Iñigo

Look into http://developer.irexnet.com/pub/iOn/SDK/
You should read the .pdf file there. The 3.0 directory contains an example as well.

Firmware sources are in http://developer.irexnet.com/pub/iOn/Sources/3.0/

There is also some interesting information scattered around some threads in this forum.

Some of us will publish some hacking resources in a few weeks.

Fantastic. Thank you!

[Iñigo]

v2 - 2010/05/16 22:07
. new apps:
- fbshot 0.3
- zile 2.3.16
. new libs:
- libglade 2.6.4

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[Iñigo]

v3 - 2010/09/06 23:23
. new apps:
  - zenity 2.20.1
. new libs:
  - libharu (hpdf) 2.2.0
. updated apps:
  - zile 2.3.19
. updated libs:
  - poppler 0.10.7 (compiled with --enable-splash-output)

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About zenity:
This is a command line program that shows simple gtk+ dialogs from shell scripts.
It can be quite useful to show some messages or to ask the user questions, for example in installation scripts.

Documentation: http://library.gnome.org/users/zenity/stable/index.html
Note included version is 2.20.1 so maybe some of the options showed above are not valid.

And lot of examples at:
http://linux.byexamples.com/archives...og-examples-1/
http://linux.byexamples.com/archives...og-examples-2/


About hpdf:
A fascinating C library to build .pdf files.

Homepage: http://libharu.sourceforge.net/
Examples: http://libharu.sourceforge.net/examples.html

I expect to provide lua bindings in a near future.


Hope you enjoy this new release,
Iñigo

[Mackx]

Originally Posted by Iñigo

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Documentation: http://library.gnome.org/users/zenity/stable/index.html
Note included version is 2.20.1 so maybe some of the options showed above are not valid.

Seems like a great tool. The documentation of older versions is also available I saw.

[Iñigo]

Originally Posted by Mackx

Seems like a great tool.

I'm going to write a new installation script for DR800+ using zenity tonight, so people with no shell skills (ok, I don't know much about shell programming myself either) could use it as example.

Originally Posted by Mackx

The documentation of older versions is also available I saw.

Well, zenity hasn't changed so much since then, but I was to lazy to find the proper url...

Anyway, the manual for the version packaged here is: http://library.gnome.org/users/zenity/2.20/zenity.html

But I don't think there are any user changes at all


Btw, don't you like hpdf? I don't know f it would be useful for anything but it's so beautiful!

[Mackx]

Originally Posted by Iñigo

Btw, don't you like hpdf? I don't know f it would be useful for anything but it's so beautiful!

Maybe it can be used to extend the notepad-application with pdf write capability?

[Iñigo]

Hello,

I've attached an example of an eventual installer/restorer for DR800+.

Note that although the script expects zenity binary to be included with the package to install, that wouldn't be possible in real world because zenity needs libglade and libgnomecanvas libraries and some helper files in $PREFIX/share.

libglade is used in scale, calendar, file_selection and entry widgets, so it's not easily dropped from zenity in order to compile a zenity light version.

It's a pity because we would get an GUI helper for only 66 KB... Anyway, require people install "_base" package and problem solved .

Iñigo

[Iñigo]

Originally Posted by Mackx

Maybe it can be used to extend the notepad-application with pdf write capability?

uhmmm... ... ideally this notepad+ could export to .svg and .pdf formats.
If I've read correctly, svg support is already included in the the version of the cairo library installed on the device (1.6.x)...

Anyway, with your fabulous port of Xournal, I don't think this notepad+ idea is worth the effort.

[Iñigo]

v4 - 2010/12/12 01:06
. updated apps:
  - zile 2.3.21
. updated libs:
  - libharu (hpdf) 2.2.1

Download from first message.