Compile Plugin and koboreader

[vlad59]

Hi,

I tried today to compile the Kobo repository on github following this howto : https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=185680.

The install of sourcery g++ went fine.

The first components in the build of koboreader are compiling fine but qt is compiled with my g++ (amd64) and not the arm one so the linking fails after.

Is there some known tweak to fix it ?

My ultimate goal is to compile the plugin (http://code.google.com/p/kobo-plus/). there is no howto on the wiki ? can anyone help me in there ?

Thanks in advance.

[ikarus9999]

Originally Posted by vlad59

Hi,

I tried today to compile the Kobo repository on github following this howto : https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=185680.

The install of sourcery g++ went fine.

The first components in the build of koboreader are compiling fine but qt is compiled with my g++ (amd64) and not the arm one so the linking fails after.

Is there some known tweak to fix it ?

My ultimate goal is to compile the plugin (http://code.google.com/p/kobo-plus/). there is no howto on the wiki ? can anyone help me in there ?

Thanks in advance.

There is a small howto in the wiki (http://code.google.com/p/kobo-plus/wiki/GettingStarted)
You have to be aware that for building the kobo-plus plugin you have to use Qt 4.8.0.

What kind of linker error are you getting?

[sergeyvl12]

Originally Posted by ikarus9999

There is a small howto in the wiki (http://code.google.com/p/kobo-plus/wiki/GettingStarted)
You have to be aware that for building the kobo-plus plugin you have to use Qt 4.8.0.

What kind of linker error are you getting?

Thanks, ikarus9999!

I've managed to compile Qt 4.8.0 and example plugin (libVideoPoker.so).

Could you explain please (I have no Kobo reader yet but I have a person who is ready to test my app)

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=196589

1. How can I install this plugin to Kobo? How can I run it?
2. Do I need to install some kind of jailbreaks for Kobo to run my plugin?
3. What's the known limitations/restrictions to plugins?
4. What's the path to kobo flash memory? (e.g. on Kindle this path is /mnt/us)
5. Can I compile and run usual executable Qt app (not a plugin).

Thanks for help!

[ikarus9999]

Originally Posted by sergeyvl12

Thanks, ikarus9999!

1. How can I install this plugin to Kobo? How can I run it?
2. Do I need to install some kind of jailbreaks for Kobo to run my plugin?
3. What's the known limitations/restrictions to plugins?
4. What's the path to kobo flash memory? (e.g. on Kindle this path is /mnt/us)
5. Can I compile and run usual executable Qt app (not a plugin).

Thanks for help!

1) Plugins can be installed by creating a archive named 'Kobo.tgz' (plugin as the only content). Copy the 'Kobo.tgz' file to the '.kobo' directory on the reader (if you connect it via USB to the PC). Eject the reader and the plugin should be installed automatically. To run the plugin you have to open a book (epub) after reader startup. As long as you don't shutdown the reader (only sleep mode) the plugin stays active.

2) NO. For easier debugging and so on you could install SSH and Telnet on the reader but it's not necessary for running the plugin.

3) Plugins can fully use QT Widgets. The 'HOME' button always takes you back to the Reader Homescreen.

4) '/mnt/onboard/'

5) Yes you can but you have to implement the eink driver interface for QT first. There is already a implementation here at mobileread.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=187241

You also have to kill 'nickel' before starting your application. After exiting your application you have to restart 'nickel' (the correct way can be found here in the forum).

Hope this helps a little bit.

[sergeyvl12]

Thanks! Your answer is very helpful!

Originally Posted by ikarus9999

You also have to kill 'nickel' before starting your application. After exiting your application you have to restart 'nickel' (the correct way can be found here in the forum).

Sorry... didn't find how to kill/restart nickel. Also how can I start my application / script which is not a plugin?

[vlad59]

Sorry for my late answer.

As I stated in my original post, I tried to compile the all Kobo_reader package from github.

I tried to follow the wiki and got stuck with qt compile. The script try to compile qt 4.6.2. The problem

QT 4.8 is also on the repository, I can try to compile it with same parameters. Do I need to apply the patch in Kobo-Reader / patches / qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.0_kobo.patch ?

Thanks in advance.

[sergeyvl12]

Originally Posted by vlad59

Sorry for my late answer.

As I stated in my original post, I tried to compile the all Kobo_reader package from github.

I tried to follow the wiki and got stuck with qt compile. The script try to compile qt 4.6.2. The problem

QT 4.8 is also on the repository, I can try to compile it with same parameters. Do I need to apply the patch in Kobo-Reader / patches / qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.0_kobo.patch ?

Thanks in advance.

I think you need just replace 4.6.2 with 4.8.0 in qt.sh:

ARCHIVE=qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.0.tar.gz
ARCHIVEDIR=qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.0

and the patch should be applied automatically.

[vlad59]

Found my problem (at least for now). I was missing some dependencies : libdbus-1 libxevt-dev

[sergeyvl12]

Can I add a plugin without manual editing of KoboReader.sqlite?

For now this is the only way to get libHelloKobo.so work for me. I changed the MIME TYPE to "application/x-games-hellokobo" in one epub file (table: contents). But this solution looks ugly...

Another problem is that user input doesn't work. So, the only purpose from plugin is to start a standalone Qt application for now ...

[koenieee]

I'm looking for the same, does anybody know something about that?