I've compiled rsync 3.0.9 for the kobo.

emuboy · 09-04-2017, 06:47 AM

Hello everyone.

I've been lurking this community for years, never wrote before, I have a Kobo GLO, during the day I'm an embedded linux programmer and I use the same tool that I believe Kobo is using for their software : Yocto.

Yocto is great, you give it instruction and it compiles stuff for you.

Anyway, the processor I'm using daily is a freescale one, same architecture of my Kobo Glo (and I believe most of the kobo devices) and I have the entire linux build system in place.

I was looking for a way to keep my server and my kobo synced together but rsync is not present in the actual build of the system , so, I built it :

https://www.dropbox.com/s/aot7ku5mdi...rsync.zip?dl=0

works from any location, ideally can be used in the update zips as well.

happy hack!

patrik · 09-04-2017, 12:57 PM

Thanks!

kido.resuri · 09-05-2017, 12:31 PM

Nice!

dragon788 · 09-15-2017, 04:14 PM

This is a great contribution!

Have you considered setting up a build pipeline for packages for Kobo devices using TravisCI to build the various utilities?

I have a dream to set it up myself at some point, but I have only briefly used Yocto and other cross-compiling tools, so I'm not sure what all would be involved. I'm fairly certain it could be cross compiled in a Docker container using QEMU but it might take more time than TravisCI allows for a single run depending how large the software is.

09-04-2017, 06:47 AM	#1
emuboy Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: Kobo Glo	I've compiled rsync 3.0.9 for the kobo. Hello everyone. I've been lurking this community for years, never wrote before, I have a Kobo GLO, during the day I'm an embedded linux programmer and I use the same tool that I believe Kobo is using for their software : Yocto. Yocto is great, you give it instruction and it compiles stuff for you. Anyway, the processor I'm using daily is a freescale one, same architecture of my Kobo Glo (and I believe most of the kobo devices) and I have the entire linux build system in place. I was looking for a way to keep my server and my kobo synced together but rsync is not present in the actual build of the system , so, I built it : https://www.dropbox.com/s/aot7ku5mdi...rsync.zip?dl=0 works from any location, ideally can be used in the update zips as well. happy hack!

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09-04-2017, 12:57 PM	#2
patrik Guru Posts: 657 Karma: 4568205 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Forma	Thanks!

09-05-2017, 12:31 PM	#3
kido.resuri Groupie Posts: 172 Karma: 4282 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Hungary Device: Kobo Aura H2O	Nice!

09-15-2017, 04:14 PM	#4
dragon788 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: Kobo Glod HD	This is a great contribution! Have you considered setting up a build pipeline for packages for Kobo devices using TravisCI to build the various utilities? I have a dream to set it up myself at some point, but I have only briefly used Yocto and other cross-compiling tools, so I'm not sure what all would be involved. I'm fairly certain it could be cross compiled in a Docker container using QEMU but it might take more time than TravisCI allows for a single run depending how large the software is.