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mbrinkhues
02-24-2006, 04:40 AM
Currently testing a Nokia 770 but can't re-flash the OS due to orders from my boss. So the questions come:

Since a TCL/TK package is available, some questions come up:

+ Can the package be installed on the basic OS (not the developer re-flash)

+ If yes, do I have to unzip it on a PC or is there a zip-Tool?



And second question: After reading through the Maemo "Getting started" stuff, it seems like I can do cross-development and initial testing by using an x86 based Linux box. Is that correct?
neiljerram
02-24-2006, 06:14 AM
Currently testing a Nokia 770 but can't re-flash the OS due to orders from my boss. So the questions come:

Since a TCL/TK package is available, some questions come up:

+ Can the package be installed on the basic OS (not the developer re-flash)

Yes. (Unless there's something unusual about that particular package.)

+ If yes, do I have to unzip it on a PC or is there a zip-Tool?

Just use the 770 browser to go to the web page where the package is available, and click on the package download link. The 770 will then automatically open its Application Installer and allow you to install the package.

And second question: After reading through the Maemo "Getting started" stuff, it seems like I can do cross-development and initial testing by using an x86 based Linux box. Is that correct?

Yes, exactly.

Regards, Neil
msaunby
02-24-2006, 06:46 AM
No, tcl/tk doesn't install using the application installer. You just download and gunzip the single executable. So you'll need to install Xterm first, and then everything else is pretty much as for any other Linux system.

See http://wiki.tcl.tk/15408
mbrinkhues
02-24-2006, 07:12 AM
No, tcl/tk doesn't install using the application installer. You just download and gunzip the single executable. So you'll need to install Xterm first, and then everything else is pretty much as for any other Linux system.

See http://wiki.tcl.tk/15408

Thanks. I already have the XTerm installed and the package downloaded. Should have thought about using the first for the latter :rolleyes:
mbrinkhues
03-07-2006, 08:37 AM
An add on:

The TCL/TK system does not work if you store it on the memory card since you can not set the permissions