Originally Posted by Bernard

Does anybody know how I could easily compile a new version of v4l on the N900? If I can figure out how to do that I can add support for my DVB-T stick.

I tried installing some developer tools on my n900, but I have a lot of problems compiling because of a lack of space.
I assume compiling in scratchbox doesn't have this limitation, but how do I make an installable package out of the new v4l instead of using "make install". I tried things like checkinstall, but that doesn't even work in ubuntu (probably because these are rather low-level files).

Step by step, on ubuntu I would clone a copy of the latest v4l trunk, apply a patch to add support for my PCTV Picostick, compile, install and copy the firmware.

Code:

svn checkout http://openee.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ openee
hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb
cp openee/recipes/v4l-dvb/files/v4l-dvb-as102.patch v4l-dvb/v4l-dvb-as102.patch
cd v4l-dvb
patch -p1 -i v4l-dvb-as102.patch
sudo make menuconfig
sudo gedit v4l/.config

CHANGE
CONFIG_DVB_FIREDTV=m
to
CONFIG_DVB_FIREDTV=n

make
sudo make install
sudo tar -v -x -f openee/recipes/v4l-dvb/files/v4l-dvb-firmwares.tar.gz -C /lib/firmware

Surely something similar can be made to work on Maemo and the N900?
anybody a suggestion on how to do that and install the result on my n900?