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2007-04-03 , 22:18
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Hey, one of my friends recently got a N800 and just wants to know what is required to start making applications on maemo. Im assuming he will need a SDK and some sort of compiler? Any links would be greatly appreciated.
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2007-04-04 , 12:21
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Start here: http://maemo.org/platform/docs/how-to.html
Begin with the Maemo 3.0 Tutorial, it'll point you to the SDK etc.
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2007-04-04 , 12:59
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Another (simpler) way is to make Python apps using PyGTK, Eagle or PyGame for the GUI.
 
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2007-04-04 , 14:22
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Yeah, but then you have to write in Python.
 
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2007-04-04 , 14:39
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That's the whole point, actually.
 
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2007-04-04 , 21:45
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He knows C and C++ , so im guessing python wont be that much different.
EDIT: Do you need a linux pc to install all tools?
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2007-04-07 , 03:29
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Anyone??? Do you need a linux pc to install all tools?
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2007-04-07 , 10:47
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Yes, Linux is required.

http://www.maemo.org/platform/docs/h...html#settingup - Here are the instructions. A quote from that page:

When setting up maemo SDK, the hardware and software requirements are as follows:

* Intel compatible x86 processor, 500 MHz or faster
* 256 MB RAM or more
* 2 GB free hard disk space
* Linux OS (Debian or Ubuntu are recommended, but other fairly recent distributions should also work)
 
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2007-04-07 , 14:06
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The reason I suggested Python is that you don't need a complicated dev setup : with pygame or pyGtk/Eagle you can basically code anywhere, on your Window box or Mac, and just copy things over to the tablet and run them. Hildonization comes free.

For C/C++ you do need a cross-compiling environment as described above, under Linux. But you don't need to dedicate and install a computer for that : there are ready-made VMWare images you can run in the free player on XP.
 
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2007-04-09 , 16:02
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Alright, I found an old IDE-100 5GB hardrive and successfuly installed Linux ver10.
Can anyone provide me with some direct download links with all the tools I need . I seem to be confused on what/where I exactly need to install. From what I have read it seems to be Scratchbox 1.0.7, cs2005q3.2-glibc toolchains and SDK rootstrap.
EDIT: Seems I have downloaded non of the recomended versions of linux. Should this be a problem, because I cant seem to download any installable files?
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