Making a GPS app

David Reyes Samblas Martinez david at tuxbrain.com
Thu Jul 16 17:58:41 CEST 2009


2009/7/16 RANJAN <infibit at gmail.com>:
> Ok so now I go into dev section here for python based app development
> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Python
> and there is nothing much I can learn from there.
you can also take a look here
http://www.freesmartphone.org/index.php/Tutorials
>
> And since I want to use dbus API I understand it is inbuilt in a DISTRO
> which I have to launch using SSH access to a free runner with an update
> DISTRO.
Basicaly yes :)
>
> Sriranjan
>
PD.- please use the list instead of mailing me directly
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 9:10 PM, David Reyes Samblas Martinez
> <david at tuxbrain.com> wrote:
>>
>> 2009/7/16 RANJAN <infibit at gmail.com>:
>> >
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> >BTW I'm curious what is the distro you are using?
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> > So I need to get the phone and load a DISTRO and then start the app
>> > development.Also to tell you my experience ,I tried using mokomake file
>> > but
>> > never succeeded till now.However I succeeded in the automatic emulation
>> > in
>> > ubuntu.IN this process I uninstalled and installed LInux 7
>> > times.Dowloaded
>> > 5GB of data :(.
>> I understand your fustration, I have tried to use the
>> OpenEmbeded(Mokofile is an abstraction layer of this) aproach a lot of
>> times without success most of the times (multiply by 15 or 16 the
>> amount of Gb :P), but this aproach for my understanding is killing
>> flies with a cannon. Mokofile and OE aproach is intentended to build
>> and tweak a full distribution not to make a Python application.
>> You no need this to do so. a working python app in a desktop will work
>> in Neo free runner. the main problems is than desktop normaly doesn't
>> have the GSM/GPS stuff to do the SMS app you want to develop. But you
>> can start to do the skeleton of the app reading the apis etc and when
>> your Neo arrives finish and test it.
>> Believe me this will save you a lot of fustration. Because of the
>> emulation aproach will not work for you either because the lack of
>> working GSM/GPS stack too. Emulation works fine in the UI desing part
>> or if your app does't have any GSM/GPS/Accelerometers/ dependency
>> >
>>
>> I send a copy of the anwer to the list, please lets mantain this
>> interesting conversation there
>> > Sriranjan
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> David Reyes Samblas Martinez
>> http://www.tuxbrain.com
>> Open ultraportable & embedded solutions
>> Openmoko, Openpandora,  Arduino
>> Hey, watch out!!! There's a linux in your pocket!!!
>
>



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David Reyes Samblas Martinez
http://www.tuxbrain.com
Open ultraportable & embedded solutions
Openmoko, Openpandora,  Arduino
Hey, watch out!!! There's a linux in your pocket!!!



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