Making a GPS app

RANJAN infibit at gmail.com
Thu Jul 16 18:03:31 CEST 2009


So there is nothing much I can do now.Except wait for the phone and get a
feel.So what after I get the phone ,how to develop the app then.Is there a
step by step tutorial for that?

Sriranjan

On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 9:28 PM, David Reyes Samblas Martinez <
david at tuxbrain.com> wrote:

> 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!!!
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> 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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