<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/29/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Andy Powell</b> <<a href="mailto:openmoko@automated.it">openmoko@automated.it</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Tuesday 28 August 2007 17:46, Jim McDonald wrote:<br>> Hi,<br>> Would it be possible for someone in the know to provide instructions,<br>> either here or in the Wiki, on exactly how to add an application to a
<br>> local openmoko image? We have been informed at various times that the<br>> current way listed on the Wiki is incorrect and bad, but the obvious<br>> follow-up of telling us how to do it correctly has been omitted.
<br>><br>> Bonus points for providing the answer in the context of mokomakefile<br>> (as that is what most of the people who do not understand the OE setup<br>> use) and not using the word 'simple' without supplying step-by-step
<br>> instructions.<br>><br>> Many thanks in advance from a frustrated would-be developer.<br>><br>> Cheers,<br>> Jim.<br><br>Jim (jgm ?)<br><br>I think we've both vented on irc about this (/me = ScaredyCat) and I've been
<br>having a play about and managed to build my own images with my own<br>applications added. I've added it to the wiki too.. If you could test my<br>instructions I'd appreciate it.<br><br>You need to do the preceeding bits on that page too...
<br><br><a href="http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Application_Development_Crash_Course#Creating_your_own_images">http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Application_Development_Crash_Course#Creating_your_own_images</a></blockquote><div>
<br>I have tried the instructions for building applications using the local overlay and it seems to work well enough for me. I haven't tried building an entire image, because for my purpose scp'ing the application to phone is good enough.
<br><br>I don't know whether this is the right or wrong way, but like you said, in absence of anything better, this is what I plan to use.<br><br>Thanks for the doc.<br><br>-- Pranav<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
No doubt it's another 'wrong way' but in the absence of any useful help we<br>have to find our own solutions :)<br><br>HTH<br><br>Andy / ScaredyCat<br><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><br>
------------------------------<br><a href="http://pd.dnsalias.org">http://pd.dnsalias.org</a>