1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY pilot-link-download-http "http://downloads.pilot-link.org/pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY pilot-link-download-ftp "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;.tar.bz2">
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9 | <!ENTITY pilot-link-md5sum "c1f4db8f32a2ee916fedb9a2dac8aa26">
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10 | <!ENTITY pilot-link-size "964 KB">
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11 | <!ENTITY pilot-link-buildsize "20 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY pilot-link-time "0.4 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="pilot-link" xreflabel="pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;">
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16 | <?dbhtml filename="pilot-link.html"?>
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17 |
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18 | <sect1info>
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19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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21 | </sect1info>
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22 |
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23 | <title>pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;</title>
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24 |
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25 | <indexterm zone="pilot-link">
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26 | <primary sortas="a-Pilot-link">Pilot-link</primary>
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27 | </indexterm>
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28 |
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29 | <sect2 role="package">
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30 | <title>Introduction to pilot-link</title>
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31 |
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32 | <para>The <application>pilot-link</application> package provides a suite of
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33 | tools containing a series of conduits, libraries, and language bindings for
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34 | moving information to and from your Palm device and your desktop or
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35 | server/workstation system, as well as across a network.</para>
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36 |
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37 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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38 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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39 | <listitem>
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40 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&pilot-link-download-http;"/></para>
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41 | </listitem>
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42 | <listitem>
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43 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&pilot-link-download-ftp;"/></para>
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44 | </listitem>
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45 | <listitem>
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46 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &pilot-link-md5sum;</para>
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47 | </listitem>
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48 | <listitem>
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49 | <para>Download size: &pilot-link-size;</para>
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50 | </listitem>
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51 | <listitem>
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52 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &pilot-link-buildsize;</para>
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53 | </listitem>
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54 | <listitem>
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55 | <para>Estimated build time: &pilot-link-time;</para>
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56 | </listitem>
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57 | </itemizedlist>
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58 |
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59 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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60 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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61 | <listitem>
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62 | <para>Required patch: <ulink
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63 | url="&patch-root;/pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;-bindings_fix-1.patch"/></para>
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64 | </listitem>
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65 | </itemizedlist>
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66 |
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67 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">pilot-link Dependencies</bridgehead>
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68 |
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69 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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70 | <para role="optional"><xref linkend="libpng"/>,
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71 | <xref linkend="popt"/>,
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72 | <xref linkend="libusb-compat"/>,
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73 | <xref linkend="openjdk"/>, <!-- or <xref linkend="jdk"/>, -->
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74 | <xref linkend="tcl"/>,
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75 | <xref linkend="python2"/>,
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76 | <ulink url="http://www.bluez.org/">BlueZ</ulink>, and
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77 | <ulink url="http://perens.com/FreeSoftware/">Electric Fence</ulink></para>
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78 |
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79 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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80 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/pilot-link"/></para>
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81 |
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82 | </sect2>
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83 |
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84 | <sect2 role="kernel" id="pilot-link-kernel">
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85 | <title>Kernel Configuration</title>
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86 |
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87 | <indexterm zone="pilot-link pilot-link-kernel">
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88 | <primary sortas="d-USB-Palm-devices">USB Palm devices</primary>
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89 | </indexterm>
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90 |
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91 | <para>You may need to configure the <quote>USB_SERIAL_VISOR</quote> device
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92 | into the kernel before your system can communicate with your Palm device.
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93 | Add this device by enabling the following kernel parameter setting and
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94 | rebuilding the kernel (and modules, if applicable):</para>
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95 |
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96 | <screen><literal>Device Drivers:
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97 | USB support:
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98 | USB Serial Converter support:
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99 | USB Handspring Visor / Palm m50x / Sony Client Driver</literal></screen>
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100 |
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101 | <para>For additional information about connecting your USB Palm device,
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102 | see: <ulink url="http://www.pilot-link.org/README.usb"/>.</para>
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103 |
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104 | </sect2>
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105 |
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106 | <sect2 role="installation">
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107 | <title>Installation of pilot-link</title>
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108 |
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109 | <para>Install <application>pilot-link</application> by running the following
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110 | commands:</para>
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111 |
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112 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;-bindings_fix-1.patch &&
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113 | ./configure --prefix=/usr \
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114 | --enable-threads \
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115 | --enable-conduits \
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116 | --with-perl &&
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117 | make</userinput></screen>
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118 |
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119 | <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para>
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120 |
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121 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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122 |
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123 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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124 | install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/pilot-link-&pilot-link-version; &&
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125 | install -v -m644 README doc/{README.*,TODO,CodingGuidelines} \
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126 | /usr/share/doc/pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;</userinput></screen>
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127 |
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128 | </sect2>
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129 |
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130 | <sect2 role="commands">
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131 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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132 |
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133 | <para><parameter>--enable-threads</parameter>: This parameter is required
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134 | to link the threading library into the build.</para>
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135 |
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136 | <para><parameter>--enable-conduits</parameter>: This parameter is required
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137 | to build the userspace programs. Omit it if you only need the
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138 | <application>pilot-link</application> libraries.</para>
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139 |
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140 | <para><parameter>--with-perl</parameter>: This parameter is required to
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141 | build the <application>Perl</application> bindings.</para>
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142 |
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143 | <para><option>--with-java --with-tcl=/usr/lib
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144 | --with-python</option>: Use any or all of these options to enable the
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145 | respective language bindings desired.</para>
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146 |
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147 | </sect2>
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148 |
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149 | <sect2 role="content">
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150 | <title>Contents</title>
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151 |
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152 | <segmentedlist>
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153 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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154 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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155 | <segtitle>Installed Bindings</segtitle>
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156 | <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>
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157 |
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158 | <seglistitem>
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159 | <seg>pilot-650foto, pilot-addresses, pilot-clip, pilot-csd,
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160 | pilot-debugsh, pilot-dedupe, pilot-dlpsh, pilot-file, pilot-foto,
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161 | pilot-getram, pilot-getrom, pilot-getromtoken, pilot-hinotes,
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162 | pilot-ietf2datebook, pilot-install-datebook, pilot-install-expenses,
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163 | pilot-install-hinote, pilot-install-memo, pilot-install-netsync,
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164 | pilot-install-todo, pilot-install-todos, pilot-install-user,
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165 | pilot-memos, pilot-nredir, pilot-read-expenses, pilot-read-ical,
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166 | pilot-read-notepad, pilot-read-palmpix, pilot-read-screenshot,
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167 | pilot-read-todos, pilot-read-veo, pilot-reminders, pilot-schlep,
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168 | pilot-sync-plan, pilot-treofoto, pilot-undelete, pilot-wav,
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169 | pilot-xfer and optionally, pitclsh</seg>
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170 | <seg>libjpisock.so JDK library,
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171 | libpitcl.{so,a} <application>Tcl</application> library,
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172 | _pisock.so <application>Python</application> module and
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173 | Pilot.so <application>Perl</application> module</seg>
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174 | <seg>/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/&lfs-perl-version;/i686-linux/auto/PDA,
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175 | /usr/share/doc/pilot-link-0.12.2 and/usr/share/pilot-link</seg>
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176 | </seglistitem>
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177 | </segmentedlist>
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178 |
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179 | <variablelist>
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180 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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181 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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182 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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183 |
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184 | <varlistentry id="pilot-link-programs">
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185 | <term><command>pilot-link programs and utilities</command></term>
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186 | <listitem>
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187 | <para>Describing the functionality of each
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188 | <application>pilot-link</application> program and utility would take several
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189 | pages. Instead, after you've installed the package, review the
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190 | <application>pilot-link</application> man page
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191 | (<command>man pilot-link</command>). If you wish to review before installing
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192 | the package, unpack the tarball and issue
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193 | <command>man doc/man/pilot-link.7.in</command>.</para>
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194 | <indexterm zone="pilot-link pilot-link-programs">
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195 | <primary sortas="b-pilot-link-programs">pilot-link programs</primary>
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196 | </indexterm>
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197 | </listitem>
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198 | </varlistentry>
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199 | </variablelist>
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200 |
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201 | </sect2>
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202 |
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203 | </sect1>
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