1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/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 "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;.tar.bz2">
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9 | <!ENTITY pilot-link-md5sum "N/A">
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10 | <!ENTITY pilot-link-size "649 KB">
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11 | <!ENTITY pilot-link-buildsize "15 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY pilot-link-time "0.46 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 | <sect1info>
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17 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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18 | <date>$Date$</date>
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19 | </sect1info>
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20 | <?dbhtml filename="pilot-link.html"?>
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21 | <title>pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;</title>
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22 |
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23 | <sect2>
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24 | <title>Introduction to <application>pilot-link</application></title>
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25 |
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26 | <para>The <application>pilot-link</application> package provides a suite of
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27 | tools containing a series of conduits, libraries, and language bindings for
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28 | moving information to and from your Palm device and your desktop or
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29 | server/workstation system, as well as across a network.</para>
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30 |
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31 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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32 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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33 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP):
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34 | <ulink url="&pilot-link-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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35 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP):
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36 | <ulink url="&pilot-link-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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37 | <listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &pilot-link-md5sum;</para></listitem>
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38 | <listitem><para>Download size: &pilot-link-size;</para></listitem>
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39 | <listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
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40 | &pilot-link-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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41 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time:
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42 | &pilot-link-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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43 | </sect3>
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44 |
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45 | <sect3><title>Additional downloads</title>
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46 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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47 | <listitem><para>Required patch: <ulink
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48 | url="&patch-root;/pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;-bindings_fix-1.patch"/></para>
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49 | </listitem></itemizedlist>
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50 | </sect3>
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51 |
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52 | <sect3><title><application>pilot-link</application> dependencies</title>
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53 | <sect4><title>Optional</title>
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54 | <para><xref linkend="libpng"/>,
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55 | <xref linkend="j2sdk"/>,
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56 | <xref linkend="tcl"/>,
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57 | <xref linkend="Python"/> and
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58 | <ulink url="http://perens.com/FreeSoftware/">Electric Fence</ulink></para>
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59 | </sect4>
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60 | </sect3>
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61 |
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62 | </sect2>
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63 |
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64 | <sect2>
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65 | <title>Installation of <application>pilot-link</application></title>
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66 |
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67 | <para>Install <application>pilot-link</application> by running the following
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68 | commands:</para>
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69 |
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70 | <screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;-bindings_fix-1.patch &&
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71 | ./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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72 | make &&
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73 | make install</command></userinput></screen>
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74 |
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75 | </sect2>
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76 |
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77 | <sect2>
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78 | <title>Command explanations</title>
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79 |
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80 | <para><option>--with-perl --with-java --with-tcl=/usr/lib
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81 | --with-python</option>: Use any or all of these options to enable the
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82 | respective language bindings desired.</para>
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83 |
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84 | </sect2>
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85 |
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86 | <sect2>
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87 | <title>Configuring <application>pilot-link</application></title>
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88 |
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89 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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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. Add
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93 | this device by enabling the following kernel parameter setting, found under
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94 | the <quote>Device Drivers</quote> –
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95 | <quote><acronym>USB</acronym> support </quote> –
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96 | <quote><acronym>USB</acronym> Serial Converter support</quote> section, and
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97 | rebuilding the kernel (and modules, if applicable):</para>
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98 |
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99 | <screen>USB Handspring Visor / Palm m50x / Sony Client Driver</screen>
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100 |
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101 | <para>For additional information about connecting your <acronym>USB</acronym>
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102 | Palm device (it is however, somewhat dated), see:
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103 | <ulink url="http://www.pilot-link.org/README.usb"/>.</para>
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104 | </sect3>
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105 |
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106 | </sect2>
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107 |
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108 | <sect2>
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109 | <title>Contents</title>
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110 |
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111 | <para>The <application>pilot-link</application> package contains
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112 | <command>addresses</command>,
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113 | <command>ccexample</command>,
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114 | <command>debugsh</command>,
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115 | <command>dlpsh</command>,
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116 | <command>hinotes</command>,
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117 | <command>ietf2datebook</command>,
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118 | <command>install-datebook</command>,
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119 | <command>install-expenses</command>,
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120 | <command>install-hinote</command>,
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121 | <command>install-memo</command>,
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122 | <command>install-netsync</command>,
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123 | <command>install-todo</command>,
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124 | <command>install-todos</command>,
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125 | <command>install-user</command>,
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126 | <command>memos</command>,
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127 | <command>money2qif</command>,
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128 | <command>pi-csd</command>,
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129 | <command>pi-getram</command>,
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130 | <command>pi-getrom</command>,
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131 | <command>pi-getromtoken</command>,
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132 | <command>pi-nredir</command>,
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133 | <command>pilot-addresses</command>,
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134 | <command>pilot-archive</command>,
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135 | <command>pilot-clip</command>,
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136 | <command>pilot-datebook</command>,
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137 | <command>pilot-dedupe</command>,
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138 | <command>pilot-file</command>,
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139 | <command>pilot-foto</command>,
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140 | <command>pilot-prc</command>,
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141 | <command>pilot-schlep</command>,
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142 | <command>pilot-undelete</command>,
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143 | <command>pilot-xfer</command>,
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144 | <command>pitclsh</command>,
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145 | <command>read-expenses</command>,
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146 | <command>read-ical</command>,
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147 | <command>read-notepad</command>,
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148 | <command>read-palmpix</command>,
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149 | <command>read-todos</command>,
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150 | <command>reminders</command>,
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151 | <command>sync-plan</command>,
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152 | <filename class='libraryfile'>libpisock</filename>,
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153 | <filename class='libraryfile'>libpisock++</filename>,
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154 | <filename class='libraryfile'>libpisync</filename> and
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155 | <filename class='libraryfile'>libpitcl</filename> libraries,
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156 | the <filename class='libraryfile'>libjpisock</filename>
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157 | <application>JDK</application> library and
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158 | <application>Python</application> and <application>Perl</application>
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159 | modules.</para>
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160 |
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161 | </sect2>
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162 |
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163 | <sect2><title>Description</title>
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164 |
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165 | <sect3><title>pilot-link programs and utilities</title>
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166 | <para>Describing the functionality of each
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167 | <application>pilot-link</application> program and utility would take several
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168 | pages. Instead, after you've installed the package, review the
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169 | <application>pilot-link</application> man page
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170 | (<command>man pilot-link</command>). If you wish to review before installing
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171 | the package, unpack the tarball and issue
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172 | <command>man doc/man/pilot-link.7.in</command>.</para>
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173 | </sect3>
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174 |
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175 | </sect2>
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176 |
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177 | </sect1>
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178 |
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