source: general/genutils/pilot-link.xml@ 93d2c72

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  <!ENTITY pilot-link-download-http "http://downloads.pilot-link.org/pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY pilot-link-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY pilot-link-md5sum        "586f84add601e8b86da3093ab784e997">
  <!ENTITY pilot-link-size          "649 KB">
  <!ENTITY pilot-link-buildsize     "15 MB">
  <!ENTITY pilot-link-time          "0.46 SBU">
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<sect1 id="pilot-link" xreflabel="pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="pilot-link.html"?>
<title>pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="pilot-link">
<primary sortas="a-Pilot-link">Pilot-link</primary></indexterm>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>pilot-link</application></title>

<para>The <application>pilot-link</application> package provides a suite of 
tools containing a series of conduits, libraries, and language bindings for 
moving information to and from your Palm device and your desktop or 
server/workstation system, as well as across a network.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing="compact">
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): 
<ulink url="&pilot-link-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): 
<ulink url="&pilot-link-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &pilot-link-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &pilot-link-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required: 
&pilot-link-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: 
&pilot-link-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>Additional downloads</title>
<itemizedlist spacing="compact">
<listitem><para>Required patch: <ulink 
url="&patch-root;/pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;-bindings_fix-1.patch"/></para>
</listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>pilot-link</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="libpng"/>, 
<xref linkend="j2sdk"/>, 
<xref linkend="tcl"/>, 
<xref linkend="python"/> and 
<ulink url="http://perens.com/FreeSoftware/">Electric Fence</ulink></para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>pilot-link</application></title>

<para>Install <application>pilot-link</application> by running the following 
commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;-bindings_fix-1.patch &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make</command></userinput></screen>

<para>Now, as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><option>--with-perl --with-java --with-tcl=/usr/lib 
--with-python</option>: Use any or all of these options to enable the 
respective language bindings desired.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application>pilot-link</application></title>

<sect3 id="pilot-link-kernel"><title>Configuration Information</title>
<indexterm zone="pilot-link pilot-link-kernel">
<primary sortas="d-USB-Palm-devices">USB Palm devices</primary></indexterm>

<para>You may need to configure the <quote>USB_SERIAL_VISOR</quote> device 
into the kernel before your system can communicate with your Palm device. Add 
this device by enabling the following kernel parameter setting, found under 
the <quote>Device Drivers</quote> &ndash; 
<quote><acronym>USB</acronym> support </quote> &ndash; 
<quote><acronym>USB</acronym> Serial Converter support</quote> section, and 
rebuilding the kernel (and modules, if applicable):</para>

<screen>USB Handspring Visor / Palm m50x / Sony Client Driver</screen>

<para>For additional information about connecting your <acronym>USB</acronym> 
Palm device (it is however, somewhat dated), see: 
<ulink url="http://www.pilot-link.org/README.usb"/>.</para>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Bindings</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>

<seglistitem>
<seg>addresses, ccexample, debugsh, dlpsh, hinotes, ietf2datebook, 
install-datebook, install-expenses, install-hinote, install-memo, 
install-netsync, install-todo, install-todos, install-user, memos, money2qif, 
pi-csd, pi-getram, pi-getrom, pi-getromtoken, pi-nredir, pilot-addresses, 
pilot-archive, pilot-clip, pilot-datebook, pilot-dedupe, pilot-file, 
pilot-foto, pilot-prc, pilot-schlep, pilot-undelete, pilot-xfer, pitclsh, 
read-expenses, read-ical, read-notepad, read-palmpix, read-todos, reminders 
and sync-plan</seg>
<seg>libpisock.[so,a], libpisock++.[so,a] and libpisync.[so,a]</seg>
<seg>libjpisock.so <acronym>JDK</acronym> library, libpitcl.[so,a] 
<application>Tcl</application> library, 
<application>Python</application> and <application>Perl</application> 
modules</seg>
<seg>/usr/share/pilot-link</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>

<varlistentry id="pilot-link-programs">
<term><command>pilot-link programs and utilities</command></term>
<listitem><para>Describing the functionality of each 
<application>pilot-link</application> program and utility would take several 
pages. Instead, after you've installed the package, review the 
<application>pilot-link</application> man page 
(<command>man pilot-link</command>). If you wish to review before installing 
the package, unpack the tarball and issue 
<command>man doc/man/pilot-link.7.in</command>.</para>
<indexterm zone="pilot-link pilot-link-programs">
<primary sortas="b-pilot-link-programs">pilot-link programs</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect2>

</sect1>