source: general/genutils/pilot-link.xml@ b9255298

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  <!ENTITY pilot-link-md5sum        "N/A">
  <!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;">
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<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
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<?dbhtml filename="pilot-link.html"?>
<title>pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;</title>

<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 &amp;&amp;
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><title>Configuration Information</title>

<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>

<para>The <application>pilot-link</application> package contains 
<command>addresses</command>, 
<command>ccexample</command>, 
<command>debugsh</command>, 
<command>dlpsh</command>, 
<command>hinotes</command>, 
<command>ietf2datebook</command>, 
<command>install-datebook</command>, 
<command>install-expenses</command>, 
<command>install-hinote</command>, 
<command>install-memo</command>, 
<command>install-netsync</command>, 
<command>install-todo</command>, 
<command>install-todos</command>, 
<command>install-user</command>, 
<command>memos</command>, 
<command>money2qif</command>, 
<command>pi-csd</command>, 
<command>pi-getram</command>, 
<command>pi-getrom</command>, 
<command>pi-getromtoken</command>, 
<command>pi-nredir</command>, 
<command>pilot-addresses</command>, 
<command>pilot-archive</command>, 
<command>pilot-clip</command>, 
<command>pilot-datebook</command>, 
<command>pilot-dedupe</command>, 
<command>pilot-file</command>, 
<command>pilot-foto</command>, 
<command>pilot-prc</command>, 
<command>pilot-schlep</command>, 
<command>pilot-undelete</command>, 
<command>pilot-xfer</command>, 
<command>pitclsh</command>, 
<command>read-expenses</command>, 
<command>read-ical</command>, 
<command>read-notepad</command>, 
<command>read-palmpix</command>, 
<command>read-todos</command>, 
<command>reminders</command>, 
<command>sync-plan</command>, 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libpisock</filename>, 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libpisock++</filename>, 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libpisync</filename> and 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libpitcl</filename> libraries, 
the <filename class='libraryfile'>libjpisock</filename> 
<application>JDK</application> library and 
<application>Python</application> and <application>Perl</application> 
modules.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>pilot-link programs and utilities</title>
<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>
</sect3>

</sect2>

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