Re: [Opensync-users] ERROR: Unable to find engine which can handle objtype data

[Chris F. <cd...@fo...>]

On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 10:09:19AM +0000, Peter Hargreaves wrote:
> Hi Chris,
> 
> Thanks for the reply. Yes, I'm using libopensync1exp7 from the Ubuntu 
> repositories.
> 
> I've been worried about the low level of activity on opensync and wondering 
> why? If the project is still alive and well I'd like to sync both contacts and 
> events/calendar with KAddressBook and KOrganizer under Kontact. So if this is 
> a realistic objective, yes please, fire away - stepping me through compiling 
> from source. Thank you.

The project is still alive, but suffering from a lack of developers with
spare time.  I've attempted to pick up the ball, but there's a lot of ball
to pick up. :-)

To build the latest packages that I've been maintaining, you'll need to
uninstall the opensync packages you have, and install git.  Then:

	git clone git://repo.or.cz/opensync/binary-meta.git

Enter that and follow the README file.  Note that repo.or.cz sometimes has
load issues, so 'make fetch' is better than updating the submodules manually.

You can choose to build 0.2x debian packages, or 0.4x (which are the 0.3x
devel trees, labeled with hope). :-)

The build will put a pile of .deb packages in the debian directory for you.
If you just want to build everything, 'make debian-all' is the command for
you.

After that, since you are using syncml, and I haven't picked up that ball
yet, you'll need to grab the latest plugin, which I believe is here:

	http://opensync.org/browser/plugins/syncml

You might want to try both 0.2x and 0.4x, and see which works best for you.
Not all the plugins that worked for 0.2x have made the complete jump to 0.4x.

- Chris