Re: [pilot-db-list] Hebrew support

[Nathan K. <na...@ve...>]

On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 09:57:21PM +0300, Yedidyah Bar-David wrote:
> OK, I will make it a separate message for each issue.
> I also subscribed to the list. Still, there are a few things I won't
> repeat in each message: I use Debian sid, with the following versions:
> prc-tools 2.2.90.cvs20030306-4 (has gcc 2.95.3, gdb 5.3)
> pose 3.5-6 (the first version working for me - for a few months I
> was pretty sure I'll have to use the simulator on Windows, which isn't
> as simple for me) with the ROM of a Palm m130 (PalmOS 4.1)
> palmos sdk 5r3

I'm having luck with Pose 3.5-2 with Slackware 9 and Linux 2.2.24.  I
recall problems with some versions regarding XWindows color depths
(24bpp did not work?), but otherwise have not have problems with Pose.
As I mentioned earlier, you will need the MSectGDB patches if you want
GDB to work more than minimally.  Note also that you need all the
pieces of those patches installed, not just the gdb replacement.

I've found that the Palm Simulators _almost_ work under Wine, and
perhaps someone with greater knowledge could actually make them work.
I have had success running GDB on Linux ethernet connected to
Simulators running on Windows.  If you do this, note that you will
need gdbpanel installed for  GDB to work with a Simulator.

> I tried and worked with pilot-db 1.1.0, 1.2.0 alpha 5 (the compiled
> prc from sf.net), and the CVS version of today. Earlier versions needed
> minor tweaks to compile against sdk-5r3, the CVS compiled cleanly.

Since getting involved in this project a couple months ago, I've spent
most of my time trying to get the CVS version working again.  I've
recently come to the conclusion that the CVS code is more trouble than
it is worth, represents an experimental branch from the release
version sometime prior to 1.1.0, and that the 1.1.0 should replace the
CVS version as the current head.

What this means is that you should concentrate your efforts on the
1.1.0 release code, and ignore the CVS and alpha series.  I'll try to
make the appropriate changes to the CVS repository later this week.

> I used the following to compile:
> ./configure --enable-standard --enable-debug --enable-sony=no --enable-handera=no --enable-fiveways=no --enable-make_plugins
> without '--enable-sony=no --enable-handera=no --enable-fiveways=no', I
> had some compilation problems, I guess because you need a different sdk
> for this, didn't check.

Yes, external SDK's are required for these.  Worse, these SDK's aren't
all easily available, and need to be extensively massaged if they are
to work with GCC (prc-tools).  While you can build successfully
without them, in the CVS version I found bugs in the non-enabled code
path.  Contact me if you'd like help getting these SDK's.

--nate