Thanks for the info, Ryan. I may be interested in trying to compile things myself. The key though is that someone has already compiled both Free42 and MPlayer for OS2007, and (as you already indicated) I don't want to duplicate effort without finding out what their plans are. How would I go about learning who the maintainers are? -Will Ryan Pavlik wrote: > The install file is not the operative issue here - it is the fact that > applications must be recompiled to run on OS 2008 (Chinook) and many > require modifications before they do so. The compiling and packaging > produces a .deb - the .install is just a text file indicating where the > .deb is (simplifying this a bit, but you get the point.) > > It might be best to contact the maintainers of the ports of those > programs and see if they plan on offering a 2008/Chinook build soon > before striking out on ones' own to port them again. > > Ryan > > William Gordon Rutherdale wrote: > >> Hi. >> >> I'm new to the N800 and did an upgrade to the latest OS2008. >> >> I have discovered that OS2008 is not backwards compatible with OS2007 in >> terms of packages you can install. >> >> In particular there is a Media Player package ready to install on the >> OS2007 page but not on the OS2008 page. If I try installing it anyway I >> get an error message. >> >> Can anyone tell me what is involved in creating a version of the >> .install file that works for OS2008. Or if someone is planning to put >> one up in the near future, please let us know. >> >> I am interested in at least one other package too: Free42. This is the >> emulation of the HP42 calculator. I am able to install it easily to an >> ordinary Linux desktop. I have confirmed that the version on the OS2007 >> download page works when I have OS2007 installed but not when I have >> OS2008 installed. >> >> There is also another application I like to run on a Linux desktop that >> I haven't seen at all on the download pages. Presumably other people >> aren't interested. If I want to get it working, it sounds like I have >> to learn how to use Scratchbox and try to create the .install file >> myself. Is that the correct direction? >> >> Should I be directing these questions to the developers list? >> >> -Will >>
