New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

I've "ported" the following packages to Maemo OS2008 (Chinook), and they run on my N810:

• qstardict
  A translating dictionary program. I like the interface better than sdict and the program has a very neat "popup" feature that does instant lookups of highlighted text from any program (web pages, documents, etc.). Command-line installation via tar file.
  
• otpCalc
  one-time-password calculator. Vital for secure logins using S/Key from untrusted machines (ie., an internet cafe). Based on the work from:
  http://linux.spiney.org/debian_linux_maemo_nokia_770
  with minor changes for the Chinook release of maemo. Command-line installation via tar file.
  
• ipqalc
  IP address range calculator for Qt. Command-line installation via tar file.
  
• RCS
  GNU revision control system. I couldn't manage any *nix system (including my tablet) without RCS. Command-line installation via tar file.
  
• diffutils
  GNU diff utilities. A prerequisite for RCS. Command-line installation via tar file.
  
• pinger
  GTK/curses multi-machine ARP and ICMP pinger. Complete ".deb" package available.
  
• units
  GNU command-line units conversion program. Based on the work from Peter Westerström. Complete ".deb" package available.
  
• kdepimpi
  Cross platform (Linux, Windows, Zaurus) PIM suite. The calendar program (kopi) is functional, and about 80% of the features work correctly. The other applications within the suite (contact list, mobile phone interface, time tracker) are less complete. With the attention of a developer and some publicity, this package has the potential to be a terrific PIM for the NIT. This port is available almost entirely due to the work of Michael Krelin. Command-line installation via tar file.
  
• gonvert
  graphical (Pygtk) units conversion package. http://www.unihedron.com/projects/gonvert/downloads/. I wrote a trivial shell script to install the program.
  

In most cases, the "porting" to OS2008 really just involved recompilation or a few minor updates for the new Hildon environment. Most of the credit should go to the original developers or people who did the initial port to earlier versions of Maemo.

I'm happy to make these executables available upon request (e-mail is preferred over private messages here) , but I don't have a permanent place to host the files. I'm really not a software developer, so I really want someone else to "take ownership" of the port, build a proper ".deb" installation package, and upload the package into one of the repositories so that it's publically accessible.

Please contact me directly if you want the executable or can help out in any way with making these applications into finished packages available for other users.

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

wow great!
thank you

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

Have you hildonized gonvert?

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

Kdepimpi is great news ! It was a killer app on my Zaurus... is it still the Qt version ?

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

Yes - that is significant news.

Thank you z2n

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

Some alternative to emailing you for these files should be found.

These programs will be very popular. deb's would be great.

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

Nope. However, it looks pretty good....all the selections & scrolling work correctly. It's not full screen, but it's very usable as is.

Really, all that I did to make it work on the NIT was to write a trivial shell script to install the files. This was only necessary since there's no "make" on the NIT.

[pause while I type into a shell window for a while]

OK, now the shell script has been replaced with a real ".deb" packaged version of gonvert. This is untested, but should be fine.

Contact me if you want the download location.

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

Um, it's a Qt application, so I guess it'll always be the Qt version...unless someone does a complete Gtk/Hildon re-write. That "someone" needs to be someone with much more expertise & time than me!

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

I agree on both counts. I've produced ".deb" packages for rcs & gonvert now, but someone with more expertise could probably refine them (ie., making sure that any dependencies are listed correctly).

As for the distribution mechanism...I don't have sufficient bandwidth or storage to host a repository, nor am I enough of a developer to take long-term responsibility for these packages. I'm hoping that making them available in a usable form--but not necessarily polished--will inspire someone to take charge of some of the cosmetic aspects and putting the packages into a public repository.

Until then...please e-mail me to request the download link. I'm happy to give people the executables & source code, but this is not a good long-term mechanism.

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

When I start kopi, go through the configuration, and tap OK to start up kdepimpi it displays well. But it won't respond to taps and after ~10 seconds crashes with a segment fault preceded by about twenty QWidget::repaint: Recursive repaint detected" messages.

Do I need to do some Qt upgrade or something or is it possibly a problem with libart? The latter continues to be a problem with apt-get and other installs.

Thank you,
Frank

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

As a temp solution might upload it to a site like http://www.divshare.com/ as (one) zip file

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

Does kdepimpi synchronize with other calendars ?

I only ever used it on the Zaurus, a specific version that would sync with Sharp's own Qtopia calendar, which itself could sync with Outlook.

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

I guess I might be the only one experiencing this...

- In Red Pill mode I straightened out libart - no help. Starting any of the apps from the application manager menu or command line, same results as above.

- Searching on the message seems to indicate it's Qt related. When I check installed info in red pill mode there's no Qt packages. Is there a pre-req I'm missing?

Thanks
Frank

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

Yes, Qt4 (and the Qt3 compatability packages) are a prerequisite for KDEPIMPI.

You shouldn't need to use the red-pill mode..I never have. I've installed the normal Qt4 package. In addition, I supplied the Qt3 compatability packages (as .debs) with the KDEPIMPI tar file.

Once KDEPIMPI is packaged as a real ".deb" package, the installation will be much easier. Anyone want to give that a try?

Short of that, if someone who knows "apt-get" can replace my use of "dpkg" in the install_kdepimpi script with "apt-get" to install the compatability packages, I belive that apt will be smart enough to realize that the compatability packages require Qt4, solving the problem.

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

Thank you for that tip. Red pill mode gives more detail as to what's installed; that was a prime reason for temporarily stepping into that mode. When I didn't see Qt anything (or libqt*) I figured something was wrong. Per your note I installed the 4 libqt debs in the dependencies folder and still get the QWidget::repaint recursive repaint warnings and the eventual segment fault.... I even tried a reboot.

I suspect there's some other missing dependency that will show up if / when it becomes one deb package.

Thank you again.
Frank

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

What about a project on garage.maemo.org?

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

FYI, you are not alone. I get the same.

Didjit

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

Done!

Announcement: There is now a garage project for KDEPIMPI:
https://garage.maemo.org/projects/kdepimpi/

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

Didjit,

Do you get libart related dependency problems when you try to apt-get anything that uses libart? Maybe we can narrow down the segment fault cause.

Thank you,
Frank

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

I re-flashed OS2008 with the February update and installed kdepimpi on practically a fresh system (after adding multi-boot and cloning the OS) via the install script and still get the repaint warnings and eventual segment fault. Hmmmm. :confused:

Frank

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

Please try the newest release from the Maemo Garage project:

https://garage.maemo.org/frs/?group_id=598

This is still "beta" quality, but runs cleanly on my N810 under Chinook.

Contributions to the development effort are needed and highly appreciated.

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

Yep - your build posted on the garage works... thank you. It didn't seem to have the dependencies folder though(?). Wasn't a problem as I commented out the dependencies installation and kdepimpi works. Now to start messing with it....

Thank you again,
Frank

Re: New for OS2008: qstardict, otpCalc, ipqalc, rcs, pinger, units, gonvert, kdepimpi
 

Glad to hear that it works, and thanks for the note about the installation. I've updated the installation script to identify missing dependencies. There are no changes to the executables, so if you've installed kdepimpi, there's no need to get this release.