Hemelix

Embeded Linux

Short introduction to Maemo pltform

Pre-requisite :

• Basic Linux-Admin Knowledge. Maemo is Debian (www.debian.org) based linux distribution. It's recommended to use Debian based system like Ubuntu (www.ubuntu.org).
• Basic C/C++
• Basic knowledge of GNU toolchains.
• Optional: It is good to have basic understanding different UI toolkits i.e. GTK , QT .

Installing the MAEMO 5 SDK (Alpha):

• Follow the instructions to setup scratchbox and MAEMO 5 SDK (Alpha): http://maemo.org/development/sdks/maemo5_alpha_sdk/
  
• Use the installer script to get the installation done easily.
• Follow the detailed instruction: http://maemo.org/development/sdks/maemo5_alpha_installation/
  
• You need to install thin Xserver where your Maemo Desktop will appear.

Now your you are ready to develop your first demo application. We will be using GTK+ library for this demo application.

Demo Application:

Download demo application (hello_maemo.zip)

• Unzip the hello_maemo.zip and run Makefile
• [sbox-maemo5-x86_pub: ~] > unzip hello_maemo.zip
• [sbox-maemo5-x86_pub: ~] > cd hello_maemo
• [sbox-maemo5-x86_pub: ~/hello_maemo] > make
• [sbox-maemo5-x86_pub: ~/hello_maemo] > run-standalone.sh hello

Have fun!