pilot-link-0.11.8

Introduction to pilot-link

The pilot-link package provides a suite of tools containing a series of conduits, libraries, and language bindings for moving information to and from your Palm device and your desktop or server/workstation system, as well as across a network.

Package information

pilot-link dependencies

Installation of pilot-link

Install pilot-link by running the following commands:

patch -Np1 -i ../pilot-link-0.11.8-bindings_fix-1.patch &&
./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Now, as the root user:

make install

Command explanations

--with-perl --with-java --with-tcl=/usr/lib --with-python: Use any or all of these options to enable the respective language bindings desired.

Configuring pilot-link

Configuration Information

You may need to configure the “USB_SERIAL_VISOR” device into the kernel before your system can communicate with your Palm device. Add this device by enabling the following kernel parameter setting, found under the “Device Drivers” – “USB support ” – “USB Serial Converter support” section, and rebuilding the kernel (and modules, if applicable):

          USB Handspring Visor / Palm m50x / Sony Client Driver

For additional information about connecting your USB Palm device (it is however, somewhat dated), see: http://www.pilot-link.org/README.usb.

Contents

Installed Programs: addresses, ccexample, debugsh, dlpsh, hinotes, ietf2datebook, install-datebook, install-expenses, install-hinote, install-memo, install-netsync, install-todo, install-todos, install-user, memos, money2qif, pi-csd, pi-getram, pi-getrom, pi-getromtoken, pi-nredir, pilot-addresses, pilot-archive, pilot-clip, pilot-datebook, pilot-dedupe, pilot-file, pilot-foto, pilot-prc, pilot-schlep, pilot-undelete, pilot-xfer, pitclsh, read-expenses, read-ical, read-notepad, read-palmpix, read-todos, reminders and sync-plan
Installed Libraries: libpisock.[so,a], libpisock++.[so,a] and libpisync.[so,a]
Installed Bindings: libjpisock.so JDK library, libpitcl.[so,a] Tcl library, Python and Perl modules
Installed Directory: /usr/share/pilot-link

Short Descriptions

pilot-link programs and utilities

Describing the functionality of each pilot-link program and utility would take several pages. Instead, after you've installed the package, review the pilot-link man page (man pilot-link). If you wish to review before installing the package, unpack the tarball and issue man doc/man/pilot-link.7.in.

Last updated on 2005-02-07 16:48:17 -0700