[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Shameless request for developper help

[From: Lionel Dricot]

(I tought it was better to post this mail here than the user-mailing list,
sorry if you read it twice)


Hello,

Since I tried the FBreader 0.7.3 package, I cannot launch my
extra-applications anymore (as told on maemo-users).

Thanks to the great help I received on IRC, we discovered that
extra-applets (like CPU/mem applet) are still launched !

In order to understand what my problem is I tried to change the source in
the CPU/mem applet to add two simple function :

- one that launch and xterm (to see if it works)
- the other to backup my .gpe folder to my MMC card so I can reflash the
whole system.

Unfortunatly, I'm stuck at my parent's house for a few days and I
discovered that they don't have enough disk space to install the whole
maemo SDK ! I tried to clean up everything without success.

So, I'm asking here for help. Can anybody here take the time to modify the
source of CPU/mem and make a deb for me ? I don't think I have nothing to
offer in exchange except a few visitors to the website of your project
(I've a quite popular weblog).. I'm simply stuck with my broken 770 and
the computer of my mother :-( So, it's a call for help.

The modification seems really easy :

Adding this to line 298  (with correct PATH, I have no idea of what are
the correct ones):

static void
activate_xterm_item(GtkMenuItem *item, gpointer data)
{
  g_spawn_command_line_async("??/xterm", &error);
}

static void
activate_gpe_item(GtkMenuItem *item, gpointer data)
{
  g_spawn_command_line_async("cp -r /home/user/??.gpe /media/mmc1/", &error);
}


Adding this to line 459 :

/* Xterm */
      info->menu_xterm = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label("Launch Terminal");
gtk_menu_shell_append(GTK_MENU_SHELL(info->menu),
                      info->menu_xterm);
      g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(info->menu_xterm),
                      "activate",
                      G_CALLBACK(activate_xterm_item),
                      data);
/* Backup GPE */
      info->menu_xterm = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label("Backup GPE");
gtk_menu_shell_append(GTK_MENU_SHELL(info->menu),
                      info->menu_gpe);
      g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(info->menu_gpe),
                      "activate",
                      G_CALLBACK(activate_gpe_item),
                      data);


It might work. I have no idea since I never developped with Maemo..


Thanks a lot for your support and for all advices I received on IRC. I
understand that my request is a bit "can-someonde-do-it-for-me" but it's
my only chance to have my calendar for the next week...

I really feel guilty to post this..

Lionel

PS : anyway, softwares for the 770 rocks !!! Thanks everyone. I'm
specially thankful to the scummvm porter but I use a lot of others and
they are great. :-)