[maemo-developers] how to port a software based on QT to N800?

[From: Markus Wagner]

On Friday 08 June 2007, 黄凯耀 wrote:
> hi,
>
> I want to port a software based on QT to N800.
> But I haven't seen that QT has been ported to maemo, so if I want to port
> my software, I will firstly need to port Qt, is it right?
> And is this solution feasible? how many effort will be taken to port it?
> Suppose that I just have one month left.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Kaya

As others already stated here, compiling the basic Qt/X11 could be done with 
some patching. I have a running Qt 4.2.2. here, it's about 18MB, which is not 
small, but acceptable. Performancewise the beast is doing alright on the 
N800.

The most important issue is the virtual keyboard. I am experimenting here with 
patching Qt itself and make use of the keyboard raising methods mentioned 
here 
(http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail//maemo-developers/2006-December/006746.html).

Another solution is mentioned here:
http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail//maemo-developers/2006-December/006746.html
I wasn't all that fortunate with the latter one; also I try to avoid the 
gtkapp wrapper.
As Kate stated, an OS version of the input method would probably be the best 
solution...

Greetings,
  Markus

PS: Anybody has patches for Qt4.3 ?! (Seems to have multiple issuses with 
ARM/ARMEL)