More problems..

Carlos Sánchez <[email protected]> Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:27:03 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.video.picogui.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi,

> > I'm new in PicoGUI... My intention is to use it with an=20
> ARM7TDMI with=20
> > uCLinux and probably with the SED133x video driver (or similar) and=20
> > with my own keyboard driver.
>=20
> Welcome aboard.

Thanks...
=20
> > First of all I'm reading the README files to compile it under my=20
> > desktop Linux. I gets errors from autogen.sh but in the FAQ=20
> tells that=20
> > this is normal and I must ignore it, but when I try to=20
> "configure" it=20
> > shows the next error after some "checking...":
> >=20
> > configure: WARNING: cannot find SDL
> > ../configure: line 5360: syntax error near unexpected token=20
> > 'DIRECTFB,'
> > ../configure: line 5360: ' PKG_CHECK_MODULES(DIRECTFB, directfb
> > <=3D0.9.19)'
>=20
> That's probably my fault, I'll check.

I've comented the code as another user tells me an now works...

> Are you running the release or a SVN checkout?

I don't know exactly, I've downloaded from http://www.picogui.org left
panel (Download picogui 0.46)...

> > Is there any tutorial about creating or adapting video and input=20
> > drivers?
>=20
> No :-( the recipe I tried for writing the DirectFB driver=20
> was: read a driver that either is very simple or deals with a=20
> backend you know well, try to understand it, then try to=20
> reproduce functionality piece by piece.
>=20
> Development of PicoGUI is currently halted; if I find a way=20
> to resume it, documentation is the second thing on my list=20
> (after finishing the half-baked DFB driver)

And then, what's the future of PicoGUI?

> > How can I compile it for ARM/uCLinux?
>=20


Now a can run "make menuconfig" and configure, but when I run "make"
it's enter in a infinite loop running "configure". I break the loop and
try to "make menuconfig" and it also enter in the loop and I can't start
the menu. I must delete all and start again...

Regards:
Carlos S=E1nchez
[email protected]



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