3. Quick starter

This chapter gives a very short introduction for the impatient user to start off quickly. If you are a well prepared developer, this chapter explains the steps necessary to get started from scratch.

The steps to create e.g. an IPAQ version are

1. Install and prepare a crosscompiler
   Since my tests with different toolchains, I prefer the Sharp SDK. This works for the Zaurus as well as for the IPAQ.
   Toolchains
2. Install and prepare an arm kernel for IPAQ use
   Download a kernel-source from handhelds.org, read the README.HANDHELDS and build the required kernel.
3. Install and prepare qte for IPAQ use
   download qte-2.3.7 from trolltechs ftp server, and configure it using
   -qconfig qpe -depths 16,32 -xplatform linux-ipaq-g++ \ -no-qvfb -system-jpeg -system-libpng -system-zlib -vnc -no-xft
   as the configure parameters.
4. Install and prepare opie for IPAQ use
   make menuconfig and choose the ipaq platform. Store the result and build it.
5. write your hello world example and be happy
   

If not so sophisticated, you may want to read the next chapter.