Mer/Roadmap

2009-10-27T20:01:27Z

212.242.158.18:

High level roadmap for the Mer project for mentors to generate tasks from.

= Current week =

== Week 44 ==

Dates: 26 october - 1 november

'''Maemo Devices'''

'''Mer'''
*0.17 TESTING (slipped)

'''maemo.org'''

'''Builders and developers tools'''
*Move 0.17 to :Testing, :0.17 (slipped)
*Add karmic target (ARMv6+VFP)

'''Ports and base system'''
*Finish: Token based access restrictions, http://wiki.maemo.org/Token_based_access_restriction
*Build 0.17 testing images every 2nd day
*Make list for TAR initial repository

'''Outreach'''

'''UI (code)'''
*Hildon-input method plugins with international layouts

'''UI (artwork)'''

'''UI (localization)'''

'''Documentation'''

'''Testing'''
*Testing 0.17 images for the whole testing week.

'''Other'''

= Upcoming weeks =

== Week 45 ==

Dates: 2-8 november 2009

'''Maemo Devices'''
*Legal check of what can go into token repositories.

'''Mer'''
*0.17 RELEASE

'''maemo.org'''

'''Builders and developers tools'''

'''Ports and base system'''
*Build 0.17 image.
*Begin: N8x0: Sound support OOB
*Begin: N810: GPS support OOB
*Begin: N810: wifi-firmware, wlan-cal
*Begin: N8x0: bluetooth-firmware, bluetooth-cal
*Begin: N8x0: libcal

'''Outreach'''

'''UI (code)'''

'''UI (artwork)'''

'''UI (localization)'''

'''Documentation'''

'''Testing'''

'''Other'''

= Passed weeks =
== Week 41 ==

Dates: 5-11 October 2009

'''Maemo Devices'''

*maemo.gitorious.org
*Fremantle final SDK release
*Harmattan Technical Preview (limited license)

'''Mer'''

*0.16 release (slipped)
*Goal: Reference platform, Fremantle life after Harmattan

'''maemo.org'''
*Begin implementation of [[Token_based_access_restriction]] through summit meeting

'''Builders and developers tools'''

*Begin Depsu SDK discussions (slipped)
*OBS cross for :Devel (slipped)

'''Ports and base system'''
*Bootmenu RX-51 release
*Build 0.16 (slipped)

'''Outreach'''
*Maemo Summit 2009 presentations

'''UI (code)'''
*Make hildon-theme-mermantle

'''UI (artwork)'''
*Finish base theme

'''UI (localization)'''

'''Documentation'''

'''Testing'''

'''Other'''

== Week 42 ==

Dates: 12-18 October 2009

'''Maemo Devices'''

'''Mer'''
*Mer 2.0 discussion
*0.16 release

'''maemo.org'''

'''Builders and developers tools'''
*Git-ify hands-on sessions
*Begin: Git-ify maemo.gitorious.org releases
*Begin: Update to Fremantle final SDK packages (tools side)
*Add: OBS Cross for :Devel, :Testing
*Begin: Mer/OBS on LF

'''Ports and base system'''
*Begin: Q5/Q7: Package up XAA accelerated fbdev for SmartQ
*Begin: Update to Fremantle final SDK packages (actual code)
*Begin: Ramzswap for Q5,Q7, N8x0
*Finish: arm-generic images
*Finish: Make support for debootstrapping to a foreign arch using OBS qemu

'''Outreach'''

'''UI (code)'''
*Finish: hildon-desktop-env for polished/shiny.
*Begin: GrandCentral integration, Q5/Q7, N8x0
*Begin: Hildon-status-area integration
*Begin: Hildon-input-method + example plugins integration
*Begin: Update to Fremantle final SDK packages
*Begin; take Mesa-7.6 and use mesa-7.0.3 packaging
*Begin: Status area: Backlight control (HAL based?)
*Begin: Status area: Battery applet (contact 412b
*Begin: Status area: nm-applet status-area-ize
*Begin: Status area: volume control (Pulseaudio/ALSA?)
*Begin: Status area: maemo5-load-applet
*Begin: Status area: Blueman control

'''UI (artwork)'''

'''UI (localization)'''

'''Documentation'''
* Add mer-discuss to wiki documentation

'''Testing'''

'''Other'''

== Week 43 ==

Dates: 19-25 october 2009

'''Maemo Devices'''

*Pushing hildon-theme-layout-5, hildon-theme-tools, hildon-theme-devel to MGO.
'''Mer'''
*Deliver feedback on what can be done better with MGO

'''maemo.org'''
*Stskeeps parttime maemo.org distmaster.

'''Builders and developers tools'''

'''Ports and base system'''
*OBS: Develop patch to generate source repositories (getting source atm requires login and this is a license problem)
*Rewritten N8x0-Merinstaller

'''Outreach'''
* Florida Linux Show

'''UI (code)'''
*Finish: Hildon-status-area integration
*Finish: Hildon-input-method + example plugins integration
*Finish: GrandCentral first integration, Q5/Q7, N8x0
*Finish: Update to Fremantle final SDK packages
*Finish: Status area: Backlight control (HAL based?)
*Finish: Status area: Battery applet (contact 412b
*Finish: Status area: Backlight control (HAL based?)
*Finish: Status area: nm-applet status-area-ize
*Finish: Status area: volume control (Pulseaudio/ALSA?)
*Finish: Status area: maemo5-load-applet
*Finish: Status area: Blueman control

'''UI (artwork)'''
*Finish: final hildon-theme-marina package

'''UI (localization)'''
*Finish: full en_US set.

'''Documentation'''

'''Testing'''

'''Other'''

= Template =

== Week XX ==

Dates:

'''Maemo Devices'''

'''Mer'''

'''maemo.org'''

'''Builders and developers tools'''

'''Ports and base system'''

'''Outreach'''

'''UI (code)'''

'''UI (artwork)'''

'''UI (localization)'''

'''Documentation'''

'''Testing'''

'''Other'''

Mer/Build

2009-10-25T11:37:49Z

212.242.158.18: /* QEMU armel image */

This section documents how to use the [http://build.opensuse.org openSUSE Build Service] with Mer. More on the openSUSE Buildservice [http://en.opensuse.org/Build_Service here].

A simple way to think of OBS is as a version control system for source tarballs and .dsc files and whenever you commit a tarball the build farm compiles it for you.

Over and above this OBS provides a local tool called osc that lets you do clean builds not only for your own OS and architecture but also for other distros and even other architectures (armel).

==Getting Started==

Approaching OBS can look overwhelming... but it is perfectly possible to get an existing package built for Mer just using a web browser.

The first thing to do is to [[/Install OBS|install OBS]]. This will provide access to the tools and source used to build Mer.

Then you should become familiar with building an application using OBS but outside the Mer repository. This is explained in detail in [[/Application Building|Application Building]] which takes you through an example application.

==Mer Internals==

When you are comfortable building your own applications for Mer thenyou can look at the [[Mer/Packages|Mer Packages]] and start helping to improve Mer itself.

There are [[/Processes|processes]] used to manage the Mer packages which may include [[/UsingGitorious|Using Gitorious]].

The OBS [[/Cross Build|cross build]] page describes how the OBS has been accelerated.

== OBS Build Farm ==

http://wiki.maemo.org/Mer/Documentation/Build/Common_Problems

== QEMU armel image ==

An Ubuntu armel image for QEMU is available from here: 
http://gitorious.org/mer-toggles/qemu-armel-image (login: qemu/qemu)
 
Based on these instructions: 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/RootfsFromScratch 

This is NOT a Mer development image like Mer VMDK is.

== Mer Source ==
Currently you cannot <code>apt-get source</code> for Mer.

Our approach requires you to get a Novell account and is similar to the one in HHGTTG:

<blockquote>
"`...You hadn't exactly gone out of your way to call attention to them had you? I mean like actually telling anyone or anything.' 
`But the plans were on display...' 
`On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.' 
`That's the display department.' 
`With a torch.' 
`Ah, well the lights had probably gone.' 
`So had the stairs.' 
`But look you found the notice didn't you?' 
`Yes,' said Arthur, `yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying "Beware of The Leopard".'"
</blockquote>
 
But slightly simpler...

Nb... the fix is trivial and simply requires you to modify the GPL licensed OBS system to publish debian style source distros ... patches accepted.

 
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