This port of Python to the Palm requires Michael Sokolov's prc-tools-0.6beta,
which itself requires the gnu toolchain.  These packages have been included
for your convenience.


Prerequisites
=============

Install Python-1.5.2+ (post string methods) or better.  This will be
required for building applications.

Build the toolset
=================

Follow the instructions in the README file found in the tools.tar
distribution.


Build the Python library
========================

Unpack release_a1.tgz
cd release_a1/src/Palm
make -f Makefile.all

This will generate the files pylib.prc (the Python VM for the Palm)
and pylib-stub-a4.o (functions exported from pylib.prc).

Build the Python test application for the Palm
==============================================

This is a recipe for building an application.  It's isn't elegant but
should get the job done.  This process will be streamlined in the
future.

Modify the Makefile in main.c:
        ICON_TEXT = text to appear below the application icon
        CREATOR = unique creatorid for the application
        PRC = filename of the application

cd Build
cp ../AppWrapper/* .
# replace the following line with a module(s) of your interest
cp ../Tests/print_test.py .
python -OO ../Resourcer/resourcer.py print_test.py
make

Now, install the .prc file along with pylib.prc on POSE
and execute.


Contacts
--------

Jeff Collins (collins@seal.aero.org)
Michael Gorlick (gorlick@aero.org)

http://www.isr.uci.edu/projects/sensos/python/