Are you saying that you aren't supporting the Fedora distro anymore? Since the opensync library seems to be a big problem, can't you generate the barry rpms using static linking? Wouldn't that solve the opensync compatibility problem? (I'm only asking because I don't really understand the library linkage issues.)
Fred Chris Frey wrote: > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 10:20:30PM +0000, freeslkr wrote: >> I'd like to get a Pearl 8220 working on a Fedora 10 x86_64 >> installation. The most important needs are to have reliable backups >> of the device and to manage the calendar and contacts on the laptop >> while syncing back to the Blackberry. Ideally the calendar and >> contacts applications would be KDE4's, but I understand there are >> currently problems with this, and I'm willing to use something else >> (evolution?) in the meantime. Once set up, this needs to be as >> stable and hassle-free as possible as it will be on a work machine >> for a non-technical person. > > Hi freeslkr, > > You may have already made your decisions, but for the benefit of > others reading the list, and just in case you're still working on > this, here's my response. > > Considering that you are looking for rock-solid stability for a > non-technical end user, there are a number of stumbling blocks in > your path. This is how I see it: > > 1) Fedora 9 and 10 are based on an old / new version of opensync, > based on the middle of the 0.3x devel tree. It is not suitable for > use, either with Barry, or in general, in my opinion. > > 2) opensync 0.22 is stable, but you'd have to install or compile it > yourself for Fedora 10, and even though it is stable, it does have > its warts. The GUIs are just a little lacking, as far as I've seen, > and even if you're using the command line msynctool, you can get into > situations where you have to debug your sync. > > That sounds more scary than it needs to be... there are lots of > people using 0.22. And there are a wider variety of plugins that > work. > > 3) opensync 0.4x is not out yet... I think we're at 0.38 + SVN trunk. > This means that not all the XML schemas are quite finished and not > all the plugins are up to speed. It also means that work continues > on the GUI side of things... I've seen some posts on the > opensync-devel mailing list, but haven't tried the latest GUI code > yet. It is good to see that people are working on it though. > > Version 0.4x is definitely where we want to be, but it's going to > take time to get there. Better features, and better stability, and > better handling of your device's data. All in 0.4x. > > Unfortunately that doesn't leave you with very many options for a > solution for the end user. > > I'm tempted to recommend trying Mandriva, since Adam Williamson put a > lot of effort into that distro to make all the sync pieces work > together. He's now part of the Fedora effort, so I'd guess that by > Fedora 12, he may have worked his magic again. :-) > > If you don't mind being chief compiler, debugger, and tech support > for your end user, you can always compile everything yourself. You > will get a working setup with some good features, but you may lose > some hair in the process. I tried to talk another Barry user through > the process here on the list, via email, and it was just too much for > him. Understandably. > > So that leaves 0.22 on a distro that supports it. And that's Ubuntu, > Debian, and Mandriva, to my knowledge. Fedora is off the list. > > It is definitely on my todo list to make all of this stuff easier! > From custom binary package repos to dedicated GUIs to make syncing > dead easy for the Blackberry. But that takes time too. > > > In another email you asked: > >> Do you (or anyone here) know anything about syncing with the >> Mozilla Sunbird calendar? > > I did test against an early version of sunbird and opensync 0.22, and > I don't recall any wild issues with it. I haven't tried it recently, > but I'd guess that opensync 0.22 will give you better support for > Sunbird than the 0.3x devel tree right now. > > Hope that helps, > > - Chris > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Are you an open source citizen? Join us for the Open Source Bridge > conference! Portland, OR, June 17-19. Two days of sessions, one day > of unconference: $250. Need another reason to go? 24-hour hacker > lounge. Register today! > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;215844324;13503038;v?http://opensourcebridge.org > _______________________________________________ Barry-devel mailing > list Barry-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/barry-devel > -- Never in the history of the world has there been a situation so bad that the government can't make it worse. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are you an open source citizen? Join us for the Open Source Bridge conference! Portland, OR, June 17-19. Two days of sessions, one day of unconference: $250. Need another reason to go? 24-hour hacker lounge. Register today! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;215844324;13503038;v?http://opensourcebridge.org _______________________________________________ Barry-devel mailing list Barry-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/barry-devel
