I installed an apache server and perl inside the iPhone with this  
great hack...

http://localhost and I'm running perl apps!

On Aug 26, 2007, at 1:51 PM, Randy Walker wrote:

>
> I don't see how you can get anything installed this way that would  
> 'run in
> Safari.'  Not without hacking mobile Safari itself?  Mobile Safari  
> loads up
> web sites.  It does not have a file/open command to run anything  
> locally
> like that.  Building an app with webkit is another story.
>
> Whereas the hackable fun of getting something like that to work is
> appealing, I'm staying away from any hacks that 'install' apps.   
> All it
> would take is one new update from Apple to wipe out any hack that's  
> been
> publicized thus far.  I would hate to spend any amount of time  
> developing an
> app that takes advantage of such an install hack only to have it  
> shutdown by
> Apple. Seems like a waste of time.
>
> If/when Apple provides some sort of SDK to allow creating native  
> iPhone
> apps, I'll gladly spend the time to develop for it.  In the  
> meantime, I just
> can't imagine working on an original app that could be turned into  
> vaporware
> with an iPhone update.
> -=Randy
>
>
> On 8/26/07 11:12 AM, "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>
>> Check it out... while I realize this group is focused on webdev
>> strategies for the iPhone (++!), I thought I'd let you know that a
>> native app installer has been released:
>>
>> http://iphone.nullriver.com/beta/
>>
>> I've seen some folks using a more direct method to get this installer
>> to work on their iPhone, but this is finally a GUI version.
>>
>> With this, I'm most interested in seeing web apps developed that run
>> in Safari (maybe you could build an app using the nightly webkit
>> rendering engine with SVG support!) but have a homescreen icon -- for
>> example, simply wrap the Facebook iPhone app URL in a native app
>> wrapper, give it an icon and voila -- it's on your homescreen!
>>
>> This is similar to the WebKit apps I've been building for a while:
>>
>> http://webkit.pbwiki.com
>>
>> Anyway, enjoy.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>>
>
>
>
> >


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