RE: [maemo-developers] Integration with the backup tool
On Mon, 2006-01-09 at 01:23 -0800, Jason Mills wrote: > I think (though I can't speak for Philip directly) that the request was for a > more strongly-worded and detailed backup specification, including both > run-state (i.e., pause-to-disk) and saved-state (backup/restore) of both the > installed application's user data /and/ the application binary/libraries > themselves. Correct -- Philip Van Hoof, software developer at x-tend home: me at pvanhoof dot be gnome: pvanhoof at gnome dot org work: vanhoof at x-tend dot be http://www.pvanhoof.be - http://www.x-tend.be ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
RE: [maemo-developers] Integration with the backup tool
Simon- After my post on the same subject a while back, I went and re-read that specific portion of the documentation which you referenced as well. Yes, it's a good starting point... but it is missing all of the "SHOULD" and "MUST" verbiage of a platform-wide standard (such as an RFC, or POSIX standard). Getting a "Built for Maemo" sticker (yes, I know, doesn't exist) for your application should include things like proper User Interface / Application Programming Interface / Platform Programming Interface integration... which will only happen if the verbiage is strong enough to deter incomplete implementations. I think (though I can't speak for Philip directly) that the request was for a more strongly-worded and detailed backup specification, including both run-state (i.e., pause-to-disk) and saved-state (backup/restore) of both the installed application's user data /and/ the application binary/libraries themselves. -JMills From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Simon Budig Sent: Sun 08-Jan-06 13:34 To: maemo-developers@maemo.org Subject: Re: [maemo-developers] Integration with the backup tool Philip Van Hoof ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > It would be nice if it would be possible to integrate with the backup > software of the Nokia. > > That way, in case an upgrade of the device is a necessity, the user > wouldn't have to run all the backup softwares of all the ISV's that > created softwares for his mobility solution. In stead, using just one > tool would suffice: The Nokia tool. As all the ISV's had a standard to > implement backups of the application state. see http://maemo.org/platform/docs/tutorials/Maemo_tutorial.html#backup . I have not tested this but if it doesn't work it is a bug... :) Bye, Simon -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://simon.budig.de/ ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
RE: [maemo-developers] Integration with the backup tool
Hi, >> >> That way, in case an upgrade of the device is a necessity, the user >> wouldn't have to run all the backup softwares of all the ISV's that >> created softwares for his mobility solution. In stead, using >just one >> tool would suffice: The Nokia tool. As all the ISV's had a >standard to >> implement backups of the application state. > >see >http://maemo.org/platform/docs/tutorials/Maemo_tutorial.html#backup . > >I have not tested this but if it doesn't work it is a bug... :) > >Bye, >Simon Applications can add additional directories and files to a backup by putting a configuration file to /etc/osso-backup/applications/. However we had a bug in backup in our first release. (see https://maemo.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=306) This makes it harder for apps installed by the app installer to tell the new locations for the backup. Br, - Erik ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: [maemo-developers] Integration with the backup tool
Philip Van Hoof ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > It would be nice if it would be possible to integrate with the backup > software of the Nokia. > > That way, in case an upgrade of the device is a necessity, the user > wouldn't have to run all the backup softwares of all the ISV's that > created softwares for his mobility solution. In stead, using just one > tool would suffice: The Nokia tool. As all the ISV's had a standard to > implement backups of the application state. see http://maemo.org/platform/docs/tutorials/Maemo_tutorial.html#backup . I have not tested this but if it doesn't work it is a bug... :) Bye, Simon -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://simon.budig.de/ ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
