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authorFritz Elfert <felfert@to.com>2002-07-11 17:37:54 +0000
committerFritz Elfert <felfert@to.com>2002-07-11 17:37:54 +0000
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- Added manpages for new programs
- Auto-generate ChangeLog in dist target
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Same as above. Use these, when automatic detection fails.
- You will get 3 programs and a shared and static library (in
- case you enabled KDE: 4 Programs 4 shared libraries).
+ You will get 6 programs and a shared and static library (in
+ case you enabled KDE: 8 Programs 4 shared libraries).
By default, the install-prefix is /usr/local, so you probably
should add /usr/local/lib to your /etc/ld.so.conf and then run
ldconfig after installation. Another option is to run configure
with the option --prefix=/usr
- Please read the man pages ncpd(8) plpftp(1) and plpnfsd(8)! The
- information there is more up-to-date.
+ IMPORTANT NOTE:
+ Please read the man pages ncpd(8) plpftp(1), plpnfsd(8) plpprintd(8),
+ sisinstall(1) and plpbackup(1)! The information there is more up-to-date.
The programs:
+ NCPD
+
ncpd is the daemon which handles the serial link to your Psion.
It listens at port 7501 for local connections and provides
basic PLP/NCP services for the other two programs. It auto-
@@ -128,8 +131,22 @@
automatically exit when the connection to the Psion is lost. This is useful
when used with a patch to mgetty (see the patches directory).
+ PLPFTP
+
plpftp is a FTP-like program for manipulating files on the Psion.
+ SISINSTALL
+
+ Sisinstall, written by Daniel Brahneborg (basic@chello.se) installs a
+ SIS file on the connected psion. It is in very early development, but
+ it seems to work fine for simple packages.
+
+ PLPBACKUP
+
+ Is a program for backup/restore of your Psion (same functionality
+ like KPsion, but command-line version, not depending on QT, KDE or X11)
+
+ PLPNFSD
plpnfsd is a daemon, which provides NFS-like access to your Psion.
It automatically makes the psion's filesystems available below
an NFS-mounted directory (default /mnt/psion).
@@ -147,6 +164,11 @@
As soon as the psion is connected again, the subdirectories
will reappear. (possibly with a few secs delay)
+ PLPPRINTD
+ A daemon for printing via PC from your Psion.
+
+ KDE STUFF
+
The KDE2 KIOslave library adds support for a new protocol named
"psion:". So in konqueror, just open psion:/ to see your Psion's
drives. You now can copy, move, rename, open ... all those
@@ -163,9 +185,6 @@
soon will add these. Backup, restore and format is done by a separate
standalone program "KPsion".
- Sisinstall installs a sis file on the connected psion. It is in very
- early development, but it seems to work fine for simple packages.
-
Have fun.
-Fritz