Where can I download the Rockbox Development Kit?

[goblue829]

Where can I find the dev kit for patching available for download?  The only link I found was dead, I think the server moved. 

I need your help or else I can't patch!  :'(

[tomkiewicz]

are you talking about "current build -> source code"? If you don't have linux tools to patch and compile that, there is one distro: opensuse.org

[goblue829]

What I need is the link to download the Development Kit for Rockbox as it says so in this beginners guide to patching.

http://rasher.dk/rockbox/WikiRescue/SimpleGuideToCompiling-r1.86%20-%2009-01.html

I'm a Rockbox n00b so try not to get to technical.   

[LambdaCalculus]

Check out the CrossCompiler and DevelopmentGuide pages for more information.

[goblue829]

I'm sorry.  I really am new to this.  I don't quiet understand these links you gave me.  I'm just going off of what the guide that I posted earlier said.

Is there a different, easy method to install patches that someone could tell me?  I really am confused on how to apply them.

[Febs]

What I need is the link to download the Development Kit for Rockbox as it says so in this beginners guide to patching.

http://rasher.dk/rockbox/WikiRescue/SimpleGuideToCompiling-r1.86%20-%2009-01.html

I'm a Rockbox n00b so try not to get to technical.   

The link that you posted is to an archived web page that is almost three years old and substantially out of date.  Here is a link to the current version of that page:

http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WorkingWithPatches?topic=SimpleGuideToCompiling

[goblue829]

Will this method work?

 I copy and paste the patch code to my downloaded Rockbox source code at the bottom and put the source code into the root of my player's drive (F:/.rockbox)?

I know it's very simple but will it work?

If not try to explain how to patch in the simplest terms you can?

Please, I really want to learn how to patch but don't quite understand it all yet and need a slow start.

[MarcGuay]

Nope.  Read the page Febs provided a link to - it's a bit more involved than that.

[goblue829]

O.k, I see I can use Cygwin or SVN, but installing and using these look very complicated.  I am new to this, you know.

Any other methods anyone can describe.

(P.S thanks for all the help and fast replies so far guys)

[LambdaCalculus]

If you're using Windows, you have to install Cygwin. It's not very complicated at all, and the Cygwin site has a lot of really good documentation to read:

http://www.cygwin.com

[goblue829]

Yes!  Finnaly I understand it! 

Cygwin is installed and I learned how to use it.

One last thing is, when I have compiled the source code with all the patches I want in it, do I save it to my iPod's root in the .rockbox folder.   If so, any files I need to replace?

[LambdaCalculus]

If you read the SimpleGuideToCompiling wiki page, you'll see that you run ../tools/configure, set up your device as you need, then run "make && make zip". Once that's done, just open the resulting rockbox.zip file and extract it to the root of your iPod. Simple, no?

[goblue829]

Yes, very simple.

Except, for some reason the cygwin bash shell won't recognize any of my commands.


What gives? 

[LambdaCalculus]

Did you follow the instructions on the CrossCompiler page?

[goblue829]

Cygwin is now reading my commands. 

But, the last problem is that when I downloaded the source code it's filename wasn't rockbox-daily-XXXXXXXX.tar.tar like its supposed to be.  It's rockbox.7z

What should I do?  Is there a different download link I'm supposed to click?

What I did was clicked on "current build" clicked on "source code" then saved the file.  Was that wrong?