Questions Getting Started Compiling

[LyTning94]

Before I begin, I am using a Windows XP computer.  I downloaded VMWare and the Rockbox image, went to XShells->Eterm and typed:

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$ svn co svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk rockbox

to check out the source code.  From what I understand, I need to run rockboxdev.sh to automatically install the cross-compiler for me.  I typed the following:

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$ cd rockbox
$ tools/rockboxdev.sh

and got this output:

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user@debian:~/rockbox$ tools/rockboxdev.sh
Download directory : /tmp/rbdev-dl (set RBDEV_DOWNLOAD to change)
Install prefix     : /usr/local  (set RBDEV_PREFIX to change)
Build dir          : /tmp/rbdev-build (set RBDEV_BUILD to change)
Make options       :  (set MAKEFLAGS to change)

ROCKBOXDEV: No write permission for /usr/local

What am I doing wrong?

Also, do I need the files vmware.txt, vmware-0.txt, vmware-1.txt, etc. that appear in the directory of my Rockbox image each time I open it?

When I check out the source code for rockbox or make a new directory in VMWare, where do the files go?  Do they go to a virtual hard drive somewhere?

Finally, how do I share files between the two systems? I went to VMWare->Shared Files, but there were no files on the list.

Sorry for my ignorant questions, and thanks in advance for the help!

[saratoga]

  From what I understand, I need to run rockboxdev.sh to automatically install the cross-compiler for me. 

You shouldn't need to do that.  The VMware image already has the compilers. 

What am I doing wrong?

You need to use "sudo" with commands that install new OS features.

When I check out the source code for rockbox or make a new directory in VMWare, where do the files go?  Do they go to a virtual hard drive somewhere?

They go into the disk image you downloaded.

Finally, how do I share files between the two systems? I went to VMWare->Shared Files, but there were no files on the list.

SMB is the easiest way.  The vmware wiki page explains how IIRC.

[LyTning94]

They go into the disk image you downloaded.

Meaning the rockbox-flat.vmdk file?

SMB is the easiest way.  The vmware wiki page explains how IIRC.

Here is what I found in the wiki:

To make it easy to access the files in the virtual Linux operating system, we have included Samba. We've configured the user's home directory as a file share.

This means that you can edit the source in your favorite Windows editor (that supports UNIX formatted files!) and compile in the virtual machine.


•Share name: \debianuser
•Share username: user (or root if you want to have file permission)
•Share password: rockbox

What does it mean by the 'user's home directory'?

And what about the text files?

[LyTning94]

Anyone??? Pardon my ignorance, but what is meant by the 'User's home directory'

[Chronon]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_directory

[LyTning94]

According to the link you gave me, the variable for the home directory is $HOME.  I typed:

$ cd $HOME

and it brought me to user@debian~/, which was where I checked out rockbox to.  However, when I got o VMWare Player->Shared Folders, there are no files/direcories in the list.  What am I doing wrong?

[Progweed]

I'm no expert on VMWare, but I think you can safely ignore the text files that appear in the Rockbox directory.

You can access the virtual hd with a mapped network drive (while VMWare Player is running). Simply click "Map Network Drive" in Windows Explorer and specify "\\debian\filesystem" as a folder.

[Chronon]

You can access the virtual hd with a mapped network drive (while VMWare Player is running). Simply click "Map Network Drive" in Windows Explorer and specify "\\debian\filesystem" as a folder.

Shouldn't it be "\\debian\user"?

[LyTning94]

Yeah, \\debian\user worked.  Thanks for the help!