Make minor change and Compile

[mild4u]

I want to make some changes to apps/keymaps/keymap-e200.c so I can use UP and Down buttons to scroll. I followed this http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/LinuxSimpleGuideToCompiling
The process was completed but my changes didn't work and looks like I will need some trials to get it working.

This one step in the document above:
Now, type cd rockbox/tools. Type chmod +x rockboxdev.sh, then type sudo ./rockboxdev.sh. You will be asked to choose the platform you want to compile for. If you are unsure, type s m a e i. This will prepare your computer to be able to build for all Rockbox targets. However, this will take much longer to prepare than a single platform, so if you know your target, just type the corresponding letter and continue.


Now my question is:
Do I have to follow the above step everytime after I make changes to keymap-e200.c or that is just needed once and then upon subsequent changes, I simply need to compile again and make zip?

I believe I just need to compile but want to double check. And what exactly the above step does?

[saratoga]

That just builds gcc.  You only have to do that once. 

[mild4u]

Thank you.
After going through all the hassel of virtualbox,SVN and all setups I hope I will achieve what I want.
Post Merge: August 15, 2011, 11:25:19 PMWhat would be the smallest possible change I can do which could be visible instantly after installing the new build.
I want to make sure my build process is correct because till now I made few changes and installed new build but I don't see any results.

[Chronon]

If you get a working binary as the result of running "make" then the process was successful.  A rather simple and visible change would be to change the splash screen that gets displayed while Rockbox boots.

[mild4u]

If you get a working binary as the result of running "make" then the process was successful.  A rather simple and visible change would be to change the splash screen that gets displayed while Rockbox boots.

Thanks but I couldn't find a decent example on how to change the splash screen. Any docs links or help?

[Chronon]

The images are stored in apps/bitmaps/native/

[mild4u]

The images are stored in apps/bitmaps/native/

Thanks Chronon. I did find that folder but there are like few images of tockbox with same look but different resolution. How do I find what one is used by my device?
If you don't have idea that's ok, I will go ahead and modify all of them and hope to see some visual changes with new build.

[mc2739]

The Rockbox logo image for the e200 is:

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rockboxlogo.176x54x16.bmp

[mild4u]

The Rockbox logo image for the e200 is:

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rockboxlogo.176x54x16.bmp

Thanks mc2739. That made it easy. Ok so my modified image showed up on start so my build process is fine.
But my main issues isn't yet solved: You can check that here: http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php/topic,28411.0.html

Thank you for all help guys.