This document explains how to install the old 0.5.0 version of the PalmOS development tools. It assumes you want to install it in /usr/palm; change the obvious lines if you choose a different location. This should work on RedHat 6.x Linux.

Installation

Setup

• mkdir /usr/palm
• mkdir /usr/palm/{bin,lib,man}

Install each of the following packages in the order listed.

pilot-link

This package is used to transfer information to and from a PalmOS device in a cradle.

• Fetch and untar pilot-link.0.9.3.tar.gz.
• cd pilot-link.0.9.3
• ./configure --prefix=/usr/palm
• make
• make install

binutils

• Fetch and untar GNU binutils-2.8.
• cd binutils-2.8
• Fetch the binutils-palmos.patch.
• patch -p0 < binutils-palmos.patch
• Fetch the binutils-sa.patch.
• patch -p1 < binutils-sa.patch
• ./configure --target=m68k-palmos-coff --prefix=/usr/palm
• make
• make install

gcc

• Fetch and untar gcc-2.7.2.2.
• cd gcc-2.7.2.2
• Fetch the gcc-palmos.patch.
• patch -p1 < gcc-palmos.patch
• ./configure --target=m68k-palmos-coff --prefix=/usr/palm
• make LANGUAGES="c c++"
• make LANGUAGES="c c++" install

gdb

• Fetch and untar gdb-4.16
• cd gdb-4.16
• Fetch the gdb-palmos.patch.
• patch -p1 < gdb-palmos.patch
• ./configure --target=m68k-palmos-coff --prefix=/usr/palm
• Edit gdb/gdb_string.h and remove the line:
  extern char *strdup(); from near the end
• make
• make install
• make install-info

prctools

• Fetch and untar prc-tools.0.5.0.tar.gz
• cd prc-tools-0.5.0
• echo >> PalmOS2/Common.h
• mkdir pilrc2.0a
• cd pilrc2.0a
• Fetch pilrcsrc.zip
• unzip -aa -j -L pilrcsrc.zip 'src/*'
• cd ..
• Fetch and untar PalmOS3.tgz, the PalmOS3 header files.
• Fetch the prctools.patch.
• patch -p1 < prctools.patch
• (If you chose an installation prefix other than /usr/palm, edit the Makefile at this point.)
• make
• make install

libsocket

• Fetch libsocket.a.
• install -m 644 libsocket.a /usr/palm/m68k-palmos-coff/lib/