[Zaurus-general] ANN: Python 2.2.1 for Sharp Zaurus

[Phil Thompson]

Steve Arnold wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 2002-04-30 at 15:32, RR wrote:
> > On Mon, 2002-04-29 at 06:15, Phil Thompson wrote:
> > > Riverbank Computing is pleased to annouce the release of the port to
> > > Python v2.2.1 to the Sharp Zaurus. We believe the port will also run
> > > unchanged on the Compaq iPAQ (running Linux).
> > >
> > > The download page is
> > > http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/zaurus/download.php
> > >
> > stll not able to install
> >
> > storage i have 630kb  currently  tried cf no luck
> 
> That's not going to be enough for Python (especially Python2).  Python
> has lots of small files too, so you need quite a bit of free space (for
> both the install and the temporary space to decompress the files).
> 
> If you have enough space for the installed part of Python (and I'm not
> sure how much that is), then you can probably install it with the nipkg
> script.  It's a front-end for ipkg so you can pass command line
> parameters to make it decompress to MMC or CF card instead of internal
> flash.
> 
> I can't remember where I got the nipkg script, but I can mail it to you
> if you can't find it. I think it was on ZaurusZone, but I have trouble
> with that site so I don't go there much (it's just way too slow and
> goofy).

The nipkg script can be found at
http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/zaurus/download.php.

While nipkg will roughly halve the amount of space you need in the
filesystem you are installing in, you still need enough space for the
package.

Phil