[PythonCE] Python CE on a Intel XScale industrial device.

[Jared Forsyth]

Firstly, the Active Sync method merely automates the copy .CAB/install
process--you're not missing out in anything.
The only problem I can thing of is that of your processor: your device runs
XSale, while I believe the .CABs are compiled for ARM

On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 4:27 AM, Lachezar Dobrev <l.dobrev at gmail.com> wrote:

>  * Apologies for the resending, the first message did not go through. *
>
>  Hello list members.
>  Recently our project (Java based) grew into the mobile devices range.
>  However the devices had a serious flaw (for us): the Windows CE
> operating system.
>  For some time we were able to develop based in the Pocket IE
> available on the device and use an AJAX+Server-Side approach to do our
> work.
>
>  Recently we hit some use cases where this approach would not work,
> or would need serious development in order to provide the needed
> interaction requirements.
>
>  We could not find a Java VM to suit our needs, and development using
> Microsoft's development frame is a No-No for us.
>
>  That is why I undertook the challenge to evaluate Python based
> development.
>
>  Here I took my first blow... The files on the SourceForge site did
> not install on the device.
>  The device is: http://www.mobilecompia.co.kr/en/sub01/sub01_1.php
>  It features Windows CE 5.0 on an Intel XScale PXA processor with a
> number of crucial features for our application (WLAN, WWAN, Barcode
> scanner).
>
>  Since we are working with Linux/BSD workstations I was unable to try
> the Active Sync method, and was forced to download the CAB files,
> however when trying to install the application I get a 'Setup Failed'
> message:
>
> >  The application cannot run on this device type.
> >  Please install the application specific to this device type.
>
>  This is with both CAB files:
>  PythonCE-25-20061219.PPC2003_ARM.CAB
>   and
>  PythonCE.WM.CAB
>
>  I tried also the 'Pocket PC Python' from
> http://www.murkworks.com/Research/Python/PocketPCPython/Overview
>  That WORKS! But since it's Python 2.2 the GUI toolkits refuse to
> work (no annotations?).
>
>  Can you please advise further?
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