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

[Adam Walley]

Hi, Lachezar.

I would agree with Jared. Not having used any XScale devices, I do not have
what you might call hard evidence, but a quick Google for ARM and XScale
lead me to the MSDN website, which seems to confirm that compiling for
XScale is a specific target (and would therefore suggest that ARM compiled
packages may not work).

My iPAQ uses WM5 v5.1.1702 and happily runs PythonCE 2.5.

One other thought is to try to update your operating system on the XScale
device as much as possible and then re-try the PythonCE install package
(maybe there are some compatibility settings you can enable/disable in the
OS?).

Adam


2008/7/28 Jared Forsyth <jabapyth at gmail.com>

> 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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