Licence : GPLv3 Source : GitHub Repository Download (Maemo): PyPackager on Maemo Repository Download (Meego): PyPackager on MeeGo Repository Bugs Tracker : PyPackager Bug Tracker Plateform : Maemo Diablo, Maemo Fremantle
PyPackager is an onboard developpers tools which is usefull to create sources and binary Maemo package.
On the maemo platform, software is distributed using the Debian package system. If you don't develop in Scratchbox, but directly on the device, you need a tool to properly put together your software for distribution as such a .deb package. To solve this, i've created PyPackager. PyPackager 3.x.x is the same as Py2Deb, except that with the same script you can prepare package to be uploaded to the extras maemo builder or build a debian package for maemo directly on your device.
Last version of pypackager is available in Maemo Extras-devel, so you can install it with the application Manager.
Create a folder /myapp under your home folder (e.g. ”/home/user/myapp”). Then add the following files and folders: * A subfolder /src that contains all your source files in a folder structure which represents the way your app files will install on the device - and with the correct permissions set (so do not use the fat partition ~/MyDocs)! * The icon for your software package (e.g. myapp.png, 48×48 pixels), the one that will be visible for your package in the application manager. * And the make.py file
If you want to package a python program or library that is set up correctly with distutils, you can use
$ python setup.py bdist_dumb
to compile and generate a .tar.gz package in dist/ subdirectory. Just unpack that package in the src/ folder and add the hildon desktop integration files (see below) there.
Files needed for the Hildon desktop integration:
/src/usr/share/applications/hildon/myapp.desktop
/src/usr/share/dbus-1/services/myapp.service
/src/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/hildon/myapp.png
/src/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon/myapp.png (64x64 pixel)
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=myApp
Comment=Clock & day/night map
Exec=/opt/myApp/myApp.py
Icon=myapp
X-Icon-path=/usr/share/icons
X-Window-Icon=myapp
Type=Application
X-Osso-Service=net.khertan.myapp
X-Osso-Type=application/x-executable
StartupWMClass=myApp
Version is version of the desktop file, NOT of the app. Keep it at 1.0.0 Name is Name of the app as seen in Menu Description is Description of the app as seen as subtitle in Menu in Finger mode Exec is link to the app Icon is Name of our icon file, without the trailing .png part X-Icon-path is Path to the icon X-Window-Icon is Name of our icon file, without the trailing .png part StartupWMClass is only needed because if it programs use direct screen rendering librairy like PyGame, XLib or OpenGL.
Note that you need the X-Osso-Service line only if you actually use osso services. Including that line in the .desktop file without proper handling of osso events in the application will result in the application being terminated shortly after startup.
##myapp.service
[D-BUS Service]
Name=net.khertan.myapp
Exec=/opt/myApp/myApp.py Link to the app
/src/opt/myApp
/src/opt/myApp/myApp.py
/src/opt/myApp/myApp_other_class.py
/src/opt/myApp/datas/myApp_image.png
myApp.py should begin with:
#!/usr/bin/env python
and be executable
Copy the following code to create your own build_myapp.py, then edit according to your needs:
#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
## This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
## it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
## by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 only.
##
## This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
## but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
## MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
## GNU General Public License for more details.
##
import pypackager
import os
if __name__ == "__main__":
try:
os.chdir(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))
except:
pass
p=pypackager.PyPackager("khteditor")
p.version='0.0.1'
p.buildversion='1'
p.display_name='KhtEditor'
p.description="KhtEditor is a source code editor specially designed for devices running Maemo and Meego Handset."
p.author="Benoît HERVIER"
p.maintainer="Khertan"
p.email="khertan@khertan.net"
p.depends = "python2.5-qt4-gui,python2.5-qt4-core, python2.5-qt4-maemo5"
p.suggests = "pylint"
p.section="user/development"
p.arch="armel"
p.urgency="low"
p.bugtracker='http://khertan.net/flyspray/index.php?project=7'
p.distribution="fremantle"
p.repository="extras-devel"
p.icon='khteditor.png'
p["/usr/bin"] = ["khteditor_launch.py",]
p["/usr/share/dbus-1/services"] = ["khteditor.service",]
p["/usr/share/pixmaps"] = ["khteditor.png",]
p["/usr/share/applications/hildon"] = ["khteditor.desktop",]
#Specific flags for meego
p.maemo_flags = 'visible'
p.meego_desktop_entry_filename = ''
p.createDigsigsums = True
p.aegisManifest = '''<aegis name="...">
<provide></provide>
<constraint></constraint>
<account></account>
<request></request>
<domain></domain>
<docstring></docstring>
</aegis>'''
files = []
#Src
for root, dirs, fs in os.walk('/home/user/MyDocs/Projects/khteditor/khteditor'):
for f in fs:
#print os.path.basename(root),dirs,f
prefix = 'khteditor/'
if os.path.basename(root) != 'khteditor':
prefix = prefix + os.path.basename(root) + '/'
files.append(prefix+os.path.basename(f))
print files
p["/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages"] = files
p.postinst = """#!/bin/sh
chmod +x /usr/bin/khteditor_launch.py
python -m compileall /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/khteditor"""
p.changelog="""First Release
"""
print p.generate(build_binary=False,build_src=True)
#print p.generate(build_binary=True,build_src=True)
Open “X Terminal” on your device and change directory into your folder (e.g. “cd /home/user/myapp”). Then run your code using “python2.5 make.py” in Xterm. PyPackager will now package your files. Once this is done successfully, depending on build option your ~/myapp folder will contain new files ready to be uploaded to Maemo Auto Builder or ready to be upload to your own repository
- myapp_0.5.6-1.changes (the changelog)
- myapp_0.5.6-1.dsc (the package description)
- myapp_0.5.6-1.tar.gz (the packed source files)
This article is derivate from the http://wiki.maemo.org/Py2Deb page.