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reprap_software [2007-10-05 10:39] – 192.168.1.48reprap_software [2008-05-17 11:22] – nik
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-====== PPC java ======+==== Software & Fimware notes ==== 
 +. . .for the [[reprap]]
  
 +=== PPC java ===
 since we are using this mac laptop as the dedicated [[reprap]] machine, this page will contain some rants about dealing with the ppc peculiarity. first up, java. the [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java|ubuntu java]] page suggests using the IBM jdk. Hint: the package you want to install (after adding the medibuntu repository and key) is ''ibm-j2sdk1.5''. since we are using this mac laptop as the dedicated [[reprap]] machine, this page will contain some rants about dealing with the ppc peculiarity. first up, java. the [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java|ubuntu java]] page suggests using the IBM jdk. Hint: the package you want to install (after adding the medibuntu repository and key) is ''ibm-j2sdk1.5''.
  
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 used the "Mac OSX/Source package" for RXTX version 2.1. there were numerous compile/configure errors involving a non-existent kernel define ''UTS_RELEASE''. as a quick workaround I commented out these sections of code (which were just checking that the running kernel matched the compiled source). used the "Mac OSX/Source package" for RXTX version 2.1. there were numerous compile/configure errors involving a non-existent kernel define ''UTS_RELEASE''. as a quick workaround I commented out these sections of code (which were just checking that the running kernel matched the compiled source).
  
-===== RepRap Host =====+==== RepRap Host ====
  
 initially i added the java3d jar files on the classpath with ''-classpath'', but later discovered that the ''-jar'' method of launching RepRap defeats this. initially i added the java3d jar files on the classpath with ''-classpath'', but later discovered that the ''-jar'' method of launching RepRap defeats this.
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 this locale problem is described in ''/usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-ibm/docs/en/sdkandruntimeguide.lnx.en.htm'' this locale problem is described in ''/usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-ibm/docs/en/sdkandruntimeguide.lnx.en.htm''
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 +==== FIRMWARE ====
 +  * using the k8048 PIC programmer
 +  * installed sdcc & gputils from debian.. (note sure about the advice at http://reprap.org/bin/view/Main/SDCC but both versions in debian were more recent than the linked debs)
 +  * built from svn (checkout 2008-05-17) in ~/reprap/trunk/reprap/firmware/PIC
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