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

[Adam Walley]

One more word on the ASync - you are right that it does modify certain files
when they are transfered, but not all. I have not tested this properly, but
I believe that AS will recognise certain files (especially media) and
convert them to work on within the limitations of the PPC device (e.g. lower
resolution, etc...).

I believe there are a number of options as far as cross-compiling from Linux
to a WinCE target. I have used PellesC (with Wine), but I am also
investigating the use of ceGCC (on Jared's advice). I think ceGCC will be
more likely to work for XScale targets. Cross-compiling would avoid the need
to have a Windows host.

Adam

2008/7/28 Lachezar Dobrev <l.dobrev at gmail.com>

>  Well...
>
>  First thanks for the Active Sync explanation. Reading the mailing
> list archives I was left with the impression, that Active Sync was
> actually translating the application for the architecture of the
> connected device.
>  So I found a friend, tricked him into installing Active Sync, and
> trying to install the .EXE distribution files. Both the ARM and the
> SmartPhone versions failed to install with a similar message.
>
>  Another thing I am not grasping is the difference between ARM,
> StrongARM and XScale. Probably wrong, but I thought XScale was
> backwards compatible with the ARM processors, however a quick tour
> around the Wikipedia hints otherwise...
>
>  Pardon my bluntness, but until recently I had Java on every platform
> I had in mind...
>  Can someone compile a Python version for an XScale processor? How
> does this work? Do I need a Windows host? Is the Python CE compilable
> with a GNU toolkit set?
>
>  Like I've said Windows based development is a No-No for us.
>
> 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
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