Maemo 4.0 Chinook alpha SDK

Maemo 4.0 Chinook alpha SDK is the preview of the next maemo stable release. This SDK is not fully functional but helps developers to understand and get familiar with the new APIs. Read more about the maemo 4.0 API break at maemo 4.0 Chinook API break and Nokia N800 support

Highlights

  • Maemo 4.0 alpha SDK is based on maemo 3.1 'bora' release upgraded with Sardine
  • The same Scratchbox Apophis R4 is used in maemo 3.2 than in maemo 3.1
  • This release does not contain closed binaries. See the INSTALL.txt file for details
  • The SDK is configured to be upgradable directly from Sardine with apt-get update; apt-get upgrade

SDK downloads

i386 rootstrap

armel rootstrap

Notes for developers

  • maemo 4.0 alpha requires Scratchbox Apophis R4 or later
  • Nokia Binaries are not included

Notes about compatibility

The SDK is in a preview of Maemo 4.0 'chinook' SDK. It has been released with lighter quality checks than normal maemo SDK. It contains a mixture of maemo 3.1 'bora' and maemo 4.0 'chinook' APIs, so software ported to this SDK will probably not be runnable in any official Internet Tablet OS version.

Installation

The maemo 4.0 alpha SDK provides an installer script that can be used to install the SDK. This is the only supported installation method.

Package Repositories

The maemo 4.0 alpha SDK installer script will automatically setup and configure the /etc/apt/sources.list files inside your Scratchbox targets. After installation you should be able to use the apt-get tools inside the Scratchbox to access the components in the maemo 3.x bora and Sardine repositories.