Maemo 4 Chinook SDK

Maemo SDK 4.0.1 release provides development environment for developing software for OS2008. This release replaces maemo SDK 4.0, alpha and beta releases. Read more about the maemo 4 API break at the API changes between maemo 3.2 and maemo 4 documentation.

Highlights

• Maemo 4 SDK is API compatible with OS2008
• New installation method using apt-get instead of rootstraps

SDK downloads

• Release Notes for maemo 4.0.1
• INSTALL.txt
• SDK installer script
• Scratchbox Installer script
• Content Comparison from maemo 4.0 to maemo 4.0.1

Notes for developers

• maemo 4 requires Scratchbox Apophis R4 or later

Notes about compatibility

Software ported with this SDK is runnable only in OS2008.

Installation

The maemo 4 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 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 4.x Chinook repository.