[cckwes]

Hi, following this post and nicolai suggestion on package libdmtx and/or zbar for Harmattan, i have take packaging libdmtx as my packaging lesson (since i'm a packaging noob).

I have prepare 2 packages which are libdmtx-0.7.4 and libdmtx-dev-0.7.4 which would act as base library for barcode reader/generator application for Harmattan.

Here are the download links:
libdmtx_0.7.4-Harmattan1_armel.deb
libdmtx-dev_0.7.4-Harmattan1_armel.deb

Since this is the first time i try deb packaging and i make these packages using scratchbox, please help me test/verify it with a real device (n950) and drop me a line if you found any bug. Thank you!

P/S: Special thanks to Kaj-Michael Lang who is the original package maintainer of libdmtx for Maemo, i took his source package as base to build libdmtx packages for Harmattan.

[dragly]

Hi, I know lardman is working on porting mbarcode from Maemo to Meego, but I'm not sure how he's handling the libdmtx and libzbar packages at the moment. In fact, I think he will be working on porting libzxing to Meego since it has been reported to perform better.

In any case, thanks for building the packages. Maybe you could use the Open Build Service to make them available through a repository as well? I don't know how big the need is, but that would at least make it easier if you should upload a new version.

http://wiki.meego.com/Getting_started_with_OBS

[cckwes]

Just a little bit update from me, after some learning progress, i've ported Zbar to Harmattan.

Due to much of the developer using Qt/Qml when writing apps for Harmattan, hence i only ported libzbar-qt to Harmattan. Python and gtk support would be available in case there are users requested for it.

Below are a list of libzbar deb packages that i've ported to Harmattan:

1. libzbar0_0.10-Harmattan1_armel.deb
2. libzbar-dev_0.10-Harmattan1_armel.deb
3. libzbarqt0_0.10-Harmattan1_armel.deb
4. libzbarqt-dev_0.10-Harmattan1_armel.deb
5. zbar-tools_0.10-Harmattan1_armel.deb

Once again, please help me test it on a real N9(50) device and tell me if you found any bugs or problem, your effort is appreciated.

With the porting of libdmtx and Zbar library to Harmattan, i hope that i would at least helping those who want to develop barcode reader/generator application for Harmattan. Let's get Meego rolling!

P/S: How can i change the name of the thread to include zbar library? Thanks

[cckwes]

Originally Posted by dragly

Hi, I know lardman is working on porting mbarcode from Maemo to Meego, but I'm not sure how he's handling the libdmtx and libzbar packages at the moment. In fact, I think he will be working on porting libzxing to Meego since it has been reported to perform better.

Thanks for your information, already contacted lardman for further coordination.

Originally Posted by dragly

In any case, thanks for building the packages. Maybe you could use the Open Build Service to make them available through a repository as well? I don't know how big the need is, but that would at least make it easier if you should upload a new version.

http://wiki.meego.com/Getting_started_with_OBS

I would attempt to build on OBS, i guess i would need some time to do this as i'm a packaging noob

Thanks again for your precious feedback

[lardman]

Sorry for the late attendance in this thread.

I've "ported" zbar and libdmtx already, I'll push them to my OBS once I work out how.

I've also created a new spin on the previous mBarcode, with a daemon called PhotoAnalyser that sits and waits for new photos to appear, then runs various plugins on said new files (currently just barcode scanning, but I envisage things like OCR and other recognition functions). The barcode plugin sends out a DBus message which is listened for by mBarcode-lite (which is mBarcode, but without the inbuilt scanning and decoding).

I'll push all this code to the mBarcode Garage project page this evening and also see if I can get it all to build in OBS.

I'm also planning on building and eventually using ZXing's C++ port, but I have a few other things to sort out first, and zbar + libdmtx are sufficient for the time being. ZXing looks like it might be a better bet in the long term though as it supports a wide range of barcode types. The only stumbling block will be porting over the extra Java features to the C++ code, but that sounds at least vaguely interesting

Originally Posted by lardman

The only stumbling block will be porting over the extra Java features to the C++ code, but that sounds at least vaguely interesting

Has anybody figured out a way to get http://gcc.gnu.org/java/ integrated into Qt? That would probably be the nicest way to integrate java into a Qt program -- as a .o :-)

BTW, these look interesting and use GCJ
http://jusb.sourceforge.net/
http://jphoto.sourceforge.net/

[cckwes]

Thanks for your work, i'm sure the original package maintainer has better quality than me, the newbie learner

Anyway, thanks for bringing mbarcode to Harmattan, as a smartphone is a body without its soul if it doesn't has a barcode reader

[lardman]

Originally Posted by nielsmayer

Has anybody figured out a way to get http://gcc.gnu.org/java/ integrated into Qt? That would probably be the nicest way to integrate java into a Qt program -- as a .o :-)

I've not looked at that for a long while, I'll do some digging. If anyone else has any luck please do let me know.

@cckwes:

Thanks for your work, i'm sure the original package maintainer has better quality than me, the newbie learner

Anyway, thanks for bringing mbarcode to Harmattan, as a smartphone is a body without its soul if it doesn't has a barcode reader

I'm sure your packages are fine, well done for getting cracking and adding them

[opro]

so can I somewhere download mbarcode?