Broadcom97420

Broadcom 97420

Reference Software

• Phase 5.0 Reference software (refsw_release_97420_20100825.src.tgz)
• Phase 2.5 and Phase 3.0 of DirectFB 1.4.1
• Toolchain is stbgcc 4.4.5-1.3 (modified by Broadcom)
• Linux kernel is stblinux-2.6.31-2.5 (modified by Broadcom)

Building AppLibs/RefSW for Qt

1. Locate document named "BroadcomReferencePlatformSetup.pdf&quot; (Usually this will be inside a tar ball named on the lines of refsw_release_<chip-name&gt;<date&gt;.tgz)
   # Follow the instructions in "BroadcomReferencePlatformSetup.pdf&quot; to setup the Linux build machine
   # Locate document named "AppLibsInstallationBuildGuide.pdf&quot; (Usually this will be inside a tar ball named on the lines of applibs_release<date&gt;.tgz)
2. Follow the instructions in "AppLibsInstallationBuildGuide.pdf&quot; to build Applibs

Qt 4.7 DirectFB / QWS

1. Obtain qt-4.7.0 release from [http*//get.qt.nokia.com/qt/source/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7.0.tar.gz| Qt Download site] and extract it in a working folder
2. Create folder named "linux-97420c0-mipsel-uclibc-g+" in <qt-4.7.0-sources&gt;/mkspecs/qws
   # In file <qt_sources&gt;/src/plugins/gfxdrivers/directfb/qdirectfbpaintengine.cpp, comment out line "surface->SetPorterDuff(surface, DSPD_DST);"
   # Obtain 7420 specific files namely, qmake.conf and qplatformdefs.h from [http*//gitorious.org/qt-platform-mkspecs| qt-platform-mkspecs git ] (look for folder "4.7/qws/linux-97420c0-mipsel-uclibc-g") and copy it in newly created folder in step 2
   # Set following environment variables in the shell before configuring/building Qt,
   

   export APPLIBS=&lt;PATH Of Base Working Directory where Reference Software is extracted&amp;gt;/AppLibs<br />export BCM97420C0_DFB_PATH=$APPLIBS/opensource/directfb/bin/DirectFB-1.4.1_release_build.97420C0/usr/local<br />export BCM_DEV_PATH=$APPLIBS/opensource<br />export BCM_DEPLOYED_PATH=$APPLIBS/target/97420c0.mipsel-linux-uclibc.release
   

   
   # Configure Qt as,
   

   $configure -embedded mips -xplatform qws/linux-974250c0-mipsel-uclibc-g''+ -depths 16,24,32 -no-largefile -no-accessibility -opensource -verbose -system-zlib -system-libpng -system-libjpeg -system-freetype -fast -qt-gfx-directfb -webkit -confirm-license -release -make libs -xmlpatterns -exceptions -no-qt3support <s>prefix /usr/local/qt-installs/qt-dfb-97420C0-rel<code><br /># Build Qt as,<br />
   

   $ make
   # 8 Install Qt on host as,
   

   $ make install<code>
   <br />h2. Building Qt apps 
   <br />* 1 After the Qt build succeeds set following environment variables on host before building any Qt Apps for the above build,<br />* QTDIR=/usr/local/qt-installs/qt-dfb-97420C0-rel<br />* PATH=/usr/local/qt-installs/qt-dfb-97420C0-rel/bin*$PATH<br />* 2 Ensure that following environment variables in the shell are set,<br />
   

   export APPLIBS=<PATH Of Base Working Directory where Reference Software is extracted&gt;/AppLibs
   export BCM97420C0_DFB_PATH=$APPLIBS/opensource/directfb/bin/DirectFB-1.4.1_release_build.97420C0/usr/local
   export BCM_DEV_PATH=$APPLIBS/opensource
   export BCM_DEPLOYED_PATH=$APPLIBS/target/97420c0.mipsel-linux-uclibc.release

   <br /># Invoke qmake on the applications .pro file<br />
   

   $ qmake <application&gt;.pro
   # Build the application sources as,
   $ make

h2. Running Qt apps on target
# Ensure that folder "qt-installs/qt-dfb-97420C0-rel&quot; is copied on target file system at "/usr/local&quot;
# Note after copying, the path should appear as "/usr/local/qt-installs/qt-dfb-97420C0-rel&quot;

1. 2 Copy the application binary and other required resource files on target file-system, at say "/root&quot;
2. On target, goto directory containing directfb startup script as,
3. cd /usr/local/bin/directfb/1.4
4. Install board specific modules and create device nodes by running "rundfb.sh&quot; as,
5. ./rundfb.sh install
6. Launch application using same rundfb.sh script as,
7. ./rundfb.sh /root/app1/app1 -qws -display directfb