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Talk:SoC 2008/WinCE Port

2008-12-28T03:35:07Z

KevinLange: New section: Ping?

I'll be watching this as I've always used the WinCE port for my Dell Axim x3 Windows Mobile 2003 device. Good luck ;)

I too will be keeping an eye on this project. I can't get the old port to run at all on my WM2003SE iPaq - it just does nothing. It's a shame really. I absolutely ''need'' a video player that does OGG Theora! [[User:KevinLange|KevinLange]] 17:05, 31 May 2008 (CEST) (update: I got the even more unofficial port to open, but it doesn't play videos and is just plain "not good".)

Thank you, I'll work hard to get a working version soon :) --[[User:Geal|Geal]] 13:56, 2 June 2008 (CEST)

== Progress? ==

Midterm evaluations have come and gone. Any progress to report?
[[User:KevinLange|KevinLange]] 21:59, 16 July 2008 (CEST)

Now the LibVLC compiles without any problem, and I'm adding plugins. I could play some music on my phone, it's beginning to work :)
For now, I work on the interface, but I'm not really changing the look and feel. That will be for the end of the summer. I'll soon add the video output, and then, I may need some intensive testing :) --[[User:Geal|Geal]] 10:54, 23 July 2008 (CEST)

Anything new? It's almost final evaluation time. [[User:KevinLange|KevinLange]] 21:16, 20 August 2008 (CEST)

I have timing issues: it doesn't play more than a few seconds. There are recents commits to the main tree that may fix this bug, but I didn't update my tree yet. You can see what external libs were ported on [[Contrib_Status]]. Many others will come :)
VLC on WinCE won't be released this week, and I don't think this will be for next release. But I'll make test binaries when this timing bug will be fixed, and then, patches and bug reports will be welcomed :) I'm sorry I didn't finish it in time... I'll go on contributing to VLC, so I won't drop my project right now! --[[User:Geal|Geal]] 10:29, 26 August 2008 (CEST)

== Anything new? ==

After using the new 0.9.2 of the regular VLC, I have to ask: For the interface, why not write one with QT? QT is available for the Pocket PC in the form of QT Embedded. The same interface could also be used on the Familiar port of VLC.

And while I'm here, anything new? Anything you'd like help with (this is something I'd really like to see happen, and I have plenty of programming experience and the tools required to help out)? [[User:KevinLange|KevinLange]] 01:46, 21 September 2008 (CEST)

The Qt interface for WinCE could be a good idea, but I don't know anything about Qt... Feel free to do it ;)

Nothing really new about the WinCE port: I wait for some big changes of LibVLC to be done, to adapt my code. And I've been a bit busy with the Windows version.

You can try to build it by reading the [[WinCECompile]] page. It can really help me to improve the port, because I did some ugly things to make it compile, and I don't remember everything I did :P --[[User:Geal|Geal]] 12:30, 22 September 2008 (CEST)

== Ping? ==

So, how goes things? I notice the SoC_2008 page says this was successful - will any binary builds be worked on (would personally love to see a WM2003SE ARM build, but that's just me).
--[[User:KevinLange|KevinLange]] 04:35, 28 December 2008 (CET)

Talk:SoC 2008/WinCE Port

2008-09-20T23:46:55Z

KevinLange: New section: Anything new?

Talk:SoC 2008/WinCE Port

2008-08-20T19:16:30Z

KevinLange:

SoC 2008/WinCE Port

2008-07-16T20:01:52Z

KevinLange: Fixed your links.

{{SoCProject|year=2008|student=[[User:Geal|Geoffroy Couprie]]|mentor=Jérôme Decoodt}}

=WinCE Port of VLC=

==Abstract==

The VLC media player has been port to many different platforms, but it lacks Windows CE support since some versions. This project aims at making VLC work on a Windows CE platform, with a few features:
*RTSP
*H264
*Snapshots
*Playlist
*Rebuild of interface to adapt it to small screens

==Calendar==
'''May 26 :''' Beginning of SoC

'''May 27 :''' Beginning of holidays

'''June 23 :''' Final exams

'''June 25 :''' What is done so far: the LibVLC and nearly all modules are compiled. I run some tests on LibVLC, to make sure that it will look good. I've begun the cross compilation of libs, like ffmpeg. The graphical interface is running, but is uglier than anyone could imagine. Working on VLC is fun, and I enjoy my summer :)

'''July 14 :''' Mid-term evaluations deadline

'''September 1 :''' Final evaluation deadline

'''September 15 :''' Starting the third year at the "Ecole Centrale de Lille"

==TODO list==

{| class="wikitable"
! What !! WHAT!? !! When !! Status
|-
| Learning || Read materials about Windows CE, subtle things, little bit of hacking || May-June || style="background: #ffffdd"|In progress
|-
| Compilation process || Design an easy compilation, deployment, debugging process, and make a doc about it || May-June || style="background: #ffffdd"|In progress
|-
| Contribs || Build a contrib package for Windows CE || All Summer long || style="background: #ffffdd"|In progress
|-
| Naked VLC || Build a minimalistic VLC, with an ugly interface and very few libraries || May, June || style="background: #ffffdd"|In progress
|-
| Adding features || Add one feature, release a version; add one feature, release a version; make a cup of coffee; add one feature, release a version || All Summer long || not started
|-
| Interfaces || Write a nice looking and intuitive interface for phones, and one for other types of Windows CE devices || July || not started
|-
| Cleaning the code || Fixes, finish the interface, hoping there are no crash, resetting my phone || August || not started
|-
| Let's play || Add funny features: making a Windows CE streaming server, add support of Camera, GPS || August(if I have enough time) || not started
|-
| Build bot || Add the Windows CE port to buildbot || September || not started
|-
| Community || Develop for VLC, and not only on Windows CE || Post GSoC || style="background: #ffffdd"|In progress
|}

==Contrib package==
Actual state of the contrib package for VLC on Windows CE:
*libiconv
*ffmpeg

==What will be used==
This is the list of the tools that will be used to achieve this project:
*[http://www.cygwin.com/ Cygwin], a Linux-like environment for Windows
*[http://cegcc.sourceforge.net/ CeGCC], a cross-compiler for Windows CE based devices
*[http://msdn2.microsoft.com/fr-fr/vstudio/default.aspx Microsoft Visual Studio 2008] as IDE
*[http://msdn2.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/aa188148.aspx Microsoft Device Emulator], an emulator for Windows CE and Windows Mobile devices
*a [http://www.htc.com/FR/Product.aspx?id=16394 HTC P3600 Trinity], for the tests on real hardware

Talk:SoC 2008/WinCE Port

2008-07-16T19:59:50Z

KevinLange: /* Progress? */

Talk:SoC 2008/WinCE Port

2008-07-16T19:59:36Z

KevinLange: New section: Progress?

Talk:SoC 2008/WinCE Port

2008-06-02T22:30:27Z

KevinLange:

Talk:SoC 2008/WinCE Port

2008-05-31T15:05:06Z

KevinLange: