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{{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 30 :''' Final exams

'''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 || not started
|-
| Naked VLC || Build a minimalistic VLC, with an ugly interface and very few libraries || May || not started
|-
| 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
|-
| Community || Develop for VLC, and not only on Windows CE || Post GSoC || style="background: #ffffdd"|In progress
|}

==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