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3 * CAUTION: This is alpha software. Please make complete backups of your *
4 * Blackberry device before experimenting. While the author has *
5 * had good success with this software, that is no guarantee that *
6 * you will. Please make backups. *
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9 Development note: this plugin is in flux, not only from pure development,
10 but also because the OpenSync libraries themselves are getting
11 close to releasing version 0.30, which changes some internals
12 from 0.22. This plugin is currently based on 0.22, but that may
17 This directory contains a plugin for the OpenSync framework, which can
18 be used to synchronize between handhelds and desktop management software,
19 such as Evolution and Mozilla Sunbird.
21 Please note that this plugin has the potential to not only change the
22 data in your Blackberry handheld, but also, through sending sync ADD,
23 MODIFY and DELETE changes, can change the data in your address book
24 and calendar in your desktop software of choice. As this plugin is
25 in development, please exercise caution, and make backups of your
26 Blackberry (see the ../gui directory) *and* backups of your desktop
30 You can find more information on the OpenSync framework, as well
31 as tarballs for the version 0.22 library and plugins, at the following
34 http://www.opensync.org/
41 You will need the following packages installed on your system, including
42 any dev or devel packages that come along with them.
44 pkg-config Used by the configure scripts
45 libopensync-0.22 OpenSync framework library
46 sqlite Required by OpenSync
47 glib2 Required by OpenSync
48 libxml2 Required by OpenSync
49 libbarry 0.x In the same tarball as this code.
50 libusb Required by libbarry
52 In addition to libopensync, you will need a plugin for your desktop
53 software of choice, or for other handheld devices, such as the Palm.
54 Please see the OpenSync website for a list of available plugins.
56 If you've installed Barry or OpenSync in a non-standard spot, use something
59 export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/home/cdfrey/Barry/lib/pkgconfig:/home/cdfrey/software/lib/pkgconfig"
60 ./configure --prefix=/home/cdfrey/Barry
70 (pkg-config will be used to find required libraries...
71 make sure they are installed in standard locations,
72 or that PKG_CONFIG_PATH is set appropriately)
79 Please report any bugs you find to the Barry mailing list.