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Building ECL + LQML
Please note that using the optional Qt5.15 libs (otherwise lqml would not compile) means that we won't have native look & feel, and integration with SailfishOS is not optimal, but this seems the only feasible way to run it, because backporting everything to Qt5.6 (from native SailfishOS) is not a realistic option.
If you run Linux on your desktop, the simplest way to build and develop is just doing it directly on the device (only this route is described here). No bloated SDK or similar is needed.
After connecting your Sailfish device via USB, open 2 console tabs on Linux:
Tab 1: shell
$ ssh -L4005:127.0.0.1:4005 defaultuser@192.168.2.15
I needed to do
$ cp .bash_profile .profile
in order to have .bashrc loaded on ssh login.
Tab 2: file access
$ mkdir ~/phone
$ sshfs defaultuser@192.168.2.15: ~/phone
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First try to compile/install ECL (tab 1) just like you would do on the desktop.
Then follow the description qt5.15-rpm-installation.
Add an alias in ~/.bashrc on the device:
alias qmake5.15=/opt/qt5/bin/qmake
Run qt-runner without arguments to check the following settings:
- "Override DPI": set to 2/3 of max value, e.g. 458 * 2/3 = 305 (on my phone)
- select "Reduce window when keyboard is shown"
Remember to apply the changes (top right).
Now you should be able to build/install lqml using qmake from above
installation. Note that you always need to start the apps using qt-runner:
$ qt-runner lqml run.lisp
For your final apps, just compile them in build/, rename app accordingly
and copy it under e.g. /usr/local/bin/. Since the executables contain all
resources, nothing else needs to be installed.
If you want to run a compiled but not installed app, you need to pass the path:
$ qt-runner ./my-app
Developing with Slime directly on device
Using the 2 console tabs as described above, you can start Swank in tab 1:
$ qt-runner lqml run.lisp -slime
Add -auto for QML auto reload (just like on the desktop).
In tab 2 switch to a lqml example directory on device, open any Lisp file in Emacs and connect:
:slime-connect RET RET
Desktop icon
For the desktop icon see example for cl-repl in
readme and files in
platforms/sailfish/desktop-icon-example.
Tips
You should always kill sshfs (desktop Linux) after you are done using it:
$ pkill sshfs
Alternative approach
The Sailfish Qt5.15 project (which inspired this) can be found here.
It uses the official Sailfish SDK for development.