Syncevolution: Open Source and Funambol
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13/04/23
SyncEvolutionPatrick Ohly
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Overview
□ SyncEvolution□ The Plan: the road to
world domination□ The Past: 3 years and
counting□ The Future: at
crossroads□ Life as an external
contributor:□ Patch handling
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Master Plan
1. Replace proprietary protocols &data formats with open ones:SyncML, vCard 2.1/3.0, iCalendar 2.0
2. Local SyncML Clients
3. SyncML server for desktops
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The Past: Milestones; Contributions
10/2005 scratching an itch: Evolution;ported Funambol C++ lib to Linux
03/2006 first release 0.1;compatibility with other servers,automatic testing
07/2007 Nokia Internet Tablets
12/2007 Mac OS X & iPhone
09/2008 release 0.8 with consistent command line & config handling, client framework complete (file sync)
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The Future: At Crossroads
Will other developers use SyncEvolution and contribute to it? Yes, Debian packager (docs). Not as part of Code Sniper program (KDE).
How do we get a SyncML server onto desktops? Funambol server deployment complex, not written for desktops.
Local server can and should interact with user (assistance during merging).
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Maintaining Patches
Reasons for separate patches: no commit rights, code review
Tools:
copy + diff
patcher/quilt: maintain patch series
git/bzr/hg/monotone: distributed revision control systems
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Git Repository of Funambol CPP SDK Source Code
git clone git://github.com/pohly/funambol-cpp-client-api.git
Complete history since January 2006
Contains stable release branch used for SyncEvolution
Updated from Subversion regularly
Can track Subversion directly
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Using git
Commit to local branch: git add, git commit
Merge regularly with trunk: git pull
Clean up local patches: git rebase –-interactive origin/trunk
Publish patches: git format-patch origin/trunk, git send-email *.patch
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Conclusions
□ Try out SyncEvolution as basis for new clients:http://www.estamos.de/blog/2008/08/04/syncml-client-do-it-yourself-style/
□ Use git-svn to track Funambol source:http://www.estamos.de/blog/2008/11/20/tracking-funambol-c-client-library-with-git/
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The End