This file provides a pre-installation point of reference for + Symbian OS Kit installation and configuration information.
+ +A PC with the minimum of a Pentium 1GHz processor (or + equivalent) and 512MB of RAM running Microsoft Windows + 2000 or Windows XP. Drive space requirements + depend on the number and size of Kit packages selected for + installation. However, the following can be considered + as a guide :
+ +500 MB in Temp directory for installation runtime, + in addition to the following for a full installation :
+ +-Windows 2000/XP : 1.5 GB
+NOTE: Although a Symbian OS Kit may install and run on a + system that is less powerful than the recommended + specification, performance may be unacceptable for + development purposes.
+ +To run and debug OS components and applications on target + hardware a compatible reference board or target device + is required.
+ +The following hardware reference boards are currently + supported :
+ +For OS component and application development using an + emulator, Metrowerks CodeWarrior Development Tools for + Symbian OS Professional Edition is required.
+ +To browse the Symbian Developer Library, a web browser + supporting tables is needed.
+Symbian OS Kits have a comprehensive installation mechanism. + If installing from CD-ROM, this should run automatically on + disc insertion. However, if installation fails to begin :
+ +If installing from a network, the root location of the Kit + image must first be mapped to a drive on the target system - + double-clicking the "setup.exe" on this drive will invoke + the installation process.
+ +On acceptance of the Kit license agreement, the + installation mechanism will prompt for a destination folder + - this is the root location to where the main Kit contents + will eventually be copied via the Symbian OS Kit Installer.
+ +
There are two mandatory, and two optional, installations + that are made prior to selecting specific Symbian OS Kit + components to install.
+ +A utility for managing the installation of Symbian Kit + components - launched automatically as part of the + initial installation process. This is the means by which + the various component packages that form a Symbian OS Kit + can be selected, installed, maintained and removed.
+ +The Sun Java runtime required to run both the Symbian OS + Kit Installer and a range of GUI developer tools that may + be offered for installation. This Java runtime is of a + specific version to support the installer and these tools + - it is a mandatory requirement of Kit installation that + this version is installed.
+ +NOTE: The Java Runtime Environment will not install and + run successfully on a system running at less than a 256 + colour depth.
+ +NOTE: The version currently specified and supplied is + 1.3.1 build 01. This is detected in the registry as key + "HKLM\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment\1.3.1".
+ +ActiveState Perl is required by the majority of Symbian + developer tools. This interpreter is of a specific + version to support these developer tools. If the Kit + installation is for development, and the required version + of Perl (or later) is not installed, it is recommended + that this option is left checked.
+ +NOTE: Perl is supplied as a Microsoft Installer package; + if the Microsoft Installer system is not present on the + machine, this part of the installation may fail. (The + Microsoft Installer is available from the Microsoft web + site.) + +
NOTE: On completion of Perl and Java installations, the + ActiveState and Sun installers may prompt for a system + reboot in order to complete configuration - this should + not be performed until the whole Kit has been installed.
+ +If a CodeWarrior IDE for Symbian OS development is + installed, the option to update its development plug-ins + with Kit supplied versions will be offered. It is advised + that this option is left checked - if the Kit is supplying + newer versions than those already present they will be + installed - if the Kit is supplying older versions, the + existing plug-ins will be left untouched.
+NOTE: The "Space Required" and "Space Available" figures + displayed at this point only refer to the space requirements + of the Symbian OS Kit Installer and, if selected, the + installers for the Java Runtime Environment and Perl. The + install locations and space requirements for the Java + Runtime Environment and Perl are determined by their own + installers. The space requirements for the actual content + of the Kit are dealt with by the Symbian OS Kit Installer.
+ + +After the initial installation process, the Symbian OS Kit + Installer will be invoked to manage the selection and + installation of the component packages that form the Kit's + contents.
+ +After clicking "Next" from the Kit Installer splash screen, + a selectable list of the Kit's available installation + packages will be displayed. Packages are ordered in a + hierarchical fashion with 0 or more packages attached to + high level categories. It is possible to select and + de-select packages and whole categories at will - the OS + Kit Installer will warn of any package dependency issues + when "Next" is clicked.
+ +The OS Kit Installer will provide a list of the dependency + compliant packages that have been selected for + installation, together with an estimate of both the + current space available on the destination folder's drive + and the space available post-package installation.
+ +NOTE: Due to differences in the files systems used by + different variants of Windows, it is only possible to + supply an estimate of the space available after + installation. The actual figure may vary from that + displayed.
+ +After confirmation of package selection and + acknowledgement of space requirements, the OS Kit + Installer will retrieve the selected packages from the + installation media. Should any of the selected packages + have specific license requirements, these will be + displayed post-retrieval and must be acknowledged for + installation to continue. On license acknowledgement, + the selected packages will be installed to the destination + folder, and the OS Kit Installer will undertake any system + configuration (menu items, environment variables etc.) + they require.
+The installed packages of a Symbian OS Kit can be modified by + re-invoking the Symbian OS Kit Installer. To do this, go to + "Start|Settings|Control Panel|Add/Remove Programs" and + double-click the Kit's entry on the list. From the resultant + dialog, select "Modify" and "Next >". The Symbian OS Kit + Installer will be displayed and the same process used during + installation can be repeated.
+ +NOTE: When adding packages to a previously installed kit, the + original media must be used from the same location i.e. if + the base install was from a CD-ROM, subsequent package + additions should be made using this CD-ROM from the original + install drive.
+ +To remove an entire Symbian OS Kit, follow the procedure for + modification but select "Remove" from the dialog.
+ +NOTE: The "Repair" option is currently not supported.
+