Installing Patches

• These patches are meant to be installed from WebOS Quick Install -- not Preware
• You will need the patching pre-requisites from Preware first:
  • AUSMT Scripts
  • GNU Patch
  • Lsdiff

Creating Patches

This project includes tools and notes for generating patches for legacy (mobile) webOS

.patch Files (Unpackaged)

Use UnifiedDiffCreator.jar:

• Find file location on device
• Copy file off device
• Duplicate file and edit copy
• Run Unified Diff Creator, giving original file, edited duplicate, and original location on device
• Press 'Create Patch'

Resulting .patch file can be run by WOSQI as-is, but can't be run in Preware for some reason

.ipk Files (Packaged)

Without a .patch

See the source/script-only folder for starter structure

• Use an empty data folder
• Modify the control file with your metadata
• Modify the postinst script to do whatever you want on install
• Modify the prerm script to do whatever you want on remove

Use IpkPackager.jar:

• See IpkPackager notes below...
• Select your data folder from its parent
• Specify your scripts
• Press 'Create IPK File'

Resulting .ipk file can be run via WOSQI or Preware

With a .patch

Generate your .patch file first (see above) See the source/scripted-patch folder for starter structure

• Same as above, but include your .patch in the data folder

IpkPackager Notes

• Folder: click folder from parent of folder with actual .patch file in it
• Destination on device: /media/cryptofs/apps/usr/palm/applications/org.webosarchive.patches.patch-name
• Name: Human readable
• ID: same as Folder name (org.webosarchive.etc)
• Version: 1.0.0
• Developer: Human name
• Depends:
  • org.webosinternals.patch
  • org.webosinternals.lsdiff
• Postinst script: find postinst script from patch project
• Prerm script: find prerm script from patch project

Install Process Notes

• control files deployed to: /media/cryptofs/apps/usr/lib/ipkg/info
• data files deployed to: /media/cryptofs/apps/usr/palm/applications
• postinst file is executed, errors shown in WOSQI/Preware come from this script