2.1.1.2 Setting up by hand

This section will be quite short as we assume that you know what you are doing. You will find all tools necessary for at http://www.stellarcom.org/plucker/os2_bins

The basic steps:

1. Set up Python for OS/2

2. In case you want to use zLIB-compression (see below) you need to install the additional zLIB.DLL for Python. (See our web site.)

3. Install ImageMagick or NetPBM (whatever you prefer) for image conversion. Note that Plucker needs two additional converters for creating usual TBMP-format used on your hand-held. So we suggest that you get either of this packages from our web site. The necessary converters in current versions are included in the packages provided there.

4. Install Pilot-Link for OS/2

5. Unzip Plucker to the directory where you want to store the program

6. Make sure that the environment variable $HOME is set

7. Create a directory called .plucker within your $HOME-directory.

If all packages are properly set up (this includes necessary changes to CONFIG.SYS, path-/libpath-entries and some environment variables, refer to the docs of each package for this) you are ready to run Plucker. Simply continue with the usual configuration.

Again: If you do not know what we where talking about here we suggest that you use the installer. It will take care about all the necessary settings. If you have any of the packages already installed that are delivered by the installer then simply skip it in the installation process for Plucker.