              
Deploying Applications to Maemo or MeeGo Harmattan DevicesYou can specify settings for deploying applications to Maemo 5 and MeeGo Harmattan devices in the project .pro file. You can view the settings in the Run Settings.
The files to be installed are listed in the Deploy to Device step, the Files to install for subproject field. The Local File Path field displays the location of the file on the development PC. The Remote Directory field displays the folder where the file is installed on the device. Text in red color indicates that the information is missing. Select the text to edit it and add the missing information. You can use desktop files to display icons on the home screen of the device. To add desktop files to the project file, select Add Desktop File. To specify the icon file to display, select Add Launcher Icon.... To remove desktop files and icons, delete the definitions from the project file. If you develop your own libraries, Qt Creator needs to be able to find them when you compile projects depending on them. When you install MADDE, an instance of the device file system, called sysroot, is installed to the development PC. Libraries are copied to sysroot if the Also deploy to sysroot check box is selected. Creating Debian Installation PackagesWhen you run the application on the Maemo5 or Harmattan target, Qt Creator generates a Debian installation package in the build directory by default. You can deliver the installation package to users for installation on devices that are of the same type and run the same firmware as the connected device.
The name of the installation package is displayed in the Package name field in the Create Package step. You can change the version number in the Package version field. You can specify information that users see on a delivery channel, such as Ovi Store or Maemo.org. You can specify a short description of the application, package name, and application icon. The Debian control file contains an application icon in encoded form. To add the application icon to the file, select it in the Icon to be displayed in Package Manager field. For more information about icon files and adding them manually, see Displaying an icon in the Application Manager next to your package. Note: Qt Creator automates this process for you. Qt Creator provides templates for a set of files that must be included in Debian packages. When you create a Maemo5 or Harmattan target for a project, Qt Creator asks whether packaging files are to be added to the project and to version control. If you plan to edit the packaging files, add them to version control. To edit the files, select a file in Adapt Debian file and click Edit. The file opens in the text editor. X
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