This How-To targets developers who know their way around Linux. It is not a Linux tutorial, but describes the
steps needed to get the Rococo Impronto Simulator up and running with NetBeans.
You can get NetBeans from different sources. If you do not have Java installed on your Linux box you might
want the J2SDK/NetBeans co-bundle available from
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html
If you already have a working J2SDK on your box you can get the latest NetBeans version from
http://www.netbeans.org.
Follow the installation instructions for NetBeans. You can install this software both as a regular user or root. I have installed it as a regular user. The installation is GUI based so you should not run into trouble during this process.
Installation of WTK 1.0.4 is automated. Go to Tools -> Update Center in NetBeans and select the J2MEWTK 1.0.4 for Linux, found under free third party development tools. You might also want to install the hotfix updates and other modules of choice. Finish the installation/update and the IDE will restart. You are now ready to develop MIDP applications. When creating a new project with Project -> Project Manager you will be prompted for project type. Choose CLDC/MIDP here to create a J2ME project. In this project you will be able to create a new MIDlet Suite.
To make use of the Rococo libraries needed for Java/Bluetooth development you need to mount the Rococo isim_midp.jar
under Filesystems. This JAR file is located in the lib directory under the Rococo Impronto Simulator installation directory.
That's it! You should now be able to import the javax.bluetooth package in your MIDlet. Your MIDlet should
run fine with the Rococo Impronto Simulator (remember to start the simulator before you run your MIDlet).
This page was last updated 14. Jul. 2006
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