short guide for Linux developers: using installing cordova 3.2.0-0.4.0 to develop BB10 WebWorks

This short guide for Linux developers only, might be applicable to Mac with some adjustment (please figure it out yourself)

Background:

• BlackBerry did not support Linux for WebWorks SDK 2 (at least in Beta release)
• WebWorks SDK 2 Beta using cordova 2.0
• Linux Hack of WebWorks SDK 2 Beta by BadToyz working find but also using cordova 2.0
• Latest available cordova version is 3.3.0

So, i decided to try another approach to develop BB10 WebWorks application by abandon BlackBerry WebWorks SDK 2 beta and try to use cordova 3.2.0

Reference:

• Cordova Command-Line Interface documentation
• Cordova Blackberry 10 Platform Guide documentation

Requirements/Environment:

• Debian/Linux Wheezy 64 (but any Linux distro will do just fine)
• All required development tools and development libraries installed
• BlackBerry Native SDK installed

Installation of nodejs & cordova:

• Download nodejs from http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.24/node-v0.10.24.tar.gz
• Extract nodejs and change dir to nodejs source directory
• Compile & install nodejs: ./configure --prefix=/usr ; make -j8 ; make install
• Install cordova: npm install -g cordova

Create first dummy project:

1. Create workspace directory:
   mkdir /usr/src/webworks
2. Change directory to workspace:
   cd /usr/src/webworks
3. Create project:
   cordova create hello gpl4all.cordova.hello "Hello Cordova" ; cd hello
4. Add target device:
   ./platforms/blackberry10/cordova/target add z10 192.168.1.32 -t device -p 82828282 --pin 24242424 (this step is only needed to be done when creating first project, next project will be using same target for me, in this case named: z10)
5. Add blackberry10 platform to project:
   cordova platform add blackberry10
6. Add plugins to project if necessary:
   for plugins in com.blackberry.app com.blackberry.utils org.apache.cordova.geolocation ; do cordova plugin add $plugins ; done
7. Build project:
   cordova build release -k 82828282
8. Install application to device:
   ./platforms/blackberry10/cordova/run -d run blackberry10 --target=z10 --devicepass 24242424 --keystorepass 82828282

The first project is woks well and i tried to build and install some of WebWorks sample all working as expected, no different behaviour compare to one build and deploy with Linux Hack of WebWorks SDK 2 Beta by BadToyz which is actually BlackBerry WebWorks 2.0 beta modified to help Linux developers.

source: BlackBerry Developer Support Forum post

Thanks, this is awesome.

i manage to fixed, build, and packaged latest bbUI samples from bbUI git to run (initially broken and still som WW 1.0 codes inside the original package.
and it's all done by using Cordova 3.3.0 CLI only for Linux, no WebWorks command.

here is the bar: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zhq1018b2l4mc1o/bb10app.bar
and here is the hacked source: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2yup010lth...bUIsamples.zip

feel free to build try run and build.

Hells yes. Thanks so much!

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Hi,

I have developed the sample app by following the same steps as above and it was successful and generated a .bar file. But how can i deploy this bar file in blackberry10 simulator without command line. Can you please help me

Many Thanks