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Get Started With KamaeliaDownload and get started with Kamaelia :-)
Step 1 - Get Kamaelia & Install it
Step 2 - Run & Tweak the Examples Step 3 - Start writing your own components Step 4 - Wire up your component to a new system Step 5 - Build something new! Step 1 - Get Kamaelia & Install itStable Release Get the latest stable release from here:http://www.kamaelia.org/release/Kamaelia-0.6.0.tar.gzInstall: Testing Release Get the latest stable release from here: (August '09 0.9.8.0)~/ > tar zxf Kamaelia-0.6.0.tar.gz ~/ > cd Kamaelia-0.6.0/ ~/Kamaelia-0.6.0 > sudo python setup.py install http://www.kamaelia.org/release/MonthlyReleases/Kamaelia-0.9.8.0.tar.gzInstall: ~/ > tar zxf http://www.kamaelia.org/release/MonthlyReleases/Kamaelia-0.9.8.0.tar.gz ~/ > cd Kamaelia-0.9.8.0 ~/Kamaelia-0.9.8.0 > cd Axon ~/Kamaelia-0.9.8.0/Axon > sudo python setup.py install ~/Kamaelia-0.9.8.0/Axon > cd .. ~/Kamaelia-0.9.8.0/ > cd Kamaelia ~/Kamaelia-0.9.8.0/Kamaelia > sudo python setup.py install Then install any of the bindings you're interested in inside Bindings, and run any of the applications inside Apps. setuptools/easy_install ~/ > sudo easy_install Kamaelia Apparently there are issues with this usage of easy_install and windows. If you'd like to fix them, please get in touch. Step 1a - Read this to get the gist of thingsStep 2 - Run & Tweak the ExamplesMany of these require pygame or similar libraries. We're putting together dependencies as we speak. You'll find the examples in the examples directory.You will also find a large number of examples in the Kamaelia Cookbook Step 3 - Start writing your own componentsFor the moment, see this tutorial on how to go from non-component code to component codeStep 4 - Wire up your component to a new systemThe best way to get started here is to look at the examples in the already Kamaelia Cookbook mentioned.You'll be looking at using a number of the components from the reference area. Step 5 - Build something newAll sorts of possible ideas exist here - as inspiration please look here:
What's in the Release Candidate?Well, the usual slew of extra components and bug fixes, a variety of new tools - from video shot change detection, through to SMTP greylisting, but also perhaps the biggest extra: Multiprocess & hence multicore support (experimental at this stage, but so far so good :) )And a large number of extra components - this is actually a lot more than originally expected/anticipated. However they're divided into two halves - new components and components from applications merged into the repository. (the latter means that you can take parts of random Kamaelia applications and embed them in other random Kamaelia applications. As a result... New Components:
Want a single page rapid overview of everything? Click this link :-)
Recent Hacks: Speak N Write - A tool based on gesture/stroke recognition and speech synthesis to be a toy assisting a child to learn to read and write IRCSpeakerBot - A tool for connecting to IRC sessions you want to keep abreast of, but don't want to read. This connections to groups and using speech synth literally allows you to listen into chatter on an IRC channel. |
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