So Fennec was just released.
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/fennec/1.0a1/releasenotes/
I tried it on my linux box, runs pretty well. Any chance they'll make a java version? Or is some one here up to the task? Any ideas?
thanks
I think they said they wouldn't be doing an Android port until Google supports something other than Android Java.
Right.
but couldn't someone download the c code and compile it under the java (with some obvious tweaks throughout)? Or am I way off here?
It would be a major undertaking to port it to Java, and each susequent release would also need to be ported. Unless Mozilla decides to support Android, I doubt we'll see Firefox on the G1 (except for those people who install a full linux distro).
I've been searching for about an hour now and haven't found a thing. I think I'm missing something extremely obvious but I'm completely stumped. I'm trying to simply create a new android project in eclipse from an existing source, the Launcher found in the android 2.0 source. It creates the new project with no problems and everything looks like it is supposed to look except I have about 74 errors among various different classes. I've looked through some of the errors and many are variables that haven't been declared and others are references to classes that don't exist. I've tried numerous times with several different app sources with the same problem in every single app. I've even tried downloading the source for separate apks and the same thing happens. What am I missing?!
I'm pretty new to coding android apps but decent with java. My biggest problem is just getting the apps to compile without even making any modifications yet! Any help is appreciated
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...I'm trying to simply create a new android project in eclipse from an existing source, the Launcher found in the android 2.0 source...except I have about 74 errors among various different classes.
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The android.jar which is linked in to the project by ADT only exposes the public Android API (as seen in the official documentation.) Launcher, and other "system" apps included with the platform, almost invariably access a number of private APIs which are not exposed in the SDK, and cannot be built with ADT--at least, not easily.
As it turns out, android.jar can be edited to expose all those private APIs, which is something Brut.all has worked on as part of apktool, but he hasn't done this for an entire android.jar.
Your other alternative--and practically speaking, the only current alternative--is to build it the official way, by compiling a complete platform on Linux using the full Android build process, and including your Launcher customizations. After building the whole system once you can build just the desired APK, as I understand.
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The android.jar which is linked in to the project by ADT only exposes the public Android API (as seen in the official documentation.) Launcher, and other "system" apps included with the platform, almost invariably access a number of private APIs which are not exposed in the SDK, and cannot be built with ADT--at least, not easily.
As it turns out, android.jar can be edited to expose all those private APIs, which is something Brut.all has worked on as part of apktool, but he hasn't done this for an entire android.jar.
Your other alternative--and practically speaking, the only current alternative--is to build it the official way, by compiling a complete platform on Linux using the full Android build process, and including your Launcher customizations. After building the whole system once you can build just the desired APK, as I understand.
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But I already have the whole system built on my mac.. so maybe is it a matter of pointing the project to the right directory for the private APIs? Or importing a android.jar from the built source to the project..? I'm very confused
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But I already have the whole system built on my mac.. so maybe is it a matter of pointing the project to the right directory for the private APIs? Or importing a android.jar from the built source to the project..? I'm very confused
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There is no android.jar with what you're looking for. If you already have the entire platform--either http://android.git.kernel.org/ or the CM source repository--just modify that, then build from the command line. AFAIK, you have to build from the command line, though, using `make'.
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There is no android.jar with what you're looking for. If you already have the entire platform--either http://android.git.kernel.org/ or the CM source repository--just modify that, then build from the command line. AFAIK, you have to build from the command line, though, using `make'.
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That makes a lot more sense. Thanks
HEllo people,
For people who have been looking for the source code of this phone recently,but are unable to download it due to the registration process at opensource.samsung.com, I am mirroring the source code! Download and Enjoy!
Source Code (127.18 MB)
PLEASE NOTE->
I will not be responsible for any bricking of the device while modification and/or addition of values to the Source Code or the Kernel.
What is Source Code?
In computer science, source code is text written using the format and syntax of the programming language that it is being written in. Such a language is specially designed to facilitate the work of computer programmers, who specify the actions to be performed by a computer mostly by writing source code, which can then be automatically translated to binary machine code that the computer can directly read and execute. An interpreter translates to machine code and executes it on the fly, while a compiler only translates to machine code that it stores as executable files; these can then be executed as a separate step.
Most computer applications are distributed in a form that includes executable files, but not their source code, which is useful to a user, programmer, or system administrator who wishes to modify the program or understand how it works.
The source code which constitutes a program is usually held in one or more text files stored on a computer's hard disk; usually these files are carefully arranged into a directory tree, known as a source tree. Source code can also be stored in a database (as is common for stored procedures) or elsewhere.
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The notion of source code may also be taken more broadly, to include machine code and notations in graphical languages, neither of which are textual in nature. An example from an article presented on the annual IEEE conference on Source Code Analysis and Manipulation:[1]
For the purpose of clarity ‘source code’ is taken to mean any fully executable description of a software system. It is therefore so construed as to include machine code, very high level languages and executable graphical representations of systems.[2]
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It has become common practice to maintain code bases in version control systems.
-> The Kernel and Source code is as seen on Samsung's website
-> Uploaded here in order to avoid regestration process on the website
-> Do NOT download this if you are not sure of what it is or how to edit these
-> Also, Do download if:
-You are planning to develop a kernel
-For Stable CM7 or Future releases
-You are studying the Code
- Bug fixing
- You are learning Kernel dev.
- You belong to the Kernel DEV. TEam of Fit!
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CLICK ON TEH THANKS BUTTON, IT DOES NOT EXPLODE!!!
Can I change kernel is Windows or what?
No kernel developing is not supported in windows you need linux you need linux or mac os
omarhasan76 said:
No kernel developing is not supported in windows you need linux you need linux or mac os
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VMWare or Virtual PC does the job.
Yes, Yes it does! You dont need to install Linux!
ya but its the same thing installing linux or using virtual machine
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ya but its the same thing installing linux or using virtual machine
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I meant the same.....
Which version/baseband ?
hey this source code is for galaxy ace gt s5830
i guess and not for fit ??
This is something that is driving me crazy, shouldt be MIPS Android SDK and NDK be compatible with any source maded for the ARM version?
First thing i noticed with this Ainol Novo 7 Basic was that, the small amount of compatible apps, none of the better apps are compatible.
No: Netflix, Skype, Android Terminal Emulator, MX video Player, Chainfire3D, any mame32/nes emu, a working barcode reader, connectbot, adosbox/qemu, opera or any other browser. and the list goes on.
I wonder why, i trought devs will want the larger amount of users as posible.
For the record, i just got Android Terminal Emulator working in my Novo 7 Basic, i had to:
1) Download Term source code
2) Download MIPS Android SDK, NDK, Apache ANT, Eclipse with ADL, cgywin (to compile NDK libs)
3) Import Term project to eclipse
4) change the target build to android-12
5) change Aplication.mk to "APP_ABI := mips mips-r2"
6) build ndk-libs for the app
7) build the project with eclipse
And i know nothing about programing for android, just c/c++
Best guess that anyone will probably give you is that the majority of devices out there running Android are ARM based, but as that changes, the number and quality of available apps should improve.
There is a HUGE obstacle to overcome however. Not many people are going to buy a device today based on what might run on it months from now, especially when there are devices out there that will run it now, and many of those that do purchase a MIPS based device consider it a mistake and end up returning it.
It is not possible to offer two different version on the market and i don't think it is possible to restrict the apps to a specific architecture.
Are the number of MIPS devices really rising? The android market doesn't really seem to be ready for that. It would mean even more app versions devs would have to consider.
Which apps work and which don't?
Maybe those using native code, compiled with NDK don't work, as those routines are compiled specificly for ARM.
Don't take my word for it though, just some thoughts.
its not possible to get 2 different versions on the market.
Rumor has it that the problem is frequently a development oversight and that it's related to omitting some important MIPS related files from the package build.
I imagine that it can also be related to poor programming practices and also programming for optimized code.
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As far as I know, Market supports device specific apk's nowadays, which would make it possible to have an mips apk...
http://developer.android.com/guide/market/publishing/multiple-apks.html
Altough the proccess is not trivial, it is not that difficult either, just minor changes to the manifest and filter the apk for Native Platform...
Also, it would be possible to compile it for all devices that the current NDK supports, by using the latest revision of NDK (as of November 2011):
http://developer.android.com/sdk/ndk/index.html#overview
You just need to add:
APP_ABI := all
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to the makefile and it should now be compatible with all processor architectures that NDK supports....
So, now there are means to easily support different processor architectures, but, don't expect quick adoption of it, as, unfortunately, this depends entirely upon developer will to change some of its project settings and/or publishing way (it is entirely possible, now, to have a single apk for all platforms)...
Unfortunately, right now, and I would dare to say, in the next 6 - 8 Months, I would not expect this to change much... Altough the official NDK has support for multiple devices, it still doesn't incorporate the MIPS abi, which is not official, and thus, it is not possible to declare that an APK for a native MIPS device as well...
Hopefully MIPS devices will grab a nice piece of the Android devices and then "force" Google to officially support those devices. I believe that it is possible to grab the latest unoficial NDK and use it with APP_ABI all and publish it to the Market, but, as of today, is mostly something recent and that few (if any) developers support (remember, this possibility came with November's NDK, I'm not even sure if MIPs NDK is already up to date with Google's November NDK), so, I would dare to say, MIPS devices are not in a good position right now (even x86 devices, which have official support, are not...).
I have a MIPS based tablet named "MIDI Japan MD-785IP" that is quite nice but is making me sad with the lack of some softwares and in special, lack of ROMs to it. Apparently I am the only person in the internet that have one
shivansps said:
This is something that is driving me crazy, shouldt be MIPS Android SDK and NDK be compatible with any source maded for the ARM version?
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For the record, i just got Android Terminal Emulator working in my Novo 7 Basic, i had to:
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Hello,
Have you shared that MIPS compatible Android Terminal Emulator?
Thank you
Sure... and here is connectbot too.
Ive attemped to recompile adosbox too but the source code and makefiles are just a big mess and no documentation provided.
And that is another problem, poor documentation in open source projects.
BTW, Market has to have some way to know if a app is for arm or mips, since market on basic only shows up compatible apps.
Also, its no enoght to just incluide the "mips" folder along with "armabi" with all mips compiled .so files inside the libs folder? because is that all what it takes, unless the app is using binaries.
And im agree that google has most of the fault for not incluiding mips supprt in his NDK, the mips one can compile for both.
I wonder what will happen when intel medfield will came out...
I am in an even worse position - I bought 2 NOVO7Paladins - one for the g/f. I had to get one for myself, because I know I will be 1st line support
So, I have a MIPS cpu (with reduced software availability) and also ICS which further reduces app compatibility.
Apps which I consider essential (Samba server, VNC Server, Angry Birds Seasons....) are not available, so l'm currently installing eclipse, JDK, SDK, NDK on a linux box to try to rebuild stuff - it has been many years since I last had to get my hands dirty with code.
I know I have a steep learning curve ahead, but I'm sure it will be many months before there is a significant increase in app availability. I understand though, that if developers have written native code for ARM, they won't be in a hurry to port that to a minority cpu. It is way easier for new apps to be built with different architectures in mind.
Thanks Shivansps, I had been looking for a terminal - I had given up and was trying to get telnet working - a last restort. It was either that or carry a laptop around with me to use ADB
Now, all I need is to get the MIPS ABI to appear in Eclipse AVD setup... (oh, and learn how to code for android )
i dont use Eclipse or SDK myselft any longer, what i do is just recompile shared libs with mips NDK and include the new "mips" folder intro the libs folder of the original .apk file, then re-sign the apk with one click signer.
MapsWithMe for MIPS and x86
maersi said:
I am in an even worse position - I bought 2 NOVO7Paladins - one for the g/f. I had to get one for myself, because I know I will be 1st line support
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Hi! Do you still have MIPS android device?
Would you please test MapsWithMe on it? It's offline world maps based on OpenStreetMap.
We've built apk for mips and x86 architectures but doesn't have any devices to check if it works.
Apk is available here: dl.dropbox.com/u/24013616/MapsWithMe-203-mips-x86-120502.apk
Cheers,
Alex Zolotarev
MapsWithMe Team
AlexanderZolotarev said:
Hi! Do you still have MIPS android device?
Would you please test MapsWithMe on it? It's offline world maps based on OpenStreetMap.
We've built apk for mips and x86 architectures but doesn't have any devices to check if it works.
Apk is available here: dl.dropbox.com/u/24013616/MapsWithMe-203-mips-x86-120502.apk
Cheers,
Alex Zolotarev
MapsWithMe Team
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Yes, I still have a mips tablet, but it hasn't gps. Do you want me to check it?
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