Thank you all for the replies. I did test my app on a device working on 1.5 and it seems to be working[so far]. Will do more testing though.
I was also searching for the blog post that Dianne was talking about but could not find it. Can someone post a link for that blogpost. Thank you. On Apr 1, 12:56 pm, mike <enervat...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 04/01/2010 11:33 AM, Dianne Hackborn wrote: > > > "Be careful" means to test and run the app on the oldest version of > > the platform you support to make sure it works. > > "Works" is the key word here. I'm guessing that "works" doesn't mean > "the app started!". I assume that this means in reality full regression > testing against every sdk. > > > Just doing automated tests to make sure you are not calling any older > > APIs is not a guarantee you will work. > > No, sorry I didn't mean to imply it would. I was thinking more of a profiler > that highlighted potentially unsafe areas so that you can check them to > make certain that they're properly protected. What I'm most concerned > about is inadvertent introduction of later sdk calls. Sort of an SDK lint. > > > > > In addition, it is typical for an application to take advantage of > > Java class loading to be able to use newer APIs if they are available > > (see for example my blog post on the new service APIs), and I don't > > see any way an automated tool could accurately determine whether that > > code is safe on an older platform. > > > You just need to make sure you test your app in the key environments > > it will run. > > Full regression testing is really onerous. The problem here is that it's > really really easy to fall into the pit trap here that you find out too late > (ie, in the field). And the problem is only going to get worse and worse > as time goes on. > > I'll look for your article. > > Mike > > > > > On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 11:05 AM, mike <enervat...@gmail.com > > <mailto:enervat...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > On 04/01/2010 10:53 AM, ~ TreKing wrote: > > > On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Achanta > > <krishna.acha...@gmail.com <mailto:krishna.acha...@gmail.com> > > <mailto:krishna.acha...@gmail.com > > <mailto:krishna.acha...@gmail.com>>> wrote: > > > Still looking for someone to confirm it that it does not cause > > any problems. > > > Um ... didn't Michael just do that? > > There is no specific problem with what you're doing, except of > > course properly testing all supported versions and being > > careful if / how you use APIs that did not exist on 1.5. > > > Here's the question I have: define "be careful". If "be careful" means > > inspecting every class/method call you make against SDK level, I think > > you're setting yourself up for failure, as it's extremely easy to > > miss that, > > and the only time you find it is at run time, which for a seldom > > run piece > > of code could be pretty elusive. > > > It's would be a lot better to "be careful" by having some tool -- > > maybe in > > the android dev tool chain or the eclipse plugin -- that > > "carefully" goes > > through your code looking for method/classes that are below the > > current > > SDK level. I'm sure there are even better ways to "be careful". > > > But as it right now, "be careful" is just a big smelly hack. > > > Mike > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > android-developers@googlegroups.com > > <mailto:android-developers@googlegroups.com> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > <mailto:android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject. > > > -- > > Dianne Hackborn > > Android framework engineer > > hack...@android.com <mailto:hack...@android.com> > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time > > to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All > > such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others > > can see and answer them. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
