Please note: I actually didn't follow this discussion very closely but I think I can add at least one small comment.
On 01/21/2014 10:03 PM, Martin Kolman wrote: > 21.1.2014 21:34, Martin Grimme: >> ... > Just a slight correction. As far as I know, you can only upload source code > to Extras-Devel which is built by the Maemo Autobuilder and the > resulting binary package > published. I'm quite sure you can't upload binary packages at all, at > least I have not seen > any in all those years in Extras-Devel. "Binary packages" can be uploaded. See, e.g.: http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/icedtea6/ Essentially, you can upload a tarball as "source" that contains a pre-compiled binary and then in the packaging simply extract that binary and skip the according build, strip, etc. steps by adjusting the build/packaging files. hth, Ruediger > > On the other hand both OpenRepos and Harbour currently only accept > binary packages, > at least until the OpenRepos <-> OBS bridge is online. > > So when we are doing comparisons, I would say Harbour is closer to the > Ovi store, as available on Fremantle and Harmattan: > * binary only upload > * cross package dependencies not supported (bundle-all approach) > * IIRC, there were no limits on packaging scripts > * centralized mandatory QA with a multi-day QA period > (at least the Harbour QA seems to repply in a more comprehensible > manner, unlike the sometimes very confusing responses of the late Ovi > store QA drones) > * rules where the apps should store its file (data goes to /opt, > deploying binaries to path not allowed, ...) > * mandatory major.minor.build numbering > * as Profilematic is in Ovi store, it looks like it was possible to > install daemons and bind to events > * location was supported over QtMobility > * some semi-sane requirements for apps not to stop working due to upgrades > * also only one-way user->store feedback and comments > * unlike current Harbour, Ovi had a Web interface > * no Android apps, but flooded by automatically made RSS-reader apps :) > _______________________________________________ > SailfishOS.org Devel mailing list -- http://ruedigergad.com _______________________________________________ SailfishOS.org Devel mailing list