> On Tuesday, February 05, 2013 02:58:47 AM BogDan wrote: >> Hi, >> >> > On Tuesday, February 05, 2013 11:33:29 AM Paul Olav Tvete wrote: >> > [...] >> > >> >> mkspecs/android-g++/qmake.conf >> > >> > One suggestion regarding the name of the mkspec: >> > >> > It's not unusual to have linux* masks in .pro files (at least not > in >> > WebKit >> > ;-) >> > >> > Would it perhaps make sense to rename the mkspec to linux-android-g++ > to >> > emphasize the fact that at the heart it is still a Linux system > we're >> > building >> > for? >> > >> > >> >> Linux is only the kernel, which can be changed if Google finds a better >> alternative, and is not required to build an Android application. >> The rest of the O.S. is Android. IMHO android-g++ is the right name >> (just like blackberry-*-gcc), Because to build an application we need libs >> that are Android "specific" (they have their own libc > implementation, etc), >> not the linux kernel. > > Yet bionic tries to be glibc compatible'ish. > > Changing the underlying kernel would be a major ABI break unless the new > kernel comes with a compatibility layer (which would seem likely). But the > day > that happens I suggest we introduce a new mkspec ;) > > Let's put it this way: linux-g++* is just as fuzzy as android-g++* in what > it > means. But we're not in the business of creating mathematical formulas, > we're > in the business of making life easier for software developers. If we can make > it easier for people to port their app to Android, why don't we do it? >
Why do you think that "./configure -xplatform linux-android-g++ ... " will make software developer life easier than "./configure -xplatform android-g++ ... " ? There are developer that don't know or don't care what kernel powers the Android O.S., they know that they have to create an application for *android* not for linux-android :) IMHO naming it linux-android-g++ will be confusing for some developers because they will think that linux is *required* to create android apps, which is not the case ... As you said we should try to keep the things simple and clear ! Cheers, BogDan. _______________________________________________ Development mailing list Development@qt-project.org http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/development