hello android packagers, due to the recent packaging of fdroidserver (#727716, waiting in NEW), i tried to get an impression on what can currently be done in debian with android. as i object to using non-free build systems to build free software, i used nothing but the pre-built replicant sdk [1] (single zip file) fdroidserver with its dependencies (and suggests and recommends).
some tuning in android targets is necessary when using the fully-automated fdroid apk build system, but apart from that, things seem to work. so my point / impression is: * there is an sdk that can build at least some android applications and is free software. * one of the things that makes android packaging difficult is the whole installer / download dance that has to be done due to nonfree licenses involved. therefore, to the list of software this collective rfp describes, i'd add the replicant sdk, for it can be built and installed like we are used to.[2] when the android sdk is then completely packaged as an installer (or gets released under a free license again), they can coexist by providing a common android-sdk package name / using alternatives. best regards chrysn [1] http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/replicant/sdk/replicant-4.0/0001/sdk/replicant-sdk_linux-x86.zip [2] more or less; it's definitely not a `./configure && make && make install`, but at least it's documented at [3] [3] http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/SDKBuild -- To use raw power is to make yourself infinitely vulnerable to greater powers. -- Bene Gesserit axiom
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