You can add 32-bit Ubuntu 9.04 to the list that can compile the SDK from source (I rolled an SDK from the android-1.5 branch using it this morning). It does, however, have issues with devices connected via USB as others have mentioned.
Al. --- * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raphael Sent: 17 May 2009 05:38 To: [email protected] Subject: [android-discuss] Re: Android Supported Development Environment Roadmap If you all you want is develop for the SDK, at that point any 32-bit linux distro should be fine. It doesn't have to be Ubuntu. Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10 should both be fine. The 64-bit support is still sketchy yet it has been made to work -- that is a 64-bit distro works if you also add some 32-bit packages, search the android-developers or -beginners forums on the subject. Whatever linux distro you choose, you'll probably need to install Eclipse manually (most debian-based distro that I've seen come with a default Eclipse install that lacks many required plugins.) For platform development the story should be similar. Bottom-line: if you just want an easy answer, install ubuntu 8.04 32-bit, install Eclipse for Java developers manually and you're fine. HTH R/ On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 10:06 AM, stupka <[email protected]> wrote: > > i've been trying to find the "official" development environment. some > folks have told me that ubuntu 8.04 is the currently supported > version, and by others told me that ubuntu 8.10 is the correct > version. however, i'd like to sync up with whatever google is using to > hopefully minimize issues related to using a "different" development > environment. > > is there "one" specific source that points us to the supported > development environment and the migration path for android, e.g. what > version of ubuntu is / will be supported when? although some > information is available at http://www.android.com/, i haven't seen > anything that says definitively, this, ubuntu X, is the currently > supported / recommended version of ubuntu, nor have i seen a plan / > roadmap for the supported development environment. even something as > simple as "ubuntu 8.04 is supported now and ubuntu 8.10 will be > recommended on this date", can you point us in the right direction? > > in addition, do y'all know if 64-bit ubuntu be "officially" > supported? > > many thanks, dls > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
