My guess is static compilation comes into play because of absence of the standard functions support in the form of a shared library. As to why some drivers could be directly ported over is probably because they never assumed presence of any of the "standard" functions. :)
On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 10:42 PM, Rajesh N <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > I was working on Freescale iMX31 board, I ported android and it was > working fine , but when it came to integration of WiFi & Bluetooth, android > forum recommended me to do static compilation for porting over android ! > > Can I know why some drivers have to be statically compiled before it is > ported over android? > It was not the case with other drivers which when integrated with android, > they worked perfectly well like serial port, usb etc.. > > Any info on this would be appreciated. > > -- > Best Regards, > Rajesh N > > -- > Best Regards, > Rajesh N > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ unsubscribe: [email protected] website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
