That's a good idea for a alpha/beta channel. I think we don't want to promote nightly builds too much since we don't want people to think they are real release builds.
.hc Patrick Connolly: > Worth adding a link in each project's description on F-Droid? (assuming > that would be intercepted in add the repo on v0.89+) > > > -------------------------------------------- > Q: Why is this email [hopefully] five sentences or less? | A: > http://five.sentenc.es > > *NOTE* that my emails are delayed from arriving in my inbox until 9am > daily. If urgent, please use another way of getting in touch. > #slowwebmovement <http://www.musubimail.com/gmail_timer.html> > > On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 6:46 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Hey David, >> >> Glad you hear you also think its useful, I think there is a lot of >> potential >> for this as a system for beta channels. >> >> Turns out there is a bug in FDroid v0.85 through v0.88 that broke the >> adding >> of repos by clicking on a URL. I just fixed that, so the next release >> (v0.89) >> will include that fix, that should be out by the end of this Sunday. Then >> you'll actually be able to just click on a URL, then it'll prompt you >> whether >> you want to add the repo. >> >> You have to manually upgrade to v0.89-test since it is a test release, but >> that is easy to do: >> >> * open FDroid's main screen >> * go to the "Installed" tab >> * select FDroid >> * click on 0.89-test in the list of available versions >> >> .hc >> >> David Oliver: >>> Hans, I tried this and it's pretty cool! Got stuck on the part about >>> "adding the Courier Repo". >>> >>> After installing the F-Droid app, one needs to visit the overflow menu, >>> then tap "Repositories". This will display a list of available >>> repositories, two of which are "Guardian Official" and "Guardian >> Archive". >>> >>> I turned "GP Official" on, then tapped the re-sync icon, which displayed >>> some nice toasts telling me what was happening (love that!). But when I >>> returned to the main screen (which was displaying the "available" tab), >>> nothing showed up. >>> >>> Two suggestions: >>> >>> 1. I see that the updates table shows a number next to it, perhaps the >>> number of available updates to apps that are already installed? I'd like >>> to see a similar value next to the number of apps installed (that is, >> next >>> to the "installed" tab keyword). >>> >>> 2. Rather than displaying nothing in the "available" tab, perhaps the >> icons >>> for installed apps could be displayed at half-intensity with a message >> "up >>> to date". >>> >>> Additionally, I like all the detail shown for apps, but I'm not sure the >>> license-type is necessary on the "installed" screen (it should be on the >>> "available" screen, where is where you'd make your choice about >> installing >>> an app of your liking). Can we substitute, for example, the amount of >>> storage an app is consuming on the "installed" page? Much more useful. >>> >>> Looks great! >>> >>> David M. Oliver | [email protected] | http://olivercoady.com | >>> http://dmo.tel | Ostel: oliv | +1 970 368 2366 >>> >>> On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 1:58 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hey all, >>>> >>>> I just put together an collection of automated fdroid repos that >>>> automatically >>>> include nightly builds from our apps into an FDroid repo. So for >> example, >>>> if >>>> you want to test Courier on a device, just add the >>>> "info.guardianproject.courier" repo to your device, and you'll >>>> automatically >>>> get updates for each build from our build server. >>>> >>>> To add one of these repos, on a device, first make sure it has FDroid >>>> installed: >>>> https://f-droid.org >>>> >>>> Then go to one of these URLs on your device or computer. If you click >> on >>>> the >>>> app you want on your device, you'll be prompted to send it to FDroid, >> which >>>> will set it up as a new repo. If you are on a desktop, you can click on >>>> the >>>> app and get a QR code to scan from the device to add the repo: >>>> https://dev.guardianproject.info/debug >>>> http://k6e4p7yji2rioxbm.onion/debug >>>> >>>> This is in parallel to the repo that contains the builds of all of the >>>> apps: >>>> https://dev.guardianproject.info/fdroid >>>> http://k6e4p7yji2rioxbm.onion/fdroid >>>> >>>> .hc >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PGP fingerprint: 5E61 C878 0F86 295C E17D 8677 9F0F E587 374B BE81 >>>> https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x9F0FE587374BBE81 >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> -- >> PGP fingerprint: 5E61 C878 0F86 295C E17D 8677 9F0F E587 374B BE81 >> https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x9F0FE587374BBE81 >> _______________________________________________ >> List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/guardian-dev >> To unsubscribe, email: [email protected] >> > -- PGP fingerprint: 5E61 C878 0F86 295C E17D 8677 9F0F E587 374B BE81 https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x9F0FE587374BBE81 _______________________________________________ List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/guardian-dev To unsubscribe, email: [email protected]
