On 22/06/2012, at 12:53 AM, ext Jason H wrote: > "Windows Phone 8 offers native support for the C and C++ development > languages. This will be a boon for developers. Microsoft also plans to offer > a wide range of APIs that work between Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, which > is possible thanks to the shared core." > http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/240002414 > > Qt? :-)
>From what I understand, until someone ports from Win32 to WinRT, or adds a >WinRT platform, I doubt Qt will run very well on Windows Phone 8. > > > From: Jason H <[email protected]> > To: qtnext <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 10:42 AM > Subject: Re: [Interest] Qt on Windows Phone 8 > > There was an experimental DirectX back-end at one point in time...(2006?) QPA > to the rescue today? > > > From: qtnext <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 10:27 AM > Subject: Re: [Interest] Qt on Windows Phone 8 > > if I understand correctly ... at this time : > - Ios : QT5 qml can be port to ios regarding V8 > - WP8 : Qml qt5 use opengl acceleration, WP8 will use only directx 11 .. > perhaps angle lib is the solution ? > > > Le 21/06/2012 14:33, Till Oliver Knoll a écrit : > > 2012/6/21 Konstantin Tokarev <[email protected]>: > >> > >> 21.06.2012, 15:05, "Till Oliver Knoll" <[email protected]>: > >>> As for iOS, I've heard that "No JavaScript interpreter allowed" is a > >>> problem to properly port Qt/QML on the iPhone/iPad (that comes from > >>> the App Store rule that "No interpreter allowed" - not specifically > >>> JavaScript). > >> However, Lua interpreter is allowed. > > Yes, true! In fact, I have to revise my previous statements: > > > > * Apple apparently /allows/ interpreters in apps, as long as your app > > doesn't have the capability to download /external/ code to be > > interpreted (as to circumvent the "In-App purchase" - again, an > > "economical reason", not a "technical based one")! > > > > * The reason why I wrongly stated that Apple would disallow > > (JavaScript) interpreters in general was because I read (on this list) > > that people had trouble with porting the V8 JS engine (of Qt 5/QML). > > But /not/ because that was forbidden per se, but rather because of > > Just In Time compilation which apparently does not work/is forbidden > > on iOS, due to sandbox restrictions (or so; didn't bother to go into > > details here): > > > > "If you embed your own interpreter engine (any programming language), > > you will have to disable JIT (or any other dynamic executable code > > generation), as writing executable code will not work in the app > > sandbox on stock OS iOS devices." > > [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6482643/v8-javascript-engine-and-mac-app-store] > > > > > > So, for Apple basically as long as it is made sure that you pay your > > 30% to Apple for every buck you earn they don't lock you in into a > > specific technology or language (even though the "economical > > constraints" do have technical implications, off course). > > > > And I think Microsoft will just follow the same reasoning when it > > comes to allowing apps on Windows 8 Mobile (or whatever it will be > > called) - or Windows 8 desktop, should there ever be a similar "App > > Store". > > > > Cheers, Oliver > > _______________________________________________ > > Interest mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest > > > _______________________________________________ > Interest mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest > > > > _______________________________________________ > Interest mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest > > > _______________________________________________ > Interest mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest Lorn Potter Senior Software Engineer, Core Enablers/QtSensors _______________________________________________ Interest mailing list [email protected] http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest
