The obvious bug I raised in #mobile and what is commented on here https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1073772#c81 <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1073772#c81> is why we split on 10, which is still 2.3 (e.g, I’m able to install today’s API10 & API9 latest-mozilla-central build on my 2.3.6 phone, Nexus S).
Aaron Train Sr. QE Engineer Mozilla Corporation https://quality.mozilla.org > On Dec 7, 2014, at 12:33 PM, Richard Newman <[email protected]> wrote: > > (Thanks for the reminder, Margaret!) > > jlund and a team of helpful souls are just about done landing our splitapk > work (start at Bug 1073772). > > This means we’re generating _two_ Android APKs: one for Gingerbread phones, > and one for everyone else. (Plus x86, still.) > > This will unblock users with little storage space who are stuck on old > Firefox releases, and also produce a slimmer, faster build for those low-end > phones. > > These will be going out in Nightly soon, but builds are happening now. You’ll > see this in Treeherder: (inline image) > > <Screenshot 2014-12-07 09.28.47.png> > > > > This is awesome. > > But with it comes some actions you need to take. > > > 1. Don’t break the build. If you land something that’s conditionalized for > particular releases, you need to make sure a resource-constrained API 9 build > still works. See, e.g., Bug 1093708.[1] > > 2. If you push to Try, you need to update your trychooser configuration. See > gbrown’s blog post[2]. > > > Any bugs, please CC me, and I’ll make sure they get in front of the right > eyes. > > > Thanks to everyone involved for making this happen. > > -R > > > [1] <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1093708 > <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1093708>> > > [2] > <https://gbrownmozilla.wordpress.com/2014/12/07/new-android-job-names-on-treeherder-update-your-try-pushes/ > > <https://gbrownmozilla.wordpress.com/2014/12/07/new-android-job-names-on-treeherder-update-your-try-pushes/>> > _______________________________________________ > mobile-firefox-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/mobile-firefox-dev
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