Maybe that debugging and linking to native code use specific assembler arm instruction, but i think that only really few parts are coded in this way ... would be really hard to maintain otherwise (i think ^^)
2011/12/22 Richard Wilburn <[email protected]>: > 1) I believe that there are mono parts that require the ARM instructions? (I > saw something about this on stackoverflow) > 2) You can setup an app that will auto install other apps I would think. > This shouldnt be hugely hard. The community might have done or could do > something like that. > > I think ultimately the android simulator somewhat hurts products like > monodroid and even native android to a slight lesser extent, so the best > strategy in my opinion is to bypass it. I don't own an android device yet (I > like android so likely will), so its quite annoying to have to go out and > buy one. Among many reasons, this is part of the reason I setup the > Mono.MVVM project on github (https://github.com/rhwilburn/MVVM-for-Mono), so > that I could develop against the windows mobile simulator, then have minimal > android specific code. Unfortunately its still a work in progress, but we > have some basic bindings working in a proof of concept style fashion. > > -Richard. > > > On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Daniele Salvatore Albano > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I think that support x86 isn't hard, because: >> - technically ICS and android 2.3.7 and superior works fine on x86 >> - x86 emulator is in android sdk folder (tools/emulator-x86) >> >> More, android-x86 is an android distrubution, not officially >> supported, to have android on x86 platform. >> >> The true big problem is: where is the x86 toolchain for android? >> >> Without the x86 toolchain for android you can't really compile mono >> and other low level stuff for x86. >> Tecnically, if mono doesn't use bionic libc but uclibc statically >> compiled, a toolchain can be hand-compiled or can be compiled using, >> for example, crosstools-ng. >> >> 2011/12/21 Richard Wilburn <[email protected]>: >> > I think the compromise here could be to put x86 android on the road map >> > if >> > its possible? and put that ability into the trial. >> > >> > On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 11:07 PM, Tomas Finnøy <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> I'm just posting here to say I have quit my Monodroid experimentation. >> >> >> >> This is solely due to the fact that you have restricted the use of the >> >> free >> >> version to only work on the emulators. A very poor choice, indeed. >> >> >> >> The emulator is incredibly slow, and is close to impossible to test >> >> applications with if you want to use stuff as the gyro or gps. >> >> >> >> Why on earth did you not just add a timelimit or simply a splash >> >> screen?!? >> >> Why don't you want people to test your product well before opting to >> >> buy? >> >> >> >> I guess I'll go the free java route instead. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Hope it works out for you anyway. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> View this message in context: >> >> >> >> http://mono-for-android.1047100.n5.nabble.com/Free-version-Emulator-only-Bye-bye-tp5091443p5091443.html >> >> Sent from the Mono for Android mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Monodroid mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: >> >> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monodroid >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Monodroid mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > >> > UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: >> > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monodroid >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Daniele Salvatore Albano >> --- >> IT Consultant >> Website Design and Development >> Software Engineer and Developer >> Linux Servers SetUp And Administration >> Embedded Network Solutions >> >> http://www.daccii.it >> http://www.itechcon.it >> _______________________________________________ >> Monodroid mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: >> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monodroid > > > > _______________________________________________ > Monodroid mailing list > [email protected] > > UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monodroid > -- Daniele Salvatore Albano --- IT Consultant Website Design and Development Software Engineer and Developer Linux Servers SetUp And Administration Embedded Network Solutions http://www.daccii.it http://www.itechcon.it _______________________________________________ Monodroid mailing list [email protected] UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monodroid
