We would like to be able to start using the ubuntu-sdk-14.04-dev framework version for the Ubuntu App Showdown which is going to start next week. Can everybody with a work item respond to this email with an update on their progress so we know where we stand?
Thanks. Michael Hall mhall...@ubuntu.com On 02/12/2014 05:17 PM, Michael Hall wrote: > During last week's sprint, after going over all of the pro's and con's > of naming conventions, it was decided that the next Click framework > version would be called "ubuntu-sdk-14.04". > > We want to start having app developers target the latest set of APIs, > but since they are still in development and subject to change, we also > decided to use a interim framework version called > "ubuntu-sdk-14.04-dev". This framework version would match the APIs as > they are right now, but because they are not the final version of the > 14.04 APIs we won't make any guarantee that this specific framework > version will be supported. If we get to the release of 14.04, and we > haven't made any API changes that would break backwards compatibility > with the 14.04-dev APIs, we can continue to support it, otherwise we > will drop support for that framework and app developers will need to > update their apps accordingly. > > I would like to note that we don't plan on doing this every cycle, but > there are so many additions to the set of supported APIs already that we > want app developers to be able to take advantage of them, properly using > the Click framework definitions, without having to wait until April. > After 14.04 is stable, we will likely support only that version (and the > previous 13.10 version) until the next stable release in 14.10. > > Below are the list of things that need to be done in various places in > order to support the ubuntu-sdk-14.04-dev framework version: > > 1) [bzoltan] Update QtCreator plugin and/or templates to use > "ubuntu-sdk-14.04-dev" in the Click manifest.json for all *new* > projects. Existing projects using "ubuntu-sdk-13.10" will still be > supported, and the framework version doesn't need to change unless the > developer adds the new APIs to the app, in which case it's their > responsibility to update their manifest.json > > 2) [beuno] The Click store needs to accept Click package uploads using > both the "ubuntu-sdk-13.10" and "ubuntu-sdk-14.04-dev" frameworks. It > also needs to accept queries (coming from the Click scope) containing > one of both framework versions. Work will need to be coordinated with > the Click scope developers on the format for passing more than one > framework version. > > 3) [alecu] The Click scope will need to include both "ubuntu-sdk-13.10" > and "ubuntu-sdk-14.04-dev" in the query it sends to the Click store. > The current scope, which is in the process of being re-written, uses a > hard-coded value for this, and I propose that we just change that > hard-coded value for now and add proper multi-framework support and > detection into the new scope only. > > 4) [cjwatson] New device images need to have a file named > ubuntu-sdk-14.04-dev.framework placed in /usr/share/click/frameworks/ to > let the Click tools know that it is a supported framework version. > > 5) [mhall191] The online API docs need to be updated for the 14.04 APIs. > I have already done this for the QML docs, and am working on the HTML5 > docs this week. > > 6) [mhall119] Once all of the other items have been completed, I will > write a blog post on developer.ubuntu.com detailing the changes that > were made, and their implication to application developers. > > In front of each item I put the IRC nick of the person who I think will > be responsible for implementing it, if you have questions about one of > them please contact that person. If you are listed there and you are > not the right person, please let us know who is. And if you have > questions about the reasons or implications of this change, or have > questions that can't be answered by the posted person, please ask me. > > Thank you. > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
