[SailfishDevel] SailfishOS SDK April update available tomorrow.

Iosif Hamlatzis i.hamlatzis at gmail.com
Wed Apr 16 08:33:33 UTC 2014


What about fixes on SDL2 and SDL2_mixer libraries? Are they included with
this update?


On 16 April 2014 11:32, Luca Donaggio <donaggio at gmail.com> wrote:

> What about localization?
> I've seen some work in that area in libsailfishapp git repo, does it make
> the cut and is included in present update?
> Can you give some hints on how we should use it?
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 8:36 PM, Jarko Vihriala <jarko.vihriala at jolla.com>wrote:
>
>>  Hello again,
>>
>> Tomorrow (16 April) at 10:00 UTC we will publish new installers, and
>> package repositories for our Sailfish OS SDK version Alpha-1404-Qt5. Please
>> note that links in this email are updated at that time as well.
>>
>> We apologise for the long delay between the SDK updates. We had to
>> completely recreate our SDK production environment before being able to
>> release an update. This took longer than expected and is the main reason
>> for the delay.
>>
>> If you already have an existing Alpha-Qt5 SDK installed you should see
>> the Updates Available icon in Qt Creator. If you don't have a previous SDK
>> installation you can get the latest installer from
>> http://www.sailfishos.org. It is recommended to uninstall the old SDK
>> and download a new installer.
>>
>> SDK content has been updated to match Jolla Release 1.0.5.16. Please see
>> below for detailed information of the changed items.
>>
>> A couple of things you should be aware of:
>> - Like before, in this update the build engine, emulator and targets are
>> re-installed so you will lose all changes you may have made in those -
>> however, if your application packaging is done correctly, rebuilding your
>> projects should reinstall the packages you have been using.
>> - All customization done to SDK (adding new package repositories, adding
>> custom targets, additional source paths) will be removed during the
>> installation process so make your own backup of those before starting the
>> update.
>> - If you import existing projects made with a previous version of the
>> Sailfish OS SDK, make sure you select the correct kit in the project
>> configuration step. Both ARM and i486 kits are available.
>> - Windows users need to install VC10 runtime from
>> http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=8328 or the
>> Installer will ask for admin rights during installation.
>> - Package repository contents have been updated and consequently using a
>> previous SDK version with these package repositories is not supported.
>> - For more information, please see the SDK Alpha-Qt5 known issues list
>> at: https://sailfishos.org/wiki/SDK_Alpha_Qt5_Known_Issues.
>> - Oldest Mac OS X supported is now 10.8.5 (Mountain Lion). Other
>> supported platforms can be found from:
>> https://sailfishos.org/alpha_qt5_sdk_release_notes.html
>>
>> Here is a summary of changes:
>>
>> SDK IDE (Qt Creator)
>>  - Crash fixes on OS X
>>  - Yaml editor removed from Qt Creator and yaml files are presented as
>> plain text
>>  - Alternate projects folder can be changed from Mer settings page
>>  - Better path handling for shared directories in Windows
>>  - Updated Sailfish template project
>>  - Handle errors in project build/deploy phase more gracefully
>>  - Debugging with GDB from Qt Creator works with the Emulator and the
>> Device
>>  - Tooltips are displayed for Virtual Machine statuses
>>  - Add changelog to your RPM with a .changes file
>>
>> SDK Control Center:
>>  - Improved Targets management page
>>  - Clean build targets are available for download via the Targets page
>> (pre-configured targets)
>>  - Easily install/remove multiple packages from a specific target
>>  - Updates page has a "Check for updates now" button
>>  - Added Harbour tools page with RPM validator tool
>>
>> Installer:
>>  - Better VirtualBox version checking. Lowest version supported is v4.0
>>  - Install virtual machines using correct VirtualBox version specific
>> parameters
>>  - Handle empty alternate projects folder setting
>>  - Install Sailfish template project as a package making it easier to
>> update
>>  - Display Sailfish logo on Mac installer
>>  - MerSDK no longer directly uses User's home directory, but mounts it as
>> /home/mersdk/share/ inside the virtual machine
>>  - User's home directory is no longer polluted with a .scratchbox2 folder
>>  - Shared mounts are mounted with correct access rights
>>  - Default i486 target renamed to SailfishOS-i486
>>  - Rework documentation packaging
>>
>> Emulator:
>>  - Applications can be removed from the Emulator's home screen by
>> long-clicking on the application icon, just like it is done on the phone.
>>
>> If you have any questions, you can either send email to this mailing
>> list: devel at lists.sailfishos.org or write it up in
>> http://together.jolla.com and tag your issue with 'sdk'.
>>
>> Happy hacking,
>> Jolla SDK Team.
>>
>>
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