Android 4.1 in AOSP • Hacker News Board

Re: Android 4.1 in AOSP

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Post by mtgx » Tue, Jul 10, 2012, 8:57 AM UTC

drivebyacct2 wrote: post #17

keeperofdakeys wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Cyanogenmod developers have been taking CM9 development a bit differently to the past, trying to make it less hacky, so it is both more stable and easier to port features. Since Jelly Bean is a minor update, a lot of parts should have the same, or a similar API. This means the CM developers can literally forward port and backward port features between ICS and Jelly Bean with ease. So they will be releasing ICS an…

Yes. CM has rewritten their modifications for ICS so that they integrate side-by-side with the OS settings. If you didn't see the boot screen or the ROM version, you would just think that you got a whole bunch more features and nice little performance tweaks. They did an amazing job of keeping it stock and adding functionality where it made sense. All without the awkward, disorganized "CMParts" of CM(<9). It's all qu…

I'd rather CM sticks as close as possible to AOSP. Fewer potential issues for them in the future, and they get more time to port to more devices, and to make the "master" ROM more stable.

Re: Android 4.1 in AOSP

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Post by nuje » Tue, Jul 10, 2012, 9:11 AM UTC

Tichy wrote: post #18

What is AOSP?

It's the subset of Android that is released as open source some time after the proprietary versions are shipped.

Re: Android 4.1 in AOSP

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Post by SoapSeller » Tue, Jul 10, 2012, 9:38 AM UTC

keeperofdakeys wrote: post #14

pkulak wrote: post #10

That seemed pretty quick. And apparently it's a minor update, code wise, so hopefully we'll see some action from the CY devs soon. Though, ICS probably has to hit release first.

The Cyanogenmod developers have been taking CM9 development a bit differently to the past, trying to make it less hacky, so it is both more stable and easier to port features. Since Jelly Bean is a minor update, a lot of parts should have the same, or a similar API. This means the CM developers can literally forward port and backward port features between ICS and Jelly Bean with ease. So they will be releasing ICS an…

Yes, JB will be in CM10, while CM9 dev continues. pretty much like it is currently being done with CM7&9.

More info about CM approach towards JB can be found here: https://plus.google.com/117962666888533781522/posts/PNJutPNh...

Re: Android 4.1 in AOSP

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Post by regularfry » Tue, Jul 10, 2012, 9:43 AM UTC

What the hell did Google Groups just do to my back button?

Re: Android 4.1 in AOSP

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Post by wcoenen » Tue, Jul 10, 2012, 9:55 AM UTC

unfasten wrote: post #12

Does anyone know which commit covers the reduction in functionality for the global search (related to the sales ban on the Nexus)? My friend is trying to find the commit so he can compile Jelly Bean (for the Galaxy Nexus) with the global search restored but neither of has been able to find where the change was made. We were thinking it might be in the QuickSearchBox ( https://android.googlesource.com/platform/package…

Building android requires a beefy developer workstation. Does your friend have the recommended 16GB of RAM[1]?

[1] https://groups.google.com/d/topic/android-building/N1exifTpP...

Re: Android 4.1 in AOSP

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Post by FrankBooth » Tue, Jul 10, 2012, 10:44 AM UTC

wcoenen wrote: post #25

unfasten wrote: post #12

Does anyone know which commit covers the reduction in functionality for the global search (related to the sales ban on the Nexus)? My friend is trying to find the commit so he can compile Jelly Bean (for the Galaxy Nexus) with the global search restored but neither of has been able to find where the change was made. We were thinking it might be in the QuickSearchBox ( https://android.googlesource.com/platform/package…

Building android requires a beefy developer workstation. Does your friend have the recommended 16GB of RAM[1]? [1] https://groups.google.com/d/topic/android-building/N1exifTpP...

$100 worth of memory, so beefy.

Re: Android 4.1 in AOSP

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Post by fceccon » Tue, Jul 10, 2012, 12:36 PM UTC

FrankBooth wrote: post #26

wcoenen wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Building android requires a beefy developer workstation. Does your friend have the recommended 16GB of RAM[1]? [1] https://groups.google.com/d/topic/android-building/N1exifTpP...

$100 worth of memory, so beefy.

Some older computer, like my 2009 MBP for example, can't be upgraded to more than 8gb of memory.

edit: I imagine that people interested in hacking on Android have better machines, so it's not a problem. I was pointing out that you can't just buy 16gb to meet the requirements on all machines.

Re: Android 4.1 in AOSP

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Post by unfasten » Tue, Jul 10, 2012, 1:00 PM UTC

fpgeek wrote: post #13

unfasten wrote: post #12

Does anyone know which commit covers the reduction in functionality for the global search (related to the sales ban on the Nexus)? My friend is trying to find the commit so he can compile Jelly Bean (for the Galaxy Nexus) with the global search restored but neither of has been able to find where the change was made. We were thinking it might be in the QuickSearchBox ( https://android.googlesource.com/platform/package…

Are you sure that change is in the AOSP source? It could easily be part of the Google Apps bundle instead (in which case reversing it would be trickier).

Hadn't thought of that, thanks. My friend compiled and installed AOSP Jelly Bean and you are indeed correct; global search works without limitation.

Re: Android 4.1 in AOSP

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Post by _ea1k » Tue, Jul 10, 2012, 1:45 PM UTC

wcoenen wrote: post #25

unfasten wrote: post #12

Does anyone know which commit covers the reduction in functionality for the global search (related to the sales ban on the Nexus)? My friend is trying to find the commit so he can compile Jelly Bean (for the Galaxy Nexus) with the global search restored but neither of has been able to find where the change was made. We were thinking it might be in the QuickSearchBox ( https://android.googlesource.com/platform/package…

Building android requires a beefy developer workstation. Does your friend have the recommended 16GB of RAM[1]? [1] https://groups.google.com/d/topic/android-building/N1exifTpP...

16GB may be recommended, but I have built it before on a machine with 6GB. The initial build ran overnight, and subsequent builds seldom require a rebuild of the entire tree. I think it's certainly possible to manage a small change without 16GB available.

Re: Android 4.1 in AOSP

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Post by hammersend » Tue, Jul 10, 2012, 2:17 PM UTC

nuje wrote: post #22

Tichy wrote: post #18

What is AOSP?

It's the subset of Android that is released as open source some time after the proprietary versions are shipped.

Is that supposed to be funny? No Jellybean devices have shipped to the general public yet the source has been released. Also, AOSP is not a sub-set of Android, AOSP is Android. Anything else is an add-on including the Google Apps.