Doesn't this have to be open-sourced? Emacs is GPL'd. I might want to help out with the development.
It depends. It seems to be an Emacs installer rather than Emacs proper.
Didn't try it myself.
GNU Emacs ported to Android
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Re: GNU Emacs ported to Android
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's no rule in the App Store against interpreted code that's not downloaded.
So you could have an emacs that... wasn't extensible. Seems pointless. Not that this hack has a lot of point either (a world class editor on a platform without a development toolchain?). Still, more pointless I guess.
Who says there's no development toolchain?
Terminal IDE and AIDE for Java. SL4A for Python, JavaScript and Ruby. Ruboto. There's a version of Octave now. And I'm sure there's more besides. There are definitely development options on an Android device.
I've been using SL4A and the Jota editor to teach myself Python (professionally, I'm a .Net developer) on my Nexus 7 and I've been pretty happy with it. I can carry it everywhere, and anytime I have a few minutes to spare I can open up the ebook I've been reading, then go to the editor and/or the immediate window and try some things out. And if I'm at my desk, I can use a hardware keyboard, making things even easier.
Emacs improves the possibilities even more. At the very least, it's a far better editor than any of the current editors (unless you're a vim fan using Terminal IDE) for any scenario where you need an editor.
At best, it could get a whole package management system of supporting utilities that are available to it inside its terminal, and becomes a good way to develop with virtually any language that has a compiler that can be ported to Android. Maybe it even gets w3m browser mode, music player mode, and other awesome Emacs-as-OS features.
Re: GNU Emacs ported to Android
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
So you could have an emacs that... wasn't extensible. Seems pointless. Not that this hack has a lot of point either (a world class editor on a platform without a development toolchain?). Still, more pointless I guess.
Who says there's no development toolchain? Terminal IDE and AIDE for Java. SL4A for Python, JavaScript and Ruby. Ruboto. There's a version of Octave now. And I'm sure there's more besides. There are definitely development options on an Android device. I've been using SL4A and the Jota editor to teach myself Python (professionally, I'm a .Net developer) on my Nexus 7 and I've been pretty happy with it. I can carry it…
I meant there's no standard toolchain. Specifically there's no straightforward way to develop a vanilla Android app in Android. It's not self-hosting in the same way that "real" platforms are; until that is fixed, porting development tools in isolation isn't going to amount to much more than an amusing curiosity.
Re: GNU Emacs ported to Android
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
So you could have an emacs that... wasn't extensible. Seems pointless. Not that this hack has a lot of point either (a world class editor on a platform without a development toolchain?). Still, more pointless I guess.
An Emacs that's not extendable can be useful. At least, you don't have to make your brain switch modes. I've lost the count of how many times I have closed a browser window while trying to cut text.
I fixed the C-w issue by training myself to always close windows using it (for a while in the Gnome 2 days I was using a custom metacity theme with no title bars or buttons at all). The mode switching goes into your muscle memory and your body starts to recognize the difference between editor and GUI context.
Re: GNU Emacs ported to Android
#35seg11 on nexus 7 :(
Same here... after downloading a bunch of files.
Re: GNU Emacs ported to Android
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
Who says there's no development toolchain? Terminal IDE and AIDE for Java. SL4A for Python, JavaScript and Ruby. Ruboto. There's a version of Octave now. And I'm sure there's more besides. There are definitely development options on an Android device. I've been using SL4A and the Jota editor to teach myself Python (professionally, I'm a .Net developer) on my Nexus 7 and I've been pretty happy with it. I can carry it…
I meant there's no standard toolchain. Specifically there's no straightforward way to develop a vanilla Android app in Android. It's not self-hosting in the same way that "real" platforms are; until that is fixed, porting development tools in isolation isn't going to amount to much more than an amusing curiosity.
> Specifically there's no straightforward way to develop a vanilla Android app in Android.
How is what you want different from what AIDE offers?
With AIDE, you develop an Android app more or less like you would in Eclipse, and it compiles it and installs it into the system like any other Android app. It's in your application list, and you can run it like any other Android app.
Re: GNU Emacs ported to Android
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
Who says there's no development toolchain? Terminal IDE and AIDE for Java. SL4A for Python, JavaScript and Ruby. Ruboto. There's a version of Octave now. And I'm sure there's more besides. There are definitely development options on an Android device. I've been using SL4A and the Jota editor to teach myself Python (professionally, I'm a .Net developer) on my Nexus 7 and I've been pretty happy with it. I can carry it…
I meant there's no standard toolchain. Specifically there's no straightforward way to develop a vanilla Android app in Android. It's not self-hosting in the same way that "real" platforms are; until that is fixed, porting development tools in isolation isn't going to amount to much more than an amusing curiosity.
How many different ways do you need to be told what to use to develop Android apps on Android? AIDE and TerminalIDE can be used to develop Android apps from start to finish including signing and the whole ball of wax. You can even open up your Eclipse projects and just pick up from where you left off.
Re: GNU Emacs ported to Android
#38So? A Vim port's been out for a few months. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.momodalo.a... . /dons my flame-retardant jacket
And even longer on iPad, but these will only be useful when they can deal with ESC key. Vim without ESC is like Word without mouse.
Esc works perfectly on Hacker's Keyboard which is just a download away on the Android market.
Re: GNU Emacs ported to Android
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Which is coincidentally likely why you can never have it on iOS (interpreted code and all...)
There's no rule in the App Store against interpreted code that's not downloaded.
Really?
Unless otherwise approved by Apple in writing, no interpreted code may be downloaded or used in an Application except for code that is interpreted and run by Apple’s Documented APIs and built-in interpreter(s). Notwithstanding the foregoing, with Apple’s prior written consent, an Application may use embedded interpreted code in a limited way if such use is solely for providing minor features or functionality that are consistent with the intended and advertised purpose of the Application.
That would certainly exclude Emacs.
Re: GNU Emacs ported to Android
#40Doesn't this have to be open-sourced? Emacs is GPL'd. I might want to help out with the development.
one doesn't need to be wrong to be downvoted on HN: