[Ohrrpgce] Plan for Android 8.0 target

[James Paige]

Oh, and I forgot to mention.

Android 8.0 is the "target" but the apk files will still run on older
versions of android too.
The current "minimum" version supported by pelya's commadergenius
sdl_android is Android version 4.1

(I looked up statistics, and apparently the percentage of android devices
running versions older than 4.1 is something like half of 1%)




On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 8:31 PM James Paige <Bob at hamsterrepublic.com> wrote:

> So starting pretty soon, only android apks that target Android version 8.0
> will be allowed in Google play.
>
> I have done a little research, and I learned that pelya has done a lot of
> recent work on updating the commandergenius sdl for android port to work
> with the latest Android NDK.
>
> So here is my current plan:
> * I will clone a new fork of pelya's source
> * I will patch in or re-implement all the modifications that the ohrrpgce
> needs (this is mostly gamepad stuff and a few platform-detection functions.
> The ouya store purchase stuff can be removed completely)
> * I should be able to re-build the games that I have already packaged as
> apks
>
> I am glad I have a plan now, I was worried about that part-- but the bad
> news is that this plan is a lot of work, and my current free time is very
> limited right now.
>
> I am budgeting my time and so one hour each Thursday evening is "OHRRPGCE
> time" for the foreseeable future.
>
> Persons wondering how they can help without knowing how to comb through
> git commits and patch them onto a newer tree can help by sending me kind
> words and encouragement via e-mail on Thursday mornings to get me hyped up
> ;)
>
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