Does LC actually build for Android 2.2?

Mike Bonner bonnmike at gmail.com
Sat Apr 18 16:47:31 EDT 2015


yeah, the thread mentioned a bug report being filed, I don't know the bug
number. agreed, turning off the sensors isn't an answer. I gave up on 2.2 a
while back, but haven't tested recently.

On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Richard Gaskin <ambassador at fourthworld.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Mike, but unfortunately that doesn't do it for me.
>
> And for those for whom it worked, was a bug report filed?  Many of those
> sensors exist on devices running Android 2.2, so having to turn off support
> for them would be a bug.
>
> --
>  Richard Gaskin
>  Fourth World Systems
>  Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
>  ____________________________________________________________________
>  Ambassador at FourthWorld.com                http://www.FourthWorld.com
>
> Mike Bonner wrote:
>
>  I saw a work around for this at one point, let me see if I can locate it
>> again. (assuming its the same issue that i'm trying to remember)
>>
>> Ah k. Found it I think. (not the thing I remember, but theres a reference
>> to the problem..)
>>
>> http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=23366&p=120947&hilit=black+screen+android#p120947
>>
>> Specifically this response:
>>
>> by *jacque
>> <http://forums.livecode.com/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=57>* » Wed
>> Feb 25, 2015 10:09 pm
>> Hm, I'm not sure. What you're describing is a crash, and it used to happen
>> in 2.2 if any sensors were turned on. Turning off all the sensors fixed
>> it,
>> but it was just easier to build for 2.3 which did work. I can't remember
>> now whether the sensors were the ones listed in standalone settings, or
>> whether it had to be done through a terminal app. One of the team members
>> did it while I watched and he was moving so fast in Terminal that I
>> couldn't follow it. One thing to check is that all the Requirements and
>> Restrictions in standalone settings are set to N/A.
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 1:16 PM, Richard Gaskin <ambassador at
>> fourthworld.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  How?
>>>
>>> Given how few folks use 2.2 it's not a deal-breaker if I can't build for
>>> it, but I have an old tablet I'd like to use for stress testing and it
>>> runs
>>> 2.2.
>>>
>>> The app builds for 2.2 and installs fine on both the 2.2 emulator and the
>>> tablet, but when it launches I see a black screen briefly and then it
>>> dies,
>>> with no further info.
>>>
>>> Any clues?
>>>
>>> --
>>>  Richard Gaskin
>>>  Fourth World Systems
>>>  Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
>>>  ____________________________________________________________________
>>>  Ambassador at FourthWorld.com                http://www.FourthWorld.com
>>>
>>
>
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