Re: Perl on Android

Ok, this is probably not exactly what you are looking for, but i have to ask: Is it really important to run your software on Android based tablets? If you, say, develop a fullscreen application for use in your company, there are alternatives.

For example, i recently saw an article about an upcoming ARM based linux tablet: "$270 Spark Linux tablet is powered by (and generates funds for) KDE Active Plasma". An here is an updated article about it.

Of course, if you got the money, there a quite a lot of rugged Windows based tablets for industrial use out there (most of them also run Linux without problems).

"I know what i'm doing! Look, what could possibly go wrong? All i have to pull this lever like so, and then press this button here like ArghhhhhaaAaAAAaaagraaaAAaa!!!"

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Re^2: Perl on Android by CountZero (Bishop) on Jul 17, 2012 at 18:47 UTC
It is not important at all. I already have a Linux based tablet (WeTab) on which Perl runs quite well. It is just that my eye caught this new Android4 tablet and I wondered if I could run Perl on it. If I cannot use Perl to tinker with the machine, it does not really interest me. CountZero A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James My blog: Imperial Deltronics	[reply]
Re^3: Perl on Android by cavac (Prior) on Jul 17, 2012 at 19:27 UTC
If I cannot use Perl to tinker with the machine, it does not really interest me. Agreed. I don't really see the point of some closed-down hardware that let's you only program "apps" in a crippled down jailed version of java. If i wanted to deal with something that has no use, does not do what i want and has no good way of reprogramming, i could just talk to a user... SCNR "I know what i'm doing! Look, what could possibly go wrong? All i have to pull this lever like so, and then press this button here like ArghhhhhaaAaAAAaaagraaaAAaa!!!"	[reply]