Running Android apps on Maemo/Meego using XMLVM
 

XMLVM ( http://www.xmlvm.org/overview/ ) is a cross-compiling framework for cross compiling android apps to either iphone or palm-pre

It generates for example, objective-c code, and use the normal iphone development tools to compile it as an iphone app.

To run it on maemo/meego we have many options:
1. compile the objective c for maemo
2. compile for palm-pre and use preenv
3. modify the XMLVM to generate c-code and compile for maemo
4. there is always an option to port dalvik VM to maemo

what do you think ?

Re: Running Android apps on Maemo/Meego using XMLVM
 

"We" this, "we" this other thing...

No one's going to do it unless _you_ do. As someone said, "be the we".

On the other hand, this is harder than it sounds; you still have to implement all of Android's classes.

Re: Running Android apps on Maemo/Meego using XMLVM
 

If you don't have the Android application source code then this most likely would not even be worth the effort of trying.

I can only see this being useful if you're an Android developer who may want to target your app on other platforms as well. I could be wrong, though.

Re: Running Android apps on Maemo/Meego using XMLVM
 

Given that you'd be looking at an app that you have the source for anyway it would be more work to write the translations than it would to port most apps by hand - depending on what they do of course.

Sure, you could end up with the tools to make the 2nd or 3rd app easier, but as said above you'd really be looking at implementing a lot of framework some of which won't be possible for Meamo5 (multitouch, gestures, compass etc).

Still, don't be put off from trying it though. I'm sure it would be a great learning exercise. :)

Re: Running Android apps on Maemo/Meego using XMLVM
 

AFAIK XMLVM's input is byte code and not source ...

Re: Running Android apps on Maemo/Meego using XMLVM
 

RIM just announced that their Blackberry Playbook would be compatible with Android Apps! How did they do that???

Re: Running Android apps on Maemo/Meego using XMLVM
 

Probably they paid Myriad for using Alien Dalvik.

Re: Running Android apps on Maemo/Meego using XMLVM
 

WeTab also announced android support in a near software update. Prolly Alien Dalvik too.