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2011-05-17 , 14:51
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Originally Posted by AndyNokia232 View Post
My main concern is about apps for this thing. I know there was a discussion earlier in this thread about DEB vs RPM, but will I be able to simply install apps from the extras repos here...
No. MeeGo, [and|including] Harmattan, use hardfp on ARM. This means binaries for it make use of the floating point hardware in the processor. Maemo 5 is not hardfp. Binaries for one cannot run on the other, so all applications must be recompiled.

The exceptions are applications written in interpreted languages, such as Python and Perl. Once their interpreter is compiled for Harmattan, they should run.

...or will there be a new set of Maemo6 repos with their own Maemo6 apps?
I believe there should be a Harmattan OBS. In fact, there's been an effort to allow open source application developers to target Maemo 5, Harmattan, and MeeGo.com's fully open Meego by submitting to one OBS.
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