On 2/16/22 15:57, Diego Herrera wrote: > Hi. I was checking if the scrcpy software [1] could get packaged, but to > continue I need to know how to package an APK package file. For context, > this project consists on a Linux client and an Android server app that is > uploaded as an APK package by the client to an Android device using adb to > share the Android device screen. > > The project provides the sources to build that APK file, but it depends on > gradle and the Android SDK to build it. Even if we revive the gradle > package, I doubt that we can package the Android SDK since it requires it's > own set of licenses and I don't think that everything complies to the > policies. I also don't know if there is a way to compile the APK without > those dependencies. > > On the other hand, the project also provides the precompiled APK that can > get directly added to the package (that's how other distros package this > software), but I doubt that adding a binary package complies with Fedora's > policies even if its not used on the same Fedora machine. > > Another idea that I thought of was to patch the program or add a script > that downloads the APK on the first run and save it on userspace. > Technically you are not packaging the binary, but in my opinion it's just a > roundabout way to get the same result. > > Is any of these approaches viable from a policy perspective? Is there a > better way to do this? Or should I desist on packaging this project on > Fedora for now? > > [1] https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy > > Best regards. > > -- > Diego Herrera C. Why is packaging the Android SDK not an option? -- Sincerely, Demi Marie Obenour (she/her/hers)
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