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== Introduction == |
== Introduction == |
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| − | Android is an operating system for mobile |
+ | Android is an operating system for mobile devices, based on Linux; software development is mainly done in Java. See the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system) Wikipedia article] for more information. |
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== How to develop Android software in Haskell == |
== How to develop Android software in Haskell == |
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| + | or the Native Development Kit ([https://developer.android.com/tools/sdk/ndk/index.html NDK]). |
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| + | You can also create applications using the NDK. See the [https://github.com/ajhc/demo-android-ndk NativeActivity demo application] using the [http://ajhc.metasepi.org/ Ajhc Haskell compiler] for example. |
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| − | Another option is, to use Thrift, as described in the blog article [http://mortenib.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/thrift-and-haskell/ Thrift and Haskell] |
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| + | There has also been some success in compiling GHC as a cross compiler. See below. |
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| − | There is |
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| − | [https://github.com/ajhc/demo-android-ndk NativeActivity demo application] |
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| − | using [http://ajhc.metasepi.org/ Ajhc Haskell compiler]. |
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== Discussions == |
== Discussions == |
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* [http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/CrossCompiling Cross-compiling GHC] |
* [http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/CrossCompiling Cross-compiling GHC] |
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* [https://github.com/neurocyte/ghc-android ghc-android]; a build script for building ghc cross compilers targeting Android. |
* [https://github.com/neurocyte/ghc-android ghc-android]; a build script for building ghc cross compilers targeting Android. |
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| + | * [https://github.com/sseefried/docker-build-ghc-android docker-build-ghc-android]; a [https://www.docker.com/ Docker]file to build a GHC 7.8.3 cross compiler targeting Android on Debian Wheezy. Based heavily on [https://github.com/neurocyte/ghc-android ghc-android]. You can also just <code>docker pull sseefried/debian-stable-ghc-android</code> from the Docker Hub. |
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| + | * [https://github.com/conscell/hugs-android hugs-android]; a port of HUGS Haskell interpreter to Android. |
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* [[ARM]] |
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* [https://ghcarm.wordpress.com/ GHC on ARM] |
* [https://ghcarm.wordpress.com/ GHC on ARM] |
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Revision as of 18:32, 18 March 2015
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Introduction
Android is an operating system for mobile devices, based on Linux; software development is mainly done in Java. See the Wikipedia article for more information.
How to develop Android software in Haskell
There are two main approaches to writing Android applications. You can either use the Java Native Interface (JNI) or the Native Development Kit (NDK).
If you'd like to go down the path of using the JNI there is a Haskell binding library foreign-jni; here is a demonstration of its use: android-haskell-activity.
You can also create applications using the NDK. See the NativeActivity demo application using the Ajhc Haskell compiler for example.
There has also been some success in compiling GHC as a cross compiler. See below.
Discussions
- StackOverflow: Running a Haskell program on the Android OS
- Reddit: Haskell on Android, Haskell bindings for Android NDK APIs and An ARM port of GHC that works (so we can program the iphone or android)
- Google+ So who else is interested in getting Haskell running on Android?
Related
- Cross-compiling GHC
- ghc-android; a build script for building ghc cross compilers targeting Android.
- docker-build-ghc-android; a Dockerfile to build a GHC 7.8.3 cross compiler targeting Android on Debian Wheezy. Based heavily on ghc-android. You can also just
docker pull sseefried/debian-stable-ghc-androidfrom the Docker Hub. - hugs-android; a port of HUGS Haskell interpreter to Android.
- ARM
- GHC on ARM
- iPhone