[okl4-developer] Dalvik on OKL4

[Michael Hills]

Hi everyone,

For my honours thesis I ported various parts of Android to run on OKL4 on
the Android Developer Phone 1 (HTC Dream). This includes the Dalvik Virtual
Machine and input framework with both keypad and touchscreen implemented.
The display can also be accessed from within the Java code by using
Android's 2D graphics library. It is also possible to run multiple
applications which can communicate over L4 IPC.

Currently, only one graphical application can be run at a time which is
determined at build-time. You can download the source code 
http://www.ertos.nicta.com.au/software/androidokl4/ here  and follow the
guide to setup the build environment. It's a bit long-winded, partially
because there are two source trees (one for Android and one for OKL4).

The port is preliminary and only supports running the LunarLander
application unmodified which is found in the Android SDK. However, new
applications can be written using 2D graphics and input. At this point in
time there is no guide on how to write such applications, but if there is
interest I may consider writing one.

If there are any questions, please post here or contact me by email at
mikeh at cse.unsw.edu.au and I'd be happy to answer them.
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