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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 14:39:26 -0800
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Subject: Re: [Android] CB-8976,
 CB-8453 and is there anyone building multiple APKs
From: Joe Bowser <bowserj@gmail.com>
To: dev <dev@cordova.apache.org>
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On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 2:34 PM, Carlos Santana <csantana23@gmail.com> wrote:

> What do you mean by a manual step to set the architecture?
>
> meaning that "cordova build" will build one apk by default
>
>
Yes, right now if I set the version code to 1 and do a crosswalk build, I
would get the following version codes and APKs:
android-armv6-release.apk - Version Code 12
android-x86-release.apk - Version Code 14


> But if they want a specific architecture or multiple built they can do via
> extra argument to "cordova build"
>
> Like cordova build -- --x86 --arm
>
>
I don't think we should do multiple at all.  I think we should build just
one.

So, if you do this cordova build release --arch=arm

You get only

android-armv6-release.apk - Version Code 1

And then to get the other one you have change the version code to 2 and do
this:

cordova build release --arch=x86

android-x86-release.apk - Version Code 2


> This is similar for windows platform where user control targets and build
> via extra flags to build command, or not even related?
>
>
Yes, this issue is open because we're copying how Windows does things.  I
don't know why we're doing a multiple APK build, except that Crosswalk is
an Intel thing, maybe?


>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 5:17 PM Joe Bowser <bowserj@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Carlos Santana <csantana23@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Avoiding a large APK is kind of a good feature to have, to build small
> > apk
> > > targeted to specific architecture.
> > >
> > > What's your proposal ? Maybe I missed it
> > >
> > >
> > Step 1. Remove the code that changes version codes but has nothing to do
> > with architecture and get users to specify the Android Version Code in
> the
> > config.xml like so:
> > <widget android-versionCode="19" id="ca.dontflyhere.app" version="0.0.1"
> > xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" xmlns:cdv="
> > http://cordova.apache.org/ns/1.0">
> >
> >
> > > You said to remove multiple apk generation or have multiple apk
> > generation
> > > being don in a different way to handle the versionCode per
> architecture?
> > >
> > >
> > Yeah, for the short term, I think multiplying by 10, and reserving the
> last
> > spot to denote x86 or arm isn't an awful solution, but it's far from
> > ideal.  If we can turn off multiple APK generation and add the ability to
> > set an architecture, then this would turn into a manual step for the
> > developer to take advantage of, and they can decide if version 11 is arm
> > and version 12 is x86, but I'm not sure if developers are able to handle
> > that or want it abstracted, which is why I'm asking.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 4:41 PM Joe Bowser <bowserj@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 1:26 PM, Carlos Santana <csantana23@gmail.com
> >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > If it's not well documented how this multiple APKs suppose to work
> > and
> > > > use.
> > > > > then I would say the impact is low
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > I disagree, since people using Crosswalk are expecting that behaviour
> > by
> > > > default right now.  We don't have to built multiple APKs with
> Crosswalk
> > > > but bundling both the X86 and the ARM libraries makes the APK 48 MB.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > If it's not part of the build.json in --buildConfig spec [1]  then
> > also
> > > > low
> > > > > impact.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > I would agree if build.json was universally adopted as the way to do
> > > > things, and there wasn't multiple ways people were building
> production
> > > > apps.  Right now, it's more likely that someone would store a
> > > > settings.gradle file pointing to the keystore instead, especially
> since
> > > it
> > > > doesn't prompt for a password like build.json does.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > It would be good to get some of those answers to the questions you
> > have
> > > > > about apk requiring different version code on store
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > I just tried to deploy multiple APKs with different architectures on
> > the
> > > > play store, you can't do it.  If you try, you replace your ARM apk
> with
> > > an
> > > > x86 APK.  You have to have a different version code for each of them.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Maybe it make sense to remove it from builde.gradle and move it to
> > > > > build.json if it's something that is something that comes into play
> > > when
> > > > > releasing instead of being normal dev cycle.
> > > > >
> > > > > [1]:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/dev/guide/platforms/android/#signing-an-app
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 4:12 PM Joe Bowser <bowserj@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 1:07 PM, Carlos Santana <
> > csantana23@gmail.com
> > > >
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > First sorry for my stupid questions :-)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Why do we need to mess with this versionCode?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > Short Answer: We shouldn't have to.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Long Answer: We might need it for Crosswalk only.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > How a native developer creating a new Android App today using
> > > Android
> > > > > > > Studio and gradle handle this?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > They set it in the Android Manifest like they're supposed to.
> This
> > > > > hasn't
> > > > > > changed AFAIK.  Apparently having multiple APKs in the store
> means
> > > that
> > > > > you
> > > > > > have to have different version codes, although I haven't tested
> > this
> > > > yet.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Should that help us determined how it should work for Cordova
> > Apps?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You'd think, but then we wouldn't have this weird system in place
> > > right
> > > > > > now.  I wish we talked about this more, but this seems to have
> > mostly
> > > > > flown
> > > > > > in under the radar when we were getting Cordova 4.0 out.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Can we come with a similar system, or no system, or it's user
> > space
> > > > > where
> > > > > > > they can put a version code they want to use in config.xml in
> > > > > conjunction
> > > > > > > with of the version string (i.e. 1.0.0) that they are already
> > using
> > > > in.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > I believe that config.xml already does this, but we then munge it
> > all
> > > > up
> > > > > > because someone thought that we might want to have many APKs
> > instead
> > > of
> > > > > > just one APK for a version of Android.  This is something that's
> > > pissed
> > > > > off
> > > > > > various developers over the past year, and the reason I'm asking
> is
> > > > > because
> > > > > > I want to see it deleted, but don't want to break anyone who
> relies
> > > on
> > > > > it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 3:58 PM Joe Bowser <bowserj@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > OK, so, I'm dealing with this code, which pisses me off to no
> > > end:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >     if (Boolean.valueOf(cdvBuildMultipleApks)) {
> > > > > > > >         productFlavors {
> > > > > > > >             armv7 {
> > > > > > > >                 versionCode defaultConfig.versionCode + 2
> > > > > > > >                 ndk {
> > > > > > > >                     abiFilters "armeabi-v7a", ""
> > > > > > > >                 }
> > > > > > > >             }
> > > > > > > >             x86 {
> > > > > > > >                 versionCode defaultConfig.versionCode + 4
> > > > > > > >                 ndk {
> > > > > > > >                     abiFilters "x86", ""
> > > > > > > >                 }
> > > > > > > >             }
> > > > > > > >             all {
> > > > > > > >                 ndk {
> > > > > > > >                     abiFilters "all", ""
> > > > > > > >                 }
> > > > > > > >             }
> > > > > > > >         }
> > > > > > > >     } else if (!cdvVersionCode) {
> > > > > > > >       def minSdkVersion = cdvMinSdkVersion ?:
> > > > > > > > privateHelpers.extractIntFromManifest("minSdkVersion")
> > > > > > > >       // Vary versionCode by the two most common API levels:
> > > > > > > >       // 14 is ICS, which is the lowest API level for many
> > apps.
> > > > > > > >       // 20 is Lollipop, which is the lowest API level for
> the
> > > > > > updatable
> > > > > > > > system webview.
> > > > > > > >       if (minSdkVersion >= 20) {
> > > > > > > >         defaultConfig.versionCode += 9
> > > > > > > >       } else if (minSdkVersion >= 14) {
> > > > > > > >         defaultConfig.versionCode += 8
> > > > > > > >       }
> > > > > > > >     }
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > So, right now if you're not using Crosswalk at all, your
> > default
> > > > > > version
> > > > > > > > code will be 18 instead of 1, and 28 for the second version
> if
> > > you
> > > > > > aren't
> > > > > > > > using Crosswalk.  I can see why people would build multiple
> > APKs
> > > > per
> > > > > > > > architectures, but if you're building multiple APKs for
> > different
> > > > > > > versions
> > > > > > > > of Android, we've all done something wrong and we never asked
> > for
> > > > > this
> > > > > > > > feature to be added to Cordova.  The whole point of Cordova
> is
> > to
> > > > > work
> > > > > > > > across multiple platforms, and that does include multiple
> > > versions
> > > > of
> > > > > > > > Android.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > However, since this stupid code was added back in 4.0.x, I'm
> > > > > wondering
> > > > > > if
> > > > > > > > anyone is relying on this code before I rip it out and have
> > > version
> > > > > > codes
> > > > > > > > mean exactly what they're supposed to mean.  That means that
> > when
> > > > you
> > > > > > > build
> > > > > > > > and release your first app without using Crosswalk, your
> > > > application
> > > > > > > > version code will be 1.  Not 18, not 19, but 1.  Then when
> you
> > > > build
> > > > > > > > another version, that version will be 2, and so on.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > What do people think of this code going away?  Crosswalk will
> > > > > probably
> > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > to have the different version codes, since I think us
> defining
> > a
> > > > > system
> > > > > > > > could work better than leaving this up to the user and having
> > > > things
> > > > > go
> > > > > > > > horribly sideways when people are trying to keep track of
> > whether
> > > > > they
> > > > > > > > released an arm or x86 binary, since we already decided to
> take
> > > > > > > > responsibility for this.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > So, feedback on this would be good.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Darryl Pogue <
> > darryl@dpogue.ca
> > > >
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Not intentionally on my end, but when I add the CrossWalk
> > > plugin
> > > > I
> > > > > > > > > seem to get two APKs as output (one for armv7, one for
> x86).
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On 18 February 2016 at 11:05, Joe Bowser <
> bowserj@gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Hey
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Based on the feedback on those two issues, and other
> > places,
> > > I
> > > > > > think
> > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > most hated change from Cordova-Android 4.0 that we didn't
> > fix
> > > > in
> > > > > > > > > > Cordova-Android 5.0 was the fact that we have an
> > undocumented
> > > > way
> > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > > generating an arbitrary build number that makes
> absolutely
> > no
> > > > > > sense.
> > > > > > > > > > Furthermore, this screws up people's automated builds,
> and
> > > can
> > > > > > cause
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > version code to reach MAX_INT.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > If you want to know why nobody has touched it until now,
> > it's
> > > > > > because
> > > > > > > > > > everyone hates working with Gradle.  I can say the exact
> > same
> > > > > thing
> > > > > > > > about
> > > > > > > > > > why we're not using ProGuard.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Now, I'm starting on my flensing of the gradle files that
> > we
> > > > have
> > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > here,
> > > > > > > > > > trying to figure out what we can rip out and I'm
> wondering
> > if
> > > > > > anyone
> > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > > actually using the multiple APK generation before I
> remove
> > > it.
> > > > If
> > > > > > > > people
> > > > > > > > > > are, I'm going to have to figure out another way for this
> > to
> > > > > > happen,
> > > > > > > > > > because this is definitely breaking people's
> applications,
> > > and
> > > > > > using
> > > > > > > > > random
> > > > > > > > > > hooks isn't a good answer.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > So, is anyone using this, or can this feature die!
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Joe
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > >
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