13 June 2014

Sailfish OS SDK updated to version 1406

Jolla released new installers and package repositories for the Sailfish OS SDK version Alpha-1406-Qt5. SDK content has been updated to match Jolla Release 1.0.7.16 and can be downloaded in Qt Creator (or http://www.sailfishos.org if not installed yet)



SDK Version Alpha-1406-Qt5 comes with following improvements: 


SDK IDE (Qt Creator)
  • Syntax highlighting definitions added for spec, yaml, desktop and changes files.
  • In Windows, configuration directory is created under the SDK install path (e.g. C:\SailfishOS\settings\SailfishAlpha4)
  • Project path can have whitespace
Installer:
  • Fixed VirtualBox 4.3.12 support in Windows
  • In Windows, SDK install path can no longer have whitespace.
  • Installer will request Qt Creator to be closed in case it is running and if a component requires that Qt Creator is restarted.
  • SDK version can be checked from the file sdk-release in the install dir (e.g. ~/SailfishOS/sdk-release)
SDK Build engine:
  • Faster rsync deploy method (skips RPM package check step).
  • Deploy the correct RPM package in case package version has been changed.
  • i486 target finally creates i486 packages instead of i586 packages.
  • Handle Windows CRLF type linefeeds in RPM spec files.
  • Build targets refreshed to Jolla release 1.0.7.16 level.
  • Better translation support in libsailfishapp.
  • Deployed packages are installed using sdk-deploy-rpm instead of pkcon.
SDK Control Center:
  • Package search in target view is now case-insensitive.
Emulator:
  • Emulator packages refreshed to Jolla release 1.0.7.16 level.
  • Closing the Emulator window offers now only the power off option.