[Scummvm-devel] WebOS Port: The next steps

[Max Horn]

Am 19.04.2011 um 16:07 schrieb Klaus Reimer:

> On 04/19/2011 08:48 AM, Eugene Sandulenko wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:46:56 +0200
>> Klaus Reimer <k at ailis.de> wrote:
>>> While a shared account is currently not acceptable by Palm what about
>>> using a developer-specific app ID? So I could upload the app with the
>>> ID "de.ailis.scummvm.scummvm". In case I "vanish" the ScummVM team can
>>> later publish a "org.scummvm.scummvm" (or using some other
>>> developer-specific ID).
>> Sounds reasonable. I like this idea.
> 
> Hm... Unfortunately there is another problem... Just found out that the
> app name must also be unique for some reason... So when I use the name
> "ScummVM Beta" for the "de.ailis.scummvm-beta" app then it is NOT
> possible to upload an "org.scummvm.scummvm-beta" app which is also named
> "ScummVM Beta".
> 
> An additional problem is that the app name "ScummVM Beta" for example is
> already in use. I can't find such an app in the three Palm app catalogs
> so I guess this is an unfinished app entry which blocks this name. I've
> asked in the Palm forums how I can find out who uses this name. Maybe
> there is another developer interested in working on the WebOS port.
> 
> So how do we handle this unique-app-name-issue? Maybe using the
> developer name in the app name? For example: "ScummVM Beta (kayahr)"
> Looks pretty silly in the catalog but works.

I'd go for that for now -- and simultaneously, file a bug report about the broken shop system that is making us do all this in the first place. 

Oh man, I still can't wrap my brain around the fact that they managed to mess up this basic feature *sigh*. Doesn't bode well for the platform, IMHO.


Cheers,
Max