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[Sergio Schvezov <sergio.schvezov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On lunes 30 de marzo de 2015 07h'02:15 ART, Nkansah Rexford wrote:
> My point is about a video tutorial. Even if an hour long, 
> explaining, not the basics ( like download phablet or building 
> an already existing device ) but this time, specifically about 
> porting.
>
> So things like Making the device specific changes, this part to 
> be precise: 
> https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/start/ubuntu-for-devices/porting-new-device/#anchor3

The problem is, there is no one true recipe for porting, we would have 
automated it by now if that were the case; you need to have some knowledge 
of how the android sources are knit together and what each component does 
for this to be easy.

> The whole porting idea revolves about the device specific 
> changes, so if that could be hammered away, ooh what a breeze 
> it'll be.

It's not that simple, the porting guide is as simple as can be without 
going into the specifics of each individual android tree.