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[Daniel Wood <s.d.wood.82@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the reply Benjamin.

I will update to 15.04 and see if my issues are resolved.

Thanks,

Dan

On 18 June 2015 at 10:30, Benjamin Zeller <benjamin.zeller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>  Hi Daniel,
>
> i'm sad to hear that you have such a bad experience using our SDK. Do you
> use the Ubuntu SDK ppa?
> Because otherwise you won't get the most recent tools.
>
> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-sdk-team/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
>
> Then being on 14.10 you can not run apps for 15.04 (Ubuntu.Components 1.2)
> directly on the desktop.
> You would need to create a emulator to do that or use a device. If you
> want to be able to run apps using
> the most recent released API directly on the desktop, you also have to use
> the most recent Ubuntu release.
>
> We are right now working on a SDK installer that will make that
> requirement go away, at least for apps.
> But we still need some time to release it, as it is lots of work.
>
> So if you have any other questions, reach me on IRC (zbenjamin in
> #ubuntu-app-devel). There are many others
> who will also be happy to help.
>
> Benjamin
>
> Am 17.06.2015 um 23:02 schrieb Daniel Wood:
>
>  Where are developers supposed to get support when developing Ubuntu
> touch software?
>
>  I am using Ubuntu 14.10 and the most up todate SDK I am having an
> incredibly frustrating time trying to write even the simplest of apps. I
> understand QML, C++ and some javascript. I've been writing software using
> Qt for almost 10 years so i thought developing Ubuntu apps would be fun.
>
>  When i want to find information I go to the Ubuntu SDK
> https://developer.ubuntu.com/api/apps/qml/sdk-15.04/ and look through the
> documentation. The trouble is the documentation is lacking any real content
> and examples. Many of the links are dead and simply ask the user to file a
> bug report.
>
>  Many of the examples don't work with the latest SDK and many start with:
>
> import QtQuick 2.4
> import Ubuntu.Components 1.2
>
> These don’t seem to be available in the SDK?
>
>  I posted to IRC many times and never got a reply and i really don't know
> where to turn.
>
>  There are probably 1000's of people like myself that are eager to get
> involved with Ubuntu but don't know how to get started, can't get the
> support they need and eventually give up.
>
>  Where are non-canonical employees supposed to look for help / support?
>
>  Thanks,
>
>  Dan
>
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