First version of SDK has been released for M8

Today Meizu has released the first version of their highly anticipated SDK (software development kit) for M8. This should help developers create softwares much more easily than before.

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cool. at first simple apps, like converter(length, weight, volume, area, temperature) would be great.

Alternative download source

Great news!
But they sure took their time. I guess "this week" kinda means something like "last day of the week" for JW..

I tried the alternative download link but it requires a login, so I'm downloading from the official link. But it's slow as hell!

Really? You have to login? Sorry I didn't know that, let's see if I can fix it.

ps.: works for me if I logout and try to download...

Strange, now it works.. did you change the link? The url is different from a while ago too.

I'm almost finishing downloading from the official link, but thanks anyway

I've changed it after 2 mins, so you must have started at the wrong time

but the files are ALWAYS .exe after .rar
i can use unrarx, but i cant extract data from .exe files! Any Help?

So can anyone explain in layman's/idiot's terms what's inside the .msi package?

Originally Posted by chengdude

So can anyone explain in layman's/idiot's terms what's inside the .msi package?

MSI = MicroSoft Installer ...

Run it.

I've had a little look at the package... Looks good, it contains an M8 emulator installing into Visual Studio 2005, perhaps 2008. (It's a developer environment.)
As it looked from the sample PDF, it supports writing C++ applications and gives a start wizard, most probably supports some extra features too.
All in all, from an outside look it looks like a very good little SDK, just like Windows Mobile's one.

Quote:
Originally Posted by chengdude
So can anyone explain in layman's/idiot's terms what's inside the .msi package?


MSI = MicroSoft Installer ...

Run it.

Really now?

I've had a little look at the package... Looks good, it contains an M8 emulator installing into Visual Studio 2005, perhaps 2008. (It's a developer environment.)
As it looked from the sample PDF, it supports writing C++ applications and gives a start wizard, most probably supports some extra features too.
All in all, from an outside look it looks like a very good little SDK, just like Windows Mobile's one.

Thank you, +1

so, u gotta code the GUI or is there a shortcut for this?
id be happy to code some easy apps if u dont have to put too much time into learning a new enviroment..

Question: Do you need the full version of Visual Studio SP1 or can you use the express version because I installed the express version and it still says I don't have it. Thanks.

SP1 is a must. You can download it for free from Microsoft

So, has anyone been able to do anything with this SDK yet?

I have been trying to compile the examples on the SDK, as explained on the help page, but I keep getting the following compile error:

Code:

.\M8Sample.cpp(111) : fatal error C1010: unexpected end of file while looking for precompiled header. Did you forget to add '#include "stdafx.h"' to your source?

This apparently means that I'm missing to include "stdafx.h" (the include file for standard system include files, automatically generated by VS2005), but:
(1) on step 5 it clearly states that I should replace all the contents of the project's ".cpp" file with the example, because we will not use the automatically generated files,
(2) the example "mzfc_sample_01.cpp" does not use "stdafx.h" at all,
(3) even if I add '#include "stdafx.h"' directly, I just get a bunch of other compile errors, and I'm unable to proceed.

Anyone has any ideas? Maybe it's that Google translation of the help page that is incorrect, making me miss some important detail... can someone help me out with a proper translation of the original help page? I give cookies! (ok, not actually cookies, but positive rep instead )

EDIT: I finally found the solution this morning! Seems that it's also necessary to turn off "precompiled headers" in VS2005. I was able to compile and test the first example on the M8 Emulator at last! I'll post more info as soon as I get the time to do a few more tests..

i cant open .exe files on the mac, whch mean im gonna have to use a PC for this job. it serves me right for going for an iPhone related product!

you could use virtualbox, or dual boot xp

You're two months late, but nevertheless, thanks for helping a member.

I can't get the SDK to work on Visual studio 2008.
Installing it doesn't work.