I know that I can run Perl on Android, but I’m looking to write an app that can be released on Google Play, for anyone to download and run. Is Perl still a viable choice?
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I know that I can run Perl on Android, but I’m looking to write an app that can be released on Google Play, for anyone to download and run. Is Perl still a viable choice?
This Google project packages Perl scripts and Perl into a self-contained APK, not requiring any further downloads, that can be uploaded to Google Play:
http://code.google.com/p/perl-android-apk/
It provides Android API access through SL4A – see the following page by one of the authors:
http://www.github.com/damonkohler/sl4a
So yes, Perl is a viable option if it’s your preferred language to work with.