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Packages and Editions

Introduction

Qtopia is available in a number of different editions and packages. The available editions include:

EditionDescription
Qtopia Platform EditionIncludes all functionality forming the platform upon which Qtopia applications are built.

Provides a base for target devices that are different to those specifically targeted by the other editions.

Qtopia Phone EditionIncludes Qtopia Platform functionality together with many phone-specific applications.

Note: For a complete list of applications please refer to Qtopia Components.

A Qtopia package is a combination of a Qtopia edition plus other products such as Qtopia Core. Each package targets a different user group and depending on the package type the deliverable may be a full source code product or a subset of the source code plus pre-built Qtopia binaries.

Commercial Packages

The two types of commercial package available for Qtopia:

  1. Source package
  2. SDK package

are described in the following sections.

Qtopia Source Packages

Qtopia Source Packages target OEM companies developing mobile devices running Qtopia. It is required for installation and distribution of Qtopia on consumer electronic devices and allows the customer to develop Qtopia applications as well as to adapt Qtopia to fit on a device. The Qtopia OEM Kit comprises a number of Qtopia developer licenses and the full Qtopia source code.

To install and distribute Qtopia on commercial devices both the Qtopia OEM Kit and Qtopia Runtime licenses are required.

Qtopia Software Development Kit (SDK) Packages

There are two package options for developing commercial Qtopia applications:

  1. Qtopia SDK Light
  2. Qtopia SDK Professional.

Both packages provide header files and pre-built binaries of the Qtopia product with the professional product also including parts of the source code and a support contract. The Qtopia binaries cannot be re-built with these packages.

Qtopia SDK Light

Qtopia SDK Light targets small companies involved in commercial Qtopia application development not requiring support or maintenance. It allows customers to develop Qtopia based applications using the Qtopia API.

SDK Light is provided in binary format and includes:

Qtopia SDK Professional

Qtopia SDK Professional targets mid-sized companies involved in commercial Qtopia application development requiring support and maintenance. It allows customers to develop Qtopia based applications using the Qtopia API.

SDK Professional is provided in binary format and includes:

Product Package Details

Qtopia OEM KitQtopia SDK ProfessionalQtopia SDK Light
Qtopia Core header/source filesYESYESYES
Qt/X11 header/source filesYESYESNO
Qtopia library header filesYESYESYES
Qtopia library source codeYESYESNO
Qtopia Desktop header/source filesYESNONO
Qtopia application header/source filesYESNONO
Qtopia and Qtopia Core ARM binary librariesYES (see 1)YESYES
Qtopia ARM binary applicationsYES (see 1)YESYES
Qtopia Tools (uic, moc, Qt Designer, etc)YES (see 2)YESYES
Support and MaintenanceYESYESNO

  1. The package contains all source code, hence ARM binaries and any other supported architecture can be easily compiled.
  2. The package contains all relevant source code for the required tools and can be easily compiled for the desktop machine.


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