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Activity bundles should be packaged as zip files with the ".xo" extension. The mime type in the journal is "application/vnd.olpc-sugar". | Activity bundles should be packaged as zip files with the ".xo" extension. The mime type in the journal is "application/vnd.olpc-sugar". | ||
== Bundling Native Libraries == | |||
Sometimes you need to include a native library or two with your activity. A good strategy, the one that [[Develop]] and [[Model]] use, is to specify a shell script for the executable in the .info file: | |||
exec = ./model_startup.sh | |||
The script, 'model_startup.sh', modifies the library path, python, or both paths (depending on the types of libraries you are including) to point to folders inside your bundle, then launches your application: | |||
#!/bin/sh | |||
export PYTHONPATH=$SUGAR_BUNDLE_PATH/site-packages:$PYTHONPATH | |||
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$SUGAR_BUNDLE_PATH/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH | |||
sugar-activity model_app.ModelActivity | |||
Make sure to add your shell script and any native libraries to the MANIFEST before you package your bundle. | |||
== Other Technologies Comparison == | == Other Technologies Comparison == | ||