MeeGo development process

The MeeGo software development process consists of:

1. Analysis
2. Design
3. Coding
4. Building and packaging

Note: For an example of a Hello World application which illustrates the coding, building, and packaging phases of the application development process, see Creating and running your first application.

Analysis

In the analysis phase, read through the following sections:

• MeeGo developer story which describes the MeeGo 1.1 application development process.
• MeeGo overview which describes the developer offering for MeeGo 1.1 and contains an overview of MeeGo websites and their purpose.

Select the following:

• Development target:
  • MeeGo for netbooks
  • MeeGo for handsets
• Development tool:
  • MeeGo SDK
  • Web SDK

Design

To ensure the usability and user-friendliness of your application, take into consideration the following guidelines for MeeGo application development:

• UI Design Guidelines
• MeeGo User Experience Design Principles

Coding

Currently, the main SDK is the MeeGo SDK, which allows you to create native applications using Qt/C++ and Qt Quick. This SDK is based on the Qt Creator SDK, and contains support for Qt 4.7 and Qt Mobility 1.0.2 frameworks.

When you have created your project with the selected SDK, you can start coding your application.

If you are using the MeeGo SDK, you can use Qt Creator during the coding process for on-device debugging, such as setting breakpoints, and other standard debugging activities. To debug your application, follow the instructions in Debugging with Qt Creator.

Building and packaging

The MeeGo SDK generates packages for deploying software to MeeGo devices. When you run your application with Qt Creator, an .rpm package is created automatically. You can also package your application without running it with Qt Creator.

For more information on packaging, see Packaging MeeGo applications.