libhybris
| Hybris | |
|---|---|
| Original author(s) | Carsten Munk |
| Developer(s) | Mer, Jolla, Open webOS community, Canonical Ltd. |
| Initial release | 5 August 2012[1] |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C, C++ |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Type | Compatibility layer |
| License | Apache License 2[2] |
| Website | github |
libhybris is a compatibility layer for computers running Linux distributions based on the GNU C library or Musl,[3] intended for using software written for Bionic-based Linux systems, which mainly includes Android libraries and device drivers.[4]
History
Hybris was initially written by Carsten Munk, a Mer developer, who released it on GitHub on 5 August 2012[1] and publicly announced the project later that month.[4][5] Munk has since been hired by Jolla as their Chief Research Engineer.[6]
Hybris has also been picked up by the Open webOS community for WebOS Ports,[7][8] by Canonical for Ubuntu Touch[6][9] and by the AsteroidOS[10] project.
In April 2013, Munk announced that Hybris has been extended to allow Wayland compositors to use graphic device drivers written for Android.[6][11][12] Weston has had support for libhybris since version 1.3, which was released on 11 October 2013.[13]
Features
Hybris loads "Android libraries, and overrides some symbols from bionic with glibc"[4] calls, making it possible to use Bionic-based software, such as binary-only Android drivers, on glibc-based Linux distributions.
Hybris can also translate Android's EGL calls into Wayland EGL calls, allowing Android graphic drivers to be used on Wayland-based systems. This feature was initially developed by Collabora's Pekka Paalanen for his Android port of Wayland.[6][14][15][16]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Initial commit of stskeeps/libhybris". GitHub. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "libhybris/hybris/COPYING". GitHub. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Hybris - postmarketOS". wiki.postmarketos.org. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ a b c Carsten Munk. "So, introducing libhybris,…". Google+. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Libhybris: Load Android Libraries, Override Bionic Symbols". Phoronix. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d Carsten Munk (11 April 2013). "Wayland utilizing Android GPU drivers on glibc based systems, Part 1". Mer Project. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Open webOS ported to Nexus 7 over holiday break". The H Open. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "WebOS-Ports". WebOS-Ports. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "libhybris in Launchpad". Launchpad.net. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "AsteroidOS: An open-source operating system for smartwatches". AsteroidOS. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Munk, Carsten (8 May 2013). "Wayland utilizing Android GPU drivers on glibc based systems, Part 2". Mer Project. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Jolla Brings Wayland Atop Android GPU Drivers". Phoronix. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Wayland and Weston 1.3 release notes". 11 October 2013.
- ^ Munk, Carsten (13 April 2013). "libhybris/hybris/egl/platforms/common/wayland-android.xml". GitHub. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "First Signs Of Wayland Running On Android". Phoronix. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ Pekka Paalanen (24 September 2012). "Wayland on Android: upgrade to 4.0.4 and new build integration". Retrieved 3 July 2013.