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Pat R Ellery
Asked: 2013-11-19 06:50:57 +0800 CST

compile and run Android apps from the console

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I installed eclipse and all the sdk/jre etc... I can make Android Apps now and it's working, but often my eclipse crash.

I would like to know if it's possible to:

  • compile
  • build
  • run

from the command line?

I use VIM to edit the files

compiling

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    I had the same problem until I found a memory error. If you can't upgrade your memory here's what you can do:

    1. Install dependencies:

      sudo apt-get install git-core gnupg flex bison gperf libsdl-dev libesd0-dev libwxgtk2.6-dev build-essential zip curl libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev openjdk-6-jdk ant gcc-multilib g++-multilib
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs ## if applicable
sudo apt-get install ant1.7 ant-optional

    2. Export paths:

      Open .bashrc file using an editor. If you use VI then vi ~/.bashrc and add the following 2 lines in your .bashrc file.

      JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0_04/
export JAVA_HOME

      Also, you can add these to compile from anywhere:

      open: .profile

      export PATH=$PATH:~/development/android-sdk-linux/tools
export PATH=$PATH:~/development/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools

if [ -d "$JAVA_HOME/bin" ] ; then
  PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
fi

    3. Configure the android simulator:

      android avd

      And you can setup your simulator there

    4. Build:

      ant debug

      or

      ant clean debug

      You might need to run:

      android update project --target <your build target> --path <path to LunarLander example>

      if you get:

      Buildfile: build.xml does not exist!
Build failed

    5. Install the app:

      adb install ./bin/app-debug.apk

    Sources:

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