#!/usr/bin/env less # # Tutorial about getting started with android App development from the command # line shell. # # Similar to # http://vishalraj.in/blogs/hello-world-writing-my-first-android-app-on-linux ANDROID_BASE_DIR=$HOME/Android mkdir $ANDROID_BASE_DIR cd $ANDROID_BASE_DIR # Download and unpack the SDK from # http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html wget http://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r24.3.4-linux.tgz tar xzvf android-sdk_r24.3.4-linux.tgz # Add "platform-tools" and "tools" to the PATH export ANDROID_HOME=$ANDROID_BASE_DIR/android-sdk-linux export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools:$ANDROID_HOME/tools # List packages android list sdk --all --extended # Install packages. Use this same command line to update the packages android update sdk --no-ui --all --filter tools,platform-tools,build-tools-23.0.1,android-17,sys-img-x86-android-17,extra-android-support # Check what targets are available android list targets # Create an Android Virtual Device (AVD) android create avd --target android-17 --name android-17-x86 --abi x86 # Create a Hello World application # http://developer.android.com/tools/projects/projects-cmdline.html # # Info on the latest version of the Android Gradle Plugin here: # https://developer.android.com/tools/revisions/gradle-plugin.html mkdir $ANDROID_BASE_DIR/Apps android create project \ --gradle --gradle-version 1.3.1 \ --target android-17 \ --name MyFirstApp \ --path $ANDROID_BASE_DIR/Apps/MyFirstApp \ --activity MainActivity \ --package com.example.myfirstapp # Set a gradle version compatible with the Android Gradle Plugin used above, # see: http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/version-compatibility sed -e '/distributionUrl/s/gradle-[^\-]*-all/gradle-2\.5-all/g' -i $ANDROID_BASE_DIR/Apps/MyFirstApp/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties sed -e 's/runProguard false/minifyEnabled false/g' -i $ANDROID_BASE_DIR/Apps/MyFirstApp/build.gradle # And maybe you want to use git for your App? cd $ANDROID_BASE_DIR/Apps/MyFirstApp rm local.properties git init git add . git commit -m $'Initial import\n\nhttp://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/creating-project.html' echo ".gradle/" > .gitignore echo "build/" >> .gitignore echo "local.properties" >> .gitignore git add .gitignore git commit -m "Add a .gitignore file" # Learn how to write Android Apps: xdg-open http://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/building-ui.html # Build the App # http://developer.android.com/tools/building/building-cmdline.html cd $ANDROID_BASE_DIR/Apps/MyFirstApp ./gradlew assembleDebug # Start the emulator, hardware accelerated: # http://developer.android.com/tools/devices/emulator.html#vm-linux emulator -verbose -avd android-17-x86 -scale 0.9 -gpu on -qemu -m 512 -enable-kvm # Install the App into an Android [Virtual] Device adb devices -l adb -s emulator-5554 install build/outputs/apk/MyFirstApp-debug.apk # Launch your application from the HOST adb -s emulator-5554 -e shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.example.myfirstapp/com.example.myfirstapp.MainActivity # See logs, e.g. only errors adb -s emulator-5554 logcat *:E # Connect to the emulator via telnet if needed telnet localhost 5554