From cc434437747db1e84c7d87d9483272c32e73f4d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Micay Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2019 09:39:33 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] expand standalone SDK documentation --- static/build.html | 16 +++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/static/build.html b/static/build.html index b36407c2..6833eee3 100644 --- a/static/build.html +++ b/static/build.html @@ -574,12 +574,18 @@ cd ../..

It can be useful to set up a standalone installation of the SDK separate from - Android Studio. Android Studio can also be set up to use an existing SDK and will - recognize it and use it automatically if Android Studio is installed with an SDK - installation already available and set up in the environment. You'll also likely want - a working command-line SDK environment even if you do heavily use Android Studio.

+ the Android Open Source Project tree. This is how the prebuilt apps are built, rather + than using the older branch of the SDK in the OS source tree.

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To set up a minimal SDK installation without Android Studio on Linux:

+

Android Studio can also be set up to use an existing SDK and will recognize it and use + it automatically if Android Studio is installed with an SDK installation already + available and set up in the environment. You'll also likely want a working + command-line SDK environment even if you do heavily use Android Studio.

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Using the official releases of the SDK is recommended for simplicity, although with + a lot of effort you can build everything yourself. Distribution packages are generally + quite out-of-date and should be avoided. To set up a minimal SDK installation without + Android Studio on Linux:

mkdir ~/sdk
 cd ~/sdk