Thx, First, the PATH to the tools directory is ambiguous in the Windows version of the SDK... there isn't one directory, there are two directories (again, in the 1.5r2 SDK) one holding the updated versions of files for Cupcake and the other holding version 1.1 files. And, the android file doesn't exist in either locaton. I may just decide to configure a Linux Build environment in a virtual machine anyway... Tony
----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Murphy <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, 6/17/2009 8:46pm To: [email protected] Subject: [android-beginners] Re: Q re Android Programming Tutorials a.M Murphy > Hope it's not off-topic asking questions about a specific learning > resource in this forum... > > Book is the Commonsware book "Android Programming Tutorials" by Mark > Murphy. You are probably better off with the cw-android Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/cw-android > My question is that although the book promises support for "Android 1.5 > and beyond" some steps in both the "Beginning" book and the Tutorials seem > to be very specific to Android 1.1 > > For example, the initial step to setup the first tutorial's files is > supposed to be accomplished by executing the following from a command line > > > android create project --target 2 --path ./FirstApp --activity FirstApp > --package apt.tutorial > > > No executable "android" is installed anywhere I can find, and if it's > referring to "android.bat" that's located in the Android 1.1 subfolder of > the android 1.5 SDK where no PATH variable exists (documentation > recommends adding the path to the "tools" directory which one assumes > should be the android 1.5r2 folder). mmur...@nc8000:~$ ls /opt/android-sdk-linux_x86-1.5_r2/tools adb ddms emulator lib sqlite3 android dmtracedump hierarchyviewer mksdcard traceview apkbuilder draw9patch hprof-conv NOTICE.txt android is there, second row, left-most column. The PATH variable is an environment variable, set via the Control Panel in Windows or via a script like .bashrc in Linux. Instructions for modifying your PATH can be found on page 4, and that is quoted from the Android documentation. Again, the directory you want in your PATH the tools/ directory inside wherever you put the SDK. On my machines, I put the SDK in /opt (on Linux), so the directory I have in my PATH is /opt/android-sdk-linux_x86-1.5_r2/tools. If you have additional questions, pop over to the cw-android group, and we'll be happy to help! -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 2.0 Available! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
