This is a known issue and on our list to fix. We agree that with more and more platforms in the SDK this is really becoming a problem.
What you could do is use a different workspace for your non-android work and not set the location of the Android SDK in it. This way it won't load anything. Xav On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 5:21 AM, bergdev <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there a way to prevent Android SDK from being loaded into Eclipse > (more importantly, its presumed resource drain) when I work on non- > Android projects? > > When I use Eclipse to work on a non-Android project, specifically when > I expand the project tree, I see the following status message. > > Android SDK content...ader(15%) > > The percent goes up and the message eventually disappears. It also > looks like adb.exe is started, too. > > For a time, this wreaked havoc on my non-Android development > activities (the stuff I actually make a living with!). After > significantly increasing the memory settings for the JVM, on my > Eclipse command line, things got a lot better. > > However, it would be great if the Android SDK resources were loaded > only when working on an Android project, not when working on ANY > Eclipse project. > > FWIW, I am working in Wind River's Workbench environment, which is > Eclipse-based. > > -- > 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]<android-beginners%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en > -- Xavier Ducrohet Android SDK Tech Lead Google Inc. Please do not send me questions directly. Thanks! -- 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
