Hi Mark, so it does seem that if the jars are not compiled under Android, the Android plug in (if the Eclipse Project Build Automatically is checked) rejects them from the apk - in other cases it does not generate the apk at all.
Some of the libs I need are part of the Java's standard libs (ex. java.awt.*; does exist in Android SDK but java.awt.event.ActionEvent; does not). So I am guessing that either I should find a compatibility library written for Android for these libs or to avoid using them and use only what Android offers. Thanks for helping out with your pointers on this On Jul 18, 8:30 pm, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 4:52 PM, kypriakos <demet...@ece.neu.edu> wrote: > >> Step #1: Put the JAR in libs/ > > I did > >> Step #2: If using Eclipse, add it to your build path > > I did > >> Step #3: Code to the JAR's API and build your APK > > I did > > > Even for the case of the jars that are Android-friendly they don't get > > included > > in the apk. > > :: shrug :: > > It works for many other developers, including hundreds of students of > mine. Since the non-Eclipse portion is pretty bulletproof, and since I > don't use Eclipse, my guess is that your problems stem from something > Eclipse-related, perhaps in the way you are putting it in your build > path. > > > The libs dir is either in the src dir or the top level > > dir. > > The libs/ dir is supposed to be in the root of the project dir. Now, I > have heard that you can have it located elsewhere when you are > building with Eclipse, but I have not tried that. > > > Once I move > > it in the assets dir I can see it being wrapped inside the apk. > > I suspect having it there will be useless. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://github.com/commonsguyhttp://commonsware.com/blog|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.1 Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
