Android libraries can include resources. Java libraries can not.

On Jun 22, 8:47 am, deg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Managing an Android project in Eclipse, which I need to divide into
> several libraries...
>
> What, exactly, are the differences between "Android Libraries" (made
> with Properties | Android | Library | Add) and "Referenced
> libraries" (made with Properties | Java Build Path | Libraries | Add
> JARs).
>
> I've already experimented and found out that:
> - Android Libraries cannot use other Android Libraries
> - Referenced libraries integrate less smoothly, requiring extra effort
> to build the .jar etc.
> - Both seem to be slightly unstable, sometimes not building everything
> and creating an ,apk that compiles correctly but is missing the
> library classes. (I'm not yet sure exactly when this happens, but I've
> seen it a few times -- usually fixed by closing and reopening the
> projects).
>
> But, I don't yet have a good picture of when I should be using which,
> nor any overall documentation. Anyone know the full story on these two
> kinds of library usages?
>
> Thanks,
> David

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