maps.jar is only the api (and there isn't even any code, it's only stubbed classes/methods). There is extra code present on the devices that is required to run a MapView.
Adding maps.jar to your application is not going to work. Xav On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 12:19 PM, jotobjects <jotobje...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Does this work for maps.jar (Android Maps API) if you are on a device > that doesn't have it in a shared library? I'm asking because the docs > say "The Maps external library is not part of the standard Android > library, so it may not be present on some compliant Android-powered > devices." > > > http://code.google.com/android/add-ons/google-apis/maps-overview.html > > Why does that matter if you can include the library with your > application package? > > On Sep 30, 10:59 am, Xavier Ducrohet <x...@android.com> wrote: >> I'm guessing you use the Ant script if you don't use eclipse then. >> >> Create a libs folder in your root directly (same level as res, the >> manifest, etc...), and just drop your jar file in there. It'll be >> automatically picked up by the build script. >> >> Xav >> >> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 10:31 PM, JavaNut <i...@chiralsoftware.net> wrote: >> >> > Is there a way to add external JARs to an Android project? I have >> > some code in an external JAR file that I want to use. >> >> > I saw many references to doing this within Eclipse, but I don't have >> > Eclipse. I assume there's some way to do it by editing >> > AndroidManifest.xml? >> >> > I couldn't find any description of how to do this other than using >> > Eclipse. >> >> -- >> Xavier Ducrohet >> Android SDK Tech Lead >> Google Inc. > > > -- Xavier Ducrohet Android SDK Tech Lead Google Inc. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
