Actually, I just found those instructions yesterday: http://source.android.com/using-eclipse
I particularly like this bit: "Now start Eclipse: eclipse # or you can click some clicky thing instead, if you prefer" On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 6:26 AM, Raphael <[email protected]> wrote: > > Some apps are designed to be build using the platform makefiles and > not the SDK for historical reasons. You can still edit the code in > Eclipse (some people have posted instructions on how to set it > correctly on android-platform iirc). You just need to type make at > some point to build it. Don't let that stop you from contributing. > > R/ > > On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 5:13 AM, Al <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It's fine to encourage people to make contributions to Android but the >> problem is some of the apps have package dependencies not available in >> the SDK, so it's not possible to make changes and test them. For >> example, in the Browser, I found a couple of problems which I reckon >> would be pretty simple to fix. I'd be happy to submit patches for them >> but when I open the project in Eclipse, it can't find: >> >> - android.os.ServiceManager >> - android.os.SystemProperties >> - android.provider.Downloads >> - android.text.IClipboard >> - android.text.util.Regex >> - android.net.WebAddress >> - android.net.http.EventHandler >> - android.net.http.SslError >> >> and that's only in BrowserActivity.java! >> >> And I'm sure I'm not the only one who eagerly opened a project, ready >> to contribute, only to find the app can't be built using the public >> sdk. >> >> On May 20, 5:31 am, "Mark Murphy" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> If you have engineering talent, visit: >>> >>> http://source.android.com >>> >>> There are those who follow these lists who think I'm a broken record on >>> this point, and they're probably correct. But the solution to getting more >>> capabilities in Android is not likely to come in the form of beating up >>> the core Android team, or even beating up Android management. Since >>> Android is an open source project, we need to figure out how to get more >>> people contributing on the open source level. The military likes to toss >>> around terms like "force multipliers" for this sort of thing -- open >>> source contributions are force multipliers towards the objective of having >>> Android "be all it can be". >>> >>> I long for the day when the core Android team needs to add headcount >>> simply because they are reviewing and processing too many contributions. >>> >>> -- >>> 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 Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
