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| author | Scott Main <smain@google.com> | 2012-11-12 18:11:28 -0800 |
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| committer | Android Git Automerger <android-git-automerger@android.com> | 2012-11-12 18:11:28 -0800 |
| commit | f2bc6819bef926cebca85f80c13d5e54cb482edf (patch) | |
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| parent | 7b2483f8052425dccc3d3034b596188908dbf7fe (diff) | |
| parent | ef651ee614c15145edb0bfd7e4c719eac1914fb4 (diff) | |
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am ef651ee6: am b590b0b3: am 6453dfb7: update Download and installation guides for ADT Bundle
* commit 'ef651ee614c15145edb0bfd7e4c719eac1914fb4':
update Download and installation guides for ADT Bundle
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diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/installing/adding-packages.jd b/docs/html/sdk/installing/adding-packages.jd index 65c5d94..2853db1 100644 --- a/docs/html/sdk/installing/adding-packages.jd +++ b/docs/html/sdk/installing/adding-packages.jd @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ page.title=Adding Platforms and Packages -walkthru=1 @jd:body @@ -9,8 +8,8 @@ walkthru=1 SDK package you've downloaded includes only the SDK Tools. To develop an Android app, you also need to download at least one Android platform and the latest SDK Platform-tools.</p> -<p>You can update and install SDK packages at any time using the Android SDK Manager.</p> - +<ol> +<li>Launch the SDK Manager. <p>If you've used the Windows installer to install the SDK tools, you should already have the Android SDK Manager open. Otherwise, you can launch the Android SDK Manager in one of the following ways:</p> @@ -20,14 +19,18 @@ SDK directory.</li> <li>On Mac or Linux, open a terminal and navigate to the <code>tools/</code> directory in the Android SDK, then execute <code>android sdk</code>.</li> </ul> +</li> -<p>When you open the Android SDK Manager, it automatically selects a set of recommended packages. +<li>When the Android SDK Manager opens, it automatically selects a set of recommended packages, +as shown in figure 1. Simply click <strong>Install</strong> to install the recommended packages. The Android SDK Manager installs the selected packages into -your Android SDK environment. The following sections describe some of the available SDK -packages and more about which ones we recommend you install.</p> +your Android SDK environment.</li> +</ol> -<p>Once you have installed your packages, continue to the next page.</p> +<p>If you install the recommended packages, you're now ready to start developing apps! +To start developing, read <a href="{@docRoot}training/basics/firstapp/index.html" +>Building Your First App</a>.</p> <img src="/images/sdk_manager_packages.png" alt="" /> <p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 1.</strong> The Android SDK Manager shows the @@ -35,49 +38,17 @@ SDK packages that are available, already installed, or for which an update is av +<h3>Additional information</h3> -<h2 id="Recommended">Recommended Packages</h2> - -<p>Here's an outlines of the packages required and those we recommend you use: -</p> +<p>For more information about using the SDK Manager and some of the available packages, +see the <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/sdk-manager.html">SDK Manager</a> document.</p> -<dl> - <dt>SDK Tools</dt> - <dd><strong>Required.</strong> Your new SDK installation already has the latest version. Make sure -you keep this up to date.</dd> - <dt>SDK Platform-tools</dt> - <dd><strong>Required.</strong> You must install this package when you install the SDK for -the first time.</dd> - <dt>SDK Platform</dt> - <dd><strong>Required.</strong>You must download <em>at least one platform</em> into your -environment so you're able to compile your application. In order to provide the best user experience -on the latest devices, we recommend that you use the latest platform version as your build target. -You'll still be able to run your app on older versions, but you must build against the latest -version in order to use new features when running on devices with the latest version of Android. - <p>To get started, download the latest Android version, plus the lowest version you plan - to support (we recommend Android 2.2 for your lowest version).</p></dd> - <dt>System Image</dt> - <dd>Recommended. Although you might have one or more Android-powered devices on which to test - your app, it's unlikely you have a device for every version of Android your app supports. It's -a good practice to download system images for all versions of Android your app supports and test -your app running on them with the <a href="{@docRoot}tools/devices/emulator.html">Android emulator</a>.</dd> - <dt>Android Support</dt> - <dd>Recommended. Includes a static library that allows you to use some of the latest -Android APIs (such as <a href="{@docRoot}guide/components/fragments.html">fragments</a>, -plus others not included in the framework at all) on devices running -a platform version as old as Android 1.6. All of the activity templates available when creating -a new project with the <a href="{@docRoot}tools/sdk/eclipse-adt.html">ADT Plugin</a> -require this. For more information, read <a -href="{@docRoot}tools/extras/support-library.html">Support Library</a>.</dd> - <dt>SDK Samples</dt> - <dd>Recommended. The samples give you source code that you can use to learn about -Android, load as a project and run, or reuse in your own app. Note that multiple -samples packages are available — one for each Android platform version. When -you are choosing a samples package to download, select the one whose API Level -matches the API Level of the Android platform that you plan to use.</dd> -</dl> +<p>Everything you need to develop Android apps is on this web site, including <a +href="{@docRoot}design/index.html">design guidelines</a>, +<a href="{@docRoot}training/index.html">developer training</a>, <a +href="{@docRoot}reference/packages.html">API reference</a>, and information +about how you can <a href="{@docRoot}distribute/index.html">distribute your app</a>. +For additional resources about developing and distributing your app, see the +<a href="{@docRoot}support.html">Developer Support Resources</a>.</p> -<p class="note"><strong>Tip:</strong> For easy access to the SDK tools from a command line, add the -location of the SDK's <code>tools/</code> and -<code>platform-tools</code> to your <code>PATH</code> environment variable.</p> |
