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diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/tools-notes.jd b/docs/html/sdk/tools-notes.jd index f8d7071..7d39e67 100644 --- a/docs/html/sdk/tools-notes.jd +++ b/docs/html/sdk/tools-notes.jd @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ about how to update, see <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/adding-components.html#UpdatingComponents">Updating SDK Components</a>. </p> + <h2 id="notes">Revisions</h2> <p>The sections below provide notes about successive releases of @@ -64,6 +65,61 @@ padding: .25em 1em; <div class="toggleable opened"> <a href="#" onclick="return toggleDiv(this)"> <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-opened.png" class="toggle-img" height="9px" width="9px" /> +SDK Tools, Revision 9</a> <em>(January 2011)</em> + <div class="toggleme"> + <dl> +<dt>Dependencies:</dt> +<dd> +<p>If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, note that the SDK Tools r9 is +designed for use with ADT 9.0.0 and later. After installing SDK Tools r9, we +highly recommend updating your ADT Plugin to 9.0.0.</p> + +<p>If you are developing outside Eclipse, you must have <a href="http://ant.apache.org/">Apache +Ant</a> 1.8 or later.</p> + +<dt>Upgrading to SDK Tools r9:</dt> +<dd> +<p>If you are upgrading to SDK Tools r9 from SDK Tools r7 or earlier, the default installed location +for the <code>adb</code> tool has changed from <code><<em>SDK</em>>/tools/adb</code> to +<code><<em>SDK</em>>/platform-tools/adb</code>. This means that you should +add the new location to your PATH and modify any custom build scripts to +reference the new location. Copying the <code>adb</code> executable from the new +location to the old is not recommended, since subsequent updates to the SDK +Tools will delete the file.</p> +</dd> + +<dt>General notes:</dt> +<dd> + <ul> + <li>The default ProGuard configuration, <code>proguard.cfg</code>, now ignores the following classes: + <ul> + <li>classes that extend {@link android.preference.Preference}</li> + <li>classes that extend {@link android.app.backup.BackupAgentHelper}</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>Ant lib rules now allow you to override <code>java.encoding</code>, <code>java.source</code>, + and <code>java.target</code> properties.</li> + <li>The default encoding for the <code>javac</code> Ant task is now UTF-8.</li> + <li>The LogCat view in DDMS now properly displays UTF-8 characters.</li> + <li>The SDK Manager is more reliable on Windows. For details on the improvements, see the + <a href="http://tools.android.com/recent/sdkmanagerfixes">Android Tools Project Site</a>. </li> + <li>If you enabled snapshots for an AVD, they are automatically captured. The emulator also now restores to the state when + it last closed almost instantly.</li> + <li>Fixed the missing JAR file error that prevented <code>draw9patch</code> from running.</li> + <li>Fixed the Windows launch scripts <code>hierarchyviewer</code> and <code>ddms</code> to support + the new location of <code>adb</code>.</li> + <li>Known issues with emulator performance: Because the Android emulator must simulate the ARM +instruction set architecture on your computer, emulator performance is slow. We're working hard to +resolve the performance issues and it will improve in future releases.</li> + </ul> +</dd> +</dl> +</div> +</div> + +<div class="toggleable closed"> + <a href="#" onclick="return toggleDiv(this)"> + <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png" class="toggle-img" height="9px" width="9px" /> SDK Tools, Revision 8</a> <em>(December 2010)</em> <div class="toggleme"> |