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diff --git a/eclipse/plugins/README.txt b/eclipse/plugins/README.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 184d731..0000000 --- a/eclipse/plugins/README.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,114 +0,0 @@ -Compiling and deploying the Android Development Toolkit (ADT) feature. - -The ADT feature is composed of four plugins: -- com.android.ide.eclipse.adt: - The ADT plugin, which provides support for compiling and debugging android - applications. -- com.android.ide.eclipse.common: - A common plugin providing utility services to the other plugins. -- com.android.ide.eclipse.editors: - A plugin providing optional XML editors. -- com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms: - A plugin version of the tool DDMS - -Because the DDMS plugin source code is not yet released, compiling the -ADT/Common/Editors plugins requires to install the DDMS plugin in eclipse. - -Basic requirements: -- Eclipse 3.3 or 3.4 with JDT and PDE. -- DDMS plugin installed and running. - - --------------------------- -1- Install the DDMS plugin --------------------------- - -The easiest way to setup the DDMS plugin in your Eclipse environment is to -install the ADT features (see SDK documentation for details) and then remove -the following features and plugins: - -- <eclipse-directory>/features/com.android.ide.eclipse.adt_x.x.x.jar -- <eclipse-directory>/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.adt_x.x.x.jar -- <eclipse-directory>/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.common_x.x.x.jar -- <eclipse-directory>/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.editors_x.x.x.jar - -This will leave you with only the DDMS plugin installed in your Eclipse -distribution. - - -------------------------------------- -2- Setting up the ADT/Common project -------------------------------------- - -- Download the ADT/Common/Editors source. - -- From the SDK, copy the following jars: - * androidprefs.jar => com.android.ide.eclipse.adt folder. - * jarutils.jar => com.android.ide.eclipse.adt folder. - * ping.jar => com.android.ide.eclipse.common folder. - * androidprefs.jar => com.android.ide.eclipse.common folder. - -- Create a java project from existing source for both the ADT plugin and the - common plugin. - -- In the Package Explorer, right click the projects and choose - PDE Tools > Convert Projects to Plug-in Project... - -- Select your projects in the dialog box and click OK. - -- In the Package Explorer, for ADT and common, right click the jar files mentioned above - and choose Build Path > Add to Build Path - -At this point the projects will compile. - -To launch the projects, open the Run/Debug Dialog and create an "Eclipse -Application" launch configuration. - -Additionnaly, another feature containing the Android Editors Plugin -(com.android.ide.eclipse.editors) is available. - -- Make sure the common project is present in your workspace as the Editors - plugin depends on this plugin. Alternatively, you can have the offical ADT - feature installed in your Eclipse distribution. -- Create a java project from existing source for the Editors project. -- In the Package Explorer, right click the project and choose - PDE Tools > Convert Projects to Plug-in Project... -- Select your project in the dialog box and click OK. - -Create an "Eclipse Application" launch configuration to test the plugin. - -------------------------------------- -3- Setting up the Editors project -------------------------------------- - -The "editors" plugin is optional. You can use ADT to develop Android -applications without the XML editor support. When this plugin is present, it -offers several customized form-based XML editors and one graphical layout -editor. - -At the time of this release (Android 0.9 SDK), some of the supporting libraries -still need some cleanup and are currently only provided as JAR files. - -- Download the ADT/Common/Editors source. - -- From the source archives, copy the following jars: - * ninepatch.jar => com.android.ide.eclipse.editors folder. - * layoutlib_utils.jar => com.android.ide.eclipse.editors folder. - * layoutlib_api.jar => com.android.ide.eclipse.editors folder. - -- From http://kxml.sourceforge.net/ download: - * kXML2-2.3.0.jar => com.android.ide.eclipse.editors folder. - -- Create a java project from existing source for both the editors plugin. - -- In the Package Explorer, right click the project and choose - PDE Tools > Convert Projects to Plug-in Project... - -- Select your project in the dialog box and click OK. - -- In the Package Explorer for editors, right click the jar files mentioned - above and choose Build Path > Add to Build Path - -To launch the projects, reuse the "Eclipse Application" launch configuration -created for ADT. - |