I'm installing it using this guide here which asks me to install Java 6, but Oracle no longer allows you to download the version I'm supposed to get. Is it possible for me to just use Java 7, or will things begin to fail?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302780
Are you confusing the Java Runtime Engine (JRE) with the Java SDK? I can download Java 1.6 from the official source here.
You can also use Java 1.7 with Eclipse or Android Studio, so I'm pretty sure you accidentally went to the JRE download page. JRE and Java SDK ain't the same at all.
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I have looked at this page but I don't understand why I have to install the Java Development Kit (JDK), when it doesn't appear to be used in the tutorial.
Can someone please explain this?
Because you need JDK to develop android application. Usually this was bundled with android studio so you don't need to install JDK. And also basically, Android at its core is java.
JDK - Java Development Kit
It is required as it consists of JVM - Java Virtual Machine. It is also needed as it converts your class to bytecode. It is the base of Application Proramming related to Android.
I am trying to use creative sdk for image editing in my application.
I have done the setup and its working fine. Now my question is I have some limitation in development environment that I have to use java 1.7. When I set java version for my project to 1.7 I am not able run the application. I am getting the error When running gradle with java 5, 6 or 7, you must set the path to jdk8, either with property retrolambda.jdk or environment variable JAVA8_HOME
I found some solutions here but its not solved my issue. Can anybody help me to solve this issue.
In summary my question is I just need to setup the creative sdk library with java 1.7.
The Creative SDK currently requires that you use Java 8 and Retrolambda.
The setup for this is detailed in the Getting Started guide and illustrated in these sample apps on GitHub.
I have downloaded android-ndk-r8b.zip(180MB),but I want to know if I need to download anything else?
I am using the NDK because I want to use C/C++ native code (used in tesseract3.0 project) in my android library.
I am using Eclipse IDE(Indigo).
I also installed the following
installed CDT from Eclipse update site http://download.eclipse.org/tools/cdt/releases/indigo.
installed Android SDK + NDK Plugins from Eclipse update site https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
If you want to code under Indigo you do not need anything else, however i found Eclipse to be an horrible IDE for C and C++ and i suggest to code with just a text editor and a terminal because it's just more flexible and reliable.
To develop in android using eclipse you need: Android-SDK, Android-NDK and eclipse plugin.
If you use windows you also need to install cygwin version 1.7 or greater.
You need gnu Make 3.81 or later and a recent gawk (include them during cygwin installation).
See http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adt.html for the detailed explanations. In addition to eclipse and SDK, you should install ADT Plugin. Form version 20, the plugin supports native development, in addition to java.
I am starting Android development. Which of the many Eclipse downloads do I need from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ ?
I am only ever going to do Android dev with Eclipse ever.
Platform: MAC 64 bit Snowleopard
Check out the SDK requirements page:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/requirements.html
On my Mac I am using the "Eclipse IDE for Java Developers".
You either use Java developer or Jave EE, I am using the Java EE version
and then follwing the guide on developer.android.com to how setting up eclipse and adt
Eclipse IDE for Java Developers should be sufficient
I want to know which Eclipse IDE to use for android development.
The following url http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ shows a lot of option.
Right now i am using Mac OS X v 10.6.4.
"We recommend the "Eclipse Classic" version. Otherwise, you should use a Java or RCP version of Eclipse."
Quote from Android Developers: http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/installing-adt.html
Take the second - Eclipse IDE for Java Developers, 99 MB
Here's a link to Android SDK requirements.
Looks like Eclipse 3.6.2 (Helios) or greater is required at the time of this answer. Because you'll be using the ADT Plugin for Eclipse, check out this page for Eclipse version requirement and other info. The version will probably always match the one stated on the SDK page.
If you decide on Eclipse IDE for Java Developers from the above package, get it here.