Android newbie here and would like to create a basic app using the AndriodPlot library.
The instructions to download are:
svn checkout https://androidplot.jira.com/svn/ANDROIDPLOT/
trunk/Examples/Quickstart Quickstart
Is there a way to download without SVN so I can get started?
If not, what SVN and how do I use it?
I assume it is some sort of version vcontrol but after Google-ing SVN, I am getting a lot of different answers and it is not clear what I am suppose to do...
Any point in the right direction to download this is greatly appreciated.
Yes, you need SVN to download this project.
What is ment by SVN is Subversion.
Depending on the platform you are using, you have to install a Subversion client. Under linux distributions, just search for the subversion in repository.
Under Windows and Mac OS X you'll find a graphical client, that will suit your needs.
You could download all the files manually or work on individual files e.g. https://androidplot.jira.com/svn/ANDROIDPLOT/trunk/Examples/Quickstart/src/com/example/MainActivity.java
but it's gonna be easier to just install svn and then checkout the repository and get a copy of the files on your machine.
Red bean did a good intro and guide when I was learning it http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.1/ch01.html
And PS. learn GIT (better and now widely used)
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I'm still at the path of learning programming, but my apps are getting quite complicated and I want to learn how to store a snapshot of current working app version before continuing with implementing other enhancements so that I could go back to that stored version if need be? Could anyone give me a link to tutorial about it? My search only returns tips how to set app version in gradle files.
What you are looking for I believe is a source control software that will be able to control your versioning, there are plenty, I recommend: Git
Tutorials:
Tutorials Point
Tutorial for begginers by Roger Dudler
One of Git concept is being able to work offline (you can work locally on your PC).
AndroidStudio Integration:
After installing Git on your machine you can easily integrate Git with AndroidStudio (Although I prefer working from Git Bash CLI), by doing:
Go to File -> Settings -> Version Control -> Git and configure Git
Go to VCS -> Enable Version Control Integration -> select 'Git'
You should take a look at vogella
for a starter I recommend
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/git/
http://javapapers.com/android/android-studio-git-tutorial/
https://www.londonappdeveloper.com/how-to-use-git-hub-with-android-studio/
I have an Android project composed of AOSP, and other code in an Ubuntu environment. As you know, I used git and its associated tool repo to download AOSP according to the procedures on android source site. Now I want to have a way of controlling the changes I make to the environment. I have read about Git, but perhaps not enough to know what is the best way to do this. Maybe I already have this capability just by using Git locally? So my question is: What is the best way to save state in my build environment please, and how do I save this on Github as a remote backup repository? I believe I need to have a .gitignor file to exclude object files? Basically I have a WORKING_DIRECTORY with all of my code in there. That directory has a .repo and .git directory in it.
You will find that most or all of your changes will be under certain branches. For me, I develop roms for the Nexus 9 so a lot of my changes are under device/htc/flounder. The common branch is frameworks/base/ where I also make a lot of changes.
To this end I have two separate git repos that store these:
https://github.com/seanashmore/frameworks_base
https://github.com/seanashmore/device_htc_flounder
To create these, I created a github account. Then went to each of he top level folders i.e. frameworks/base and device/htc/flounder and ran the command 'git init'. This initializes those directories as git repositories. You also need to create the repos on your github account, this will give you url's for you to 'push' your code to.
The initial push of frameworks/base will take some time as it is quite large, but once you have done that first push its very handy to keep track of your code changes and all the other benefits that git brings.
A very handy git guide can be found here: http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/
If you need any more information or help just ask.
I use 2 machines for development, Windows 8 desktop and a Macbook for when I'm away from my desk. I use dropbox to sync my development files between 2 machines. This works pretty well, except for one thing: the SDK path must be updated every time (http://screencast.com/t/XKnqUjiBn)
Is there a work around of some sort for this?
Don't share the local.properties file between machines; that's the file that contains the SDK path, and as its filename indicates, it's supposed to be local to an individual machine.
I suggest that you take a look at a GIT source control (if you haven't done that previously). It is the way better way to manage projects than dropbox sync.
There are 2 very good options for you:
GitHub - free for open source projects, paid for private repositories (paid per repository)
BitBucket - free for private repos too (paid per user)
AndroidStudio (which I suggest for Android projects unless you are working with NDK) has a really good support for importing projects to GIT via GUI. So it helps you a bit if you are not familiar with console stuff. But it is easy with console too. Check out this github tutorial for beginners https://try.github.io/levels/1/challenges/1
With GIT the problem that you are trying to solve is simple just put a file name that you dont want to share into you gitignore file. You can find android preset gitignore files online on sites like gitignore.io.
Good luck.
Hey guys I am new to porting android os. I am trying to download android source and wanted to know which git repository should I download for kitkat. And alos I want to download the source in GIT windows as I do not want to use linux terminal and repo for downloading the source.
Also, will downnloading https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/msm/+/android-msm-hammerhead-3.4-kk-r1 give me the source or will https://android.googlesource.com/platform/build/+/master give me the source?
Note: I have a very limited download limit at high speeds so I only want to download the relevant source files. No prebuilt Images or and device Images. I just want to download the source for stock kitkat android and use it in ubuntu for further building.
I think that you don't understand the organization of the Android source. It is a forest of git repositories, maintained, as CommonsWare says, with a tool called "repo". Theoretically, you could clone each of the, approximately, 450 git repos, separately. I suspect it would be pretty hard to do.
When you download the source, you will get all of the versions, tagged appropriately. You need only checkout at the right tag.
You could try github, to download zip files of the branch you require. It also seems to have android kernel files, but you need to search for what you need.
The android kernel msm (for qualcomm) source code
https://github.com/android/kernel_msm
The android source code
https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base
The website says it is a mirror of the google server. Which means it should work.
HI I have and android project A, I have been working on it, and also a friend of mine has been working on it, so now I have 2 projects A-Mine and A-Friend (I have nor svn, cvs nor git). Is there a way to get a diff of or to merge them, using ecplise or tortoise or anything (windows based)
Thnak u very much best regards Ignacio.
Now's a great chance to set up source control! Commit your version into source control, have your friend check it out, create a new branch and recursively copy all his files into it. Then just use the tools provided by your source control software of choice to merge those changes into the main branch. Done!
As I thought my friends there is always another way, Turns out ecplise won't allow you to open twice same project in the same workspace, but you can very well match up files and folders with simple windows copy + paste, so what is what you do? Yo open one project in eclipse and paste the renamed folders of the second project. the you can use Eclipses Compare With tool, to match up all files in a certain directory.
Clean, easy and fast