Android apps on Eclipse

Richard JOHNSON nixternal at ubuntu.com
Fri Dec 4 22:02:45 GMT 2009


On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 03:52:22PM -0500, David Ex wrote:
> To make this relivant, I run kubuntu kosmic koala on my Eee 900.  That being
> said...

Still wasn't remotely relevant, but I will give you bonus points for trying
:)

> Ok,  I would like to try and make an Android app.  I've done programing in
> the past but Im not that savvy with IDEs (i always
> used Kate!).
> All the info on Android app creation told me to get the ADV thingie from
> google as to use it as a way to make a plug-in for Eclipse.
> i have a problem when I go to make an Android app; I can't.
> I go to new file->project->Android->new Android project
> and then Im prompted by a wizard to name the project and all that but I
> cannot go any further Becca's as soon as i type in the project name I am
> told that I need to specify an SDK target.
> I've looked around and i guess this has happened to other people too.
> Unfortunately i have not been able to find a solution to this issue.
> I assume that the "target" is a type of file that refers to Android 1.0,1.5,
> or 2.0 etc... so that Eclipse knows what to build exactly.  But can anyone
> tell me what exactly is being asked?  I do have some programing exp, but
> like said IDEs are not my thing...  Any help would be great!

Did you install the Android SDK?
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

This is what I followed a few weeks back on a friends machine to get her up
and running with the Android SDK so she could teach the rest of us how to
hack on mobile goodness.

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