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diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/tools-notes.jd b/docs/html/sdk/tools-notes.jd deleted file mode 100644 index 062f8f1..0000000 --- a/docs/html/sdk/tools-notes.jd +++ /dev/null @@ -1,857 +0,0 @@ -page.title=SDK Tools -@jd:body - -<p>SDK Tools is a downloadable component for the Android SDK. It includes the -complete set of development and debugging tools for the Android SDK.</p> - -<p>If you are new to the Android SDK, the <a -href="{@docRoot}sdk/index.html">SDK starter package</a> installs the -latest revision of the SDK Tools in the <code><sdk>/tools</code> directory.</p> - -<p>If you are already using the SDK and you want to update to the latest version -of the SDK Tools, use the <em>Android SDK Manager</em> to get the -update, rather than downloading a new SDK starter package. For more information -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 -the SDK Tools, as denoted by revision number. To determine what revision of the SDK -Tools you are using, refer to the "Installed Packages" listing in the Android SDK Manager. </p> - -<p>For a summary of all known issues in SDK Tools, see <a -href="http://tools.android.com/knownissues">http://tools.android.com/knownissues</a>.</p> - -<script type="text/javascript"> -function toggleDiv(link) { - var toggleable = $(link).parent(); - if (toggleable.hasClass("closed")) { - //$(".toggleme", toggleable).slideDown("fast"); - toggleable.removeClass("closed"); - toggleable.addClass("open"); - $(".toggle-img", toggleable).attr("title", "hide").attr("src", (toRoot + "assets/images/triangle-opened.png")); - } else { - //$(".toggleme", toggleable).slideUp("fast"); - toggleable.removeClass("open"); - toggleable.addClass("closed"); - $(".toggle-img", toggleable).attr("title", "show").attr("src", (toRoot + "assets/images/triangle-closed.png")); - } - return false; -} -</script> -<style> -.toggleable { -padding: .25em 1em; -} -.toggleme { - padding: 1em 1em 0 2em; - line-height:1em; -} -.toggleable a { - text-decoration:none; -} -.toggleme a { - text-decoration:underline; -} -.toggleable.closed .toggleme { - display:none; -} -#jd-content .toggle-img { - margin:0; -} -</style> - -<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 19</a> <em>(April 2012)</em> - - <div class="toggleme"> - <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> This update of SDK Tools is only available through -the <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/adding-components.html">Android SDK Manager</a>. Use this tool to -download and install this update.</p> - - <dl> - <dt>Dependencies:</dt> - <dd> - <ul> - <li>Android SDK Platform-tools revision 9 or later.</li> - <li>If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, note that the SDK Tools r19 is designed for - use with ADT 18.0.0 and later. If you haven't already, we highly recommend updating your - <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/eclipse-adt.html">ADT Plugin</a> to 18.0.0.</li> - <li>If you are developing outside Eclipse, you must have - <a href="http://ant.apache.org/">Apache Ant</a> 1.8 or later.</li> - </ul> - </dd> - <dt>Bug fixes:</dt> - <dd> - <ul> - <li>Fixed an issue that prevented some developers from running the emulator with GPU -acceleration.</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 18</a> <em>(April 2012)</em> - - <div class="toggleme"> - <p class="caution"><strong>Important:</strong> To download the new Android - 4.0 system components from the Android SDK Manager, you must first update the - SDK tools to revision 14 or later and restart the Android SDK Manager. If you do not, - the Android 4.0 system components will not be available for download.</p> - - <dl> - <dt>Dependencies:</dt> - <dd> - <ul> - <li>Android SDK Platform-tools revision 9 or later.</li> - <li>If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, note that the SDK Tools r18 is designed for - use with ADT 18.0.0 and later. If you haven't already, we highly recommend updating your - <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/eclipse-adt.html">ADT Plugin</a> to 18.0.0.</li> - <li>If you are developing outside Eclipse, you must have - <a href="http://ant.apache.org/">Apache Ant</a> 1.8 or later.</li> - </ul> - </dd> - <dt>General notes:</dt> - <dd> - <ul> - <li>Updated the SdkController app to encapsulate both sensor and multitouch emulation - functionality.</li> - </ul> - </dd> - <dt>Bug fixes:</dt> - <dd> - <ul> - <li>Fixed Ant issues where some jar libraries in the {@code libs/} folder are not picked up -in some cases.</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 17</a> <em>(March 2012)</em> - - <div class="toggleme"> - <p class="caution"><strong>Important:</strong> To download the new Android - 4.0 system components from the Android SDK Manager, you must first update the - SDK tools to revision 14 or later and restart the Android SDK Manager. If you do not, - the Android 4.0 system components will not be available for download.</p> - - <dl> - <dt>Dependencies:</dt> - <dd> - <ul> - <li>Android SDK Platform-tools revision 9 or later.</li> - <li>If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, note that the SDK Tools r17 is designed for - use with ADT 17.0.0 and later. If you haven't already, we highly recommend updating your - <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/eclipse-adt.html">ADT Plugin</a> to 17.0.0.</li> - <li>If you are developing outside Eclipse, you must have - <a href="http://ant.apache.org/">Apache Ant</a> 1.8 or later.</li> - </ul> - </dd> - <dt>General notes:</dt> - <dd> - <ul> - <li>Emulator - <ul> - <li>Added support for hardware accelerated graphics rendering. This feature requires an -API Level 15, Revision 3 or later system image. -(<a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/devices/emulator.html#accel-graphics">more info</a>) - </li> - <li>Added support for running Android x86 system images in virtualization mode on -Windows and Mac OS X. -(<a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/devices/emulator.html#accel-vm">more info</a>) - <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> Use the Android SDK Manager to download and -install x86 system images. Android x86 system images are not available for all API levels.</p> - </li> - <li>Added experimental support for multi-touch input by enabing the emulator to receive - touch input from a USB-tethered physical Android device. - (<a href="http://tools.android.com/tips/hardware-emulation">more info</a>)</li> - </ul> - </li> - <li>Added viewing of live detailed network usage of an app in DDMS. (<a - href="http://tools.android.com/recent/detailednetworkusageinddms">more info</a>)</li> - <li>ProGuard - <ul> - <li>Updated the bundled ProGuard tool to version 4.7. In addition to many new features, -this update fixes the {@code Conversion to Dalvik format failed with error 1} error some users have -experienced.</li> - <li>Updated the default {@code proguard.cfg} file with better default flags for - Android.</li> - <li>Split the ProGuard configuration file has been in half, with project specific flags -kept in project and the generic Android flags distributed (and updated) with the tools -themselves.</li> - </ul> - </li> - <li>Build - <ul> - <li>Added a feature that allows you to run some code only in debug mode. Builds now -generate a class called {@code BuildConfig} containing a {@code DEBUG} constant that is -automatically set according to your build type. You can check the ({@code BuildConfig.DEBUG}) -constant in your code to run debug-only functions.</li> - <li>Fixed issue when a project and its libraries include the same jar file in their libs - folder. (<a href="http://tools.android.com/recent/dealingwithdependenciesinandroidprojects">more - info</a>)</li> - <li>Added support for custom views with custom attributes in libraries. Layouts using -custom attributes must use the namespace URI {@code http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto} instead -of the URI that includes the app package name. This URI is replaced with the app specific one at -build time.</li> - </ul> - </li> - <li>Lint - <ul> - <li>Updated Lint to check Android application code. Lint rules which previously -performed pattern based searches in the application code (such as the unused resource check) have -been rewritten to use the more accurate Java-style parse trees.</li> - <li>Added support for checking library projects. This change means that rules such as -the unused resource check properly handle resources declared in a library project and referenced in -a downstream project.</li> - <li>Added ability to suppress Lint warnings in Java code with the new -{@code @SuppressLint} annotation, and in XML files with the new tools: namespace and -ignore attribute. (<a - href="http://tools.android.com/recent/ignoringlintwarnings">more info</a>)</li> - <li>New Lint checks: - <ul> - <li>Added check for Android API calls that require a version of Android higher than - the minimum supported version. You can use the new {@code @TargetApi} annotation - to suppress warnings when the code is wrapped in a system version condition. - (<a href="http://tools.android.com/recent/lintapicheck">more info</a>)</li> - <li>Added over 20 new Lint rules, including checks for - <a href="http://tools.android.com/recent/lintperformancechecks">performance</a>, - XML layouts, manifest and file handling.</li> - </ul> - </li> - </ul> - </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 16</a> <em>(December 2011)</em> - - <div class="toggleme"> - <p class="caution"><strong>Important:</strong> To download the new Android - 4.0 system components from the Android SDK Manager, you must first update the - SDK tools to revision 14 or later and restart the Android SDK Manager. If you do not, - the Android 4.0 system components will not be available for download.</p> - -<dl> -<dt>Dependencies:</dt> -<dd> - <ul> - <li>Android SDK Platform-tools revision 9 or later.</li> - <li>If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, note that the SDK Tools r16 is designed for use - with ADT 16.0.0 and later. If you haven't already, we highly recommend updating your - <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/eclipse-adt.html">ADT Plugin</a> to 16.0.0.</li> - <li>If you are developing outside Eclipse, you must have <a href="http://ant.apache.org/">Apache - Ant</a> 1.8 or later.</li> -</ul> -</dd> -<dt>General notes:</dt> -<dd> - <ul> - <li>Added Lint tools to detect common errors in Android projects. - (<a href="http://tools.android.com/recent/lint">more info</a>)</li> - <li>Added sensor emulation support, which allows the emulator to read sensor data from a - physical Android device. - (<a href="http://tools.android.com/recent/sensoremulation">more info</a>)</li> - <li>Added support for using a webcam to emulate a camera on Mac OS X.</li> - </ul> -</dd> -<dt>Bug fixes:</dt> -<dd> - <ul> - <li>Snapshots now work for Android 4.0 system images.</li> - <li>Fixed several small issues for the build file. - (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=21023">Issue 21023</a>, - <a href="http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=21267">Issue 21267</a>, - <a href="http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=21465">Issue 21465</a>, - <a href="http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=21525">Issue 21525</a>).</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 15</a> <em>(October 2011)</em> - - <div class="toggleme"> - <p class="caution"><strong>Important:</strong> To download the new Android - 4.0 system components from the Android SDK Manager, you must first update the - SDK tools to revision 14 or later and restart the Android SDK Manager. If you do not, - the Android 4.0 system components will not be available for download.</p> - <dl> -<dt>Dependencies:</dt> -<dd> - <ul><li>Android SDK Platform-tools revision 9 or later.</li> - <li>If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, note that the SDK Tools r15 is designed for use - with ADT 15.0.0 and later. If you haven't already, we highly recommend updating your <a - href="{@docRoot}sdk/eclipse-adt.html">ADT Plugin</a> to 15.0.0.</li> - <li>If you are developing outside Eclipse, you must have <a href="http://ant.apache.org/">Apache - Ant</a> 1.8 or later.</li> -</ul> - -<dt>Bug fixes:</dt> -<dd> - <ul> - <li>Fixed emulator crash on Linux due to improper webcam detection - (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=20952">Issue 20952</a>).</li> - <li>Fixed emulator issue when using the <code>-wipe-data</code> argument.</li> - <li>Fixed build issue when using Renderscript in projects that target API levels 11-13 - (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=21006">Issue 21006</a>).</li> - <li>Fixed issue when creating an AVD using the GoogleTV addon - (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=20963">Issue 20963</a>).</li> - <li>Fixed <code>ant test</code> - (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=20979">Issue 20979</a>).</li> - <li>Fixed <code>android update project</code> - (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=20535">Issue 20535</a>).</li> - <li>Fixed scrolling issue in the new Logcat panel of DDMS.</li> - <li>Fixed issue with MonkeyRunner - (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=20964">Issue 20964</a>).</li> - <li>Fixed issues in the SDK Manager - (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=20939">Issue 20939</a>, - <a href="http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=20607">Issue 20607</a>).</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 14</a> <em>(October 2011)</em> - - <div class="toggleme"> - <p class="note"><strong>Important:</strong> To download the new Android - 4.0 system components from the Android SDK Manager, you must first update the - SDK tools to revision 14 and restart the Android SDK Manager. If you do not, - the Android 4.0 system components will not be available for download.</p> - <dl> -<dt>Dependencies:</dt> -<dd> - <ul><li>Android SDK Platform-tools revision 8 or later.</li> - <li>If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, note that the SDK Tools r14 is designed for use - with ADT 14.0.0 and later. If you haven't already, we highly recommend updating your <a - href="{@docRoot}sdk/eclipse-adt.html">ADT Plugin</a> to 14.0.0.</li> - <li>If you are developing outside Eclipse, you must have <a href="http://ant.apache.org/">Apache - Ant</a> 1.8 or later.</li> -</ul> - -<dt>General notes:</dt> -<dd> - <ul> - <li>Added webcam support to Android 4.0 or later platforms to emulate rear-facing cameras when - one webcam is present, and to emulate both rear-facing and front-facing cameras when two - webcams are present. Webcam support is for Windows and Linux only. - Mac support will come in a later release.</li> - <li>Changed <code>default.properties</code> to <code>project.properties</code> and - <code>build.properties</code> to <code>ant.properties</code>. Any existing - projects that you build with Ant must be updated with the <code>android update project</code> - command.</li> - <li>Changed Ant <code>build.xml</code> file to support improvements to the - build system and added and modified Ant commands to support these changes. For a list of Ant -commands, see the -<a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/building/building-cmdline.html#AntReference">Ant Command -Reference</a>.</li> - <li>Changed how library projects are built.</li> - <li>Improved incremental builds, so that resource compilation runs less frequently. Builds no - longer run when you edit strings or layouts (unless you add a new <code>id</code>) and no longer - run once for each library project.</li> - <li>Introduced a "PNG crunch cache" that only runs on modified PNG files, instead of - crunching all existing PNG files, all the time.</li> - <li>Revamped the SDK Manager UI (<a href="http://tools.android.com/recent/newsdkmanager">more -info</a>).</li> - </ul> - <p>For a complete overview of the build system changes and what you need to do to support them, -see the <a href="http://tools.android.com/recent/buildchangesinrevision14">Android Tools Project -site</a>.</p> -</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 13</a> <em>(September 2011)</em> - <div class="toggleme"> - <dl> -<dt>Dependencies:</dt> -<dd> -<p>If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, note that the SDK Tools r13 is designed for use with -ADT 12.0.0 and later. If you haven't already, we highly recommend updating your <a -href="{@docRoot}sdk/eclipse-adt.html">ADT Plugin</a> to 12.0.0.</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>General notes:</dt> -<dd> - <ul> - <li>Fix compilation issue in Ant (<code>dex</code> step) when paths have spaces.</li> - <li>Fix issue in emulator installation when paths have spaces.</li> - <li>Fix issue when AVD paths have spaces.</li> - <li>Fix rendering issue when using emulator scaling (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=18299">see more</a>).</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 12</a> <em>(July 2011)</em> - <div class="toggleme"> - <dl> -<dt>Dependencies:</dt> -<dd> -<p>If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, note that the SDK Tools r12 is designed for use with -ADT 12.0.0 and later. If you haven't already, we highly recommend updating your <a -href="{@docRoot}sdk/eclipse-adt.html">ADT Plugin</a> to 12.0.0.</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>General notes:</dt> -<dd> - <ul> - <li>The AVD manager and emulator can now use system images - compiled for ARM v7 and x86 CPUs.</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 11</a> <em>(May 2011)</em> - <div class="toggleme"> - <dl> -<dt>Dependencies:</dt> -<dd> -<p>If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, note that the SDK Tools r11 is designed for use with -ADT 10.0.1 and later. If you haven't already, we highly recommend updating your <a -href="{@docRoot}sdk/eclipse-adt.html">ADT Plugin</a> to 10.0.1.</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>General notes:</dt> -<dd> - <ul> - <li>Miscellaneous emulator changes to support Android 3.1.</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 10</a> <em>(February 2011)</em> - <div class="toggleme"> - <dl> -<dt>Dependencies:</dt> -<dd> -<p>If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, note that the SDK Tools r10 is -designed for use with ADT 10.0.0 and later. After installing SDK Tools r10, we -highly recommend updating your ADT Plugin to 10.0.0.</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>General notes:</dt> -<dd> - <ul> - <li>The tools now automatically generate Java Programming Language source files (in the -<code>gen</code> directory) and - bytecode (in the <code>res/raw</code> directory) from your native <code>.rs</code> files</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 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>Early look at the new snapshot feature: To improve startup time for the emulator, you can -enable snapshots for the system state. The emulator will then restore to the state when it last -closed almost instantly. <strong>Note:</strong> The snapshot feature is still under active -development and might not always perform as expected.</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"> - -<dl> -<dt>Dependencies:</dt> -<dd> -<p>If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, note that SDK Tools r8 is -designed for use with ADT 8.0.0 and later. After installing SDK Tools r8, we -highly recommend updating your ADT Plugin to 8.0.0.</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> - -<p>Also note that SDK Tools r8 requires a new SDK component called -<em>Platform-tools</em>. The new Platform-tools component lets all SDK platforms -(Android 2.1, Android 2.2, and so on) use the same (latest) version of build -tools such as <code>adb</code>, <code>aapt</code>, <code>aidl</code>, and -<code>dx</code>. To download the Platform-tools component, use the Android SDK -Manager, as described in <a href="adding-components.html">Adding SDK -Components</a></p> - -<dt>Upgrading from SDK Tools r7:</dt> -<dd> -<p>If you are upgrading to SDK Tools r8 from an earlier version, note that the -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>All SDK platforms now support Library Projects.</li> -<li>Support for a true debug build. Developers no longer need to add the -<code>android:debuggable</code> attribute to the -<code><application></code> tag in the manifest — the build tools add -the attribute automatically. In Eclipse/ADT, all incremental builds are assumed -to be debug builds, so the tools insert <code>android:debuggable="true"</code>. -When exporting a signed release build, the tools do not add the attribute. In -Ant, a <code>ant debug</code> command automatically inserts the -<code>android:debuggable="true"</code> attribute, while <code>ant release</code> -does not. If <code>android:debuggable="true"</code> is manually set, then -<code>ant release</code> will actually do a debug build, rather than a release -build.</li> -<li>Automatic ProGuard support in release builds. Developers generate a ProGuard -configuration file using the <code>android</code> tool — the build tools -then automatically run ProGuard against the project sources during the build. -For more information, see the <a -href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/tools/proguard.html">ProGuard</a> -documentation. </li> -<li>New overridable Ant javac properties: <code>java.encoding</code>, -<code>java.source</code>, and <code>java.target</code> (default values are -"ascii", "1.5", and "1.5", respectively).</li> -<li>New UI for the HierarchyViewer tool.</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 7</a> <em>(September 2010)</em> - <div class="toggleme"> - -<dl> -<dt>Dependencies:</dt> -<dd> -<p>If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, note that SDK Tools r7 is -designed for use with ADT 0.9.8 and later. After installing SDK Tools r7, we -highly recommend updating your ADT Plugin to 0.9.8.</p> -</dd> - -<dt>General notes:</dt> -<dd> -<ul> -<li>Added support for library projects that depend on other library projects.</li> -<li>Adds support for aidl files in library projects.</li> -<li>Adds support for extension targets in Ant build to perform tasks between the -normal tasks: <code>-pre-build</code>, <code>-pre-compile</code>, and -<code>-post-compile</code>.</li> -<li>Adds support for "headless" SDK update. See <code>android -h update sdk</code> -for more information.</li> -<li>Fixes location control in DDMS to work in any locale not using '.' as a -decimal point.</li> -</ul> -</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 6</a> <em>(May 2010)</em> - <div class="toggleme"> - -<dl> -<dt>Dependencies:</dt> -<dd> -<p>If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, note that SDK Tools r6 is -designed for use with ADT 0.9.7 and later. After installing SDK Tools r6, we -highly recommend updating your ADT Plugin to 0.9.7.</p> -</dd> - -<dt>Library projects:</dt> -<dd> -<p>The SDK Tools now support the use of <em>library projects</em> during -development, a capability that lets you store shared Android application -code and resources in a separate development project. You can then reference the -library project from other Android projects and, at build time, the tools -compile the shared code and resources as part of the dependent applications. -More information about this feature is available in the <a -href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/projects/index.html#LibraryProjects">Creating and Managing Projects</a> document.</p> -<p>If you are developing in Eclipse, <a href="eclipse-adt.html">ADT</a> -provides the equivalent library project support.</p> -</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 5</a> <em>(March 2010)</em> - <div class="toggleme"> - -<dl> -<dt>Dependencies:</dt> -<dd><ul> -<li>If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, note that SDK Tools r5 is -designed for use with ADT 0.9.6 and later. After installing SDK Tools r5, we -highly recommend updating your ADT Plugin to 0.9.6.</li> -<li>For Mac OS platforms, OS X 10.4.x (Tiger) is no longer -officially supported. </li> -</ul> -</dd> - -<dt>SDK and AVD Manager:</dt> -<dd> -<ul> -<li>Fixes SSL download for the standalone version of the SDK Updater.</li> -<li>Fixes issue with 64-bit JVM on Windows.</li> -<li>Adds support for platform samples components.</li> -<li>Improves support for dependency between components.</li> -<li>AVDs now sorted by API level.</li> -<li>The AVD creation dialog now enforces a minimum SD card size of 9MB.</li> -<li>Prevents deletion of running AVDs.</li> -<li>Settings are now automatically saved, no need to click "Apply".</li> -</ul> -</dd> - -<dt>Emulator:</dt> -<dd> -<ul> -<li>Emulator now requires SD card to be 9MB or more.</li> -</ul> -</dd> - -<dt>Layoutopt:</dt> -<dd> -<ul> -<li>Fixes <code>layoutopt.bat</code> to execute correctly on Windows.</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 4</a> <em>(December 2009)</em> - <div class="toggleme"> - -<dl> -<dt>Dependencies:</dt> -<dd><p>SDK Tools r4 is compatible with ADT 0.9.5 and later, but not -compatible with earlier versions. If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, you -<strong>must</strong> update your ADT plugin to version 0.9.5 or higher if you -install SDK Tools r4 in your SDK. </p></dd> - -<dt>General notes:</dt> -<dd> -<ul> -<li>Launcher script now forces GDK_NATIVE_WINDOW=true (linux only), to fix a -compatibility issue between GTK and SWT.</li> -</ul> -</dd> - -<dt>Android SDK and AVD Manager:</dt> -<dd> -<ul> -<li>AVD Launch dialog now shows scale value.</li> -<li>Fixes potential NPE in SDK Manager on AVD launch, for older AVD with no -skin name specified.</li> -<li>Fixes XML validation issue in on older Java versions.</li> -<li>No longer forces the use of Java 1.5 on Mac OS X.</li> -</ul> -</dd> - -<dt>Emulator:</dt> -<dd> -<ul> -<li>No longer limits the size of the system partition.</li> -</ul> -</dd> - -<dt>Ant build tools:</dt> -<dd> -<ul> -<li>.apk packaging now properly ignores vi swap files as well as hidden files.</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 3</a> <em>(October 2009)</em> - <div class="toggleme"> - -<dl> -<dt>Dependencies:</dt> -<dd><p>SDK Tools r3 is compatible with ADT 0.9.4 and later, but not -compatible with earlier versions. If you are developing in Eclipse with ADT, you -<strong>must</strong> update your ADT plugin to version 0.9.4 or higher if you -install SDK Tools r3 in your SDK.</p> -</dd> - -<dt>Android tool:</dt> -<dd> -<ul> -<li>Adds new <code>android create test-project</code> and <code>android update -test-project</code> commands to allow for greater flexibility in the location of the -main and test projects.</li> -</ul> -</dd> - -<dt>DDMS:</dt> -<dd> -<ul> -<li>Adds a button to dump HPROF file for running applications (app must be able -to write to the sdcard).</li> -<li>Button to start/stop profiling of a running application (app must be able to -write to the sdcard). Upon stop, Traceview will automatically be launched to -display the trace.</li> -<li>Fixed DDMS, Traceview, and the AVD Mananger/SDK Updater to run on Mac OS X -10.6.</li> -<li>Fixed screenshot support for devices running 32-bit framebuffer.</li> -</ul> -</dd> - -<dt>Android SDK and AVD Manager:</dt> -<dd> -<ul> -<li>Provides a new UI that lets you set options for controlling -the emulator skin, screen size/density, and scale factor used when launching -an AVD.</li> -<li>Provides improved AVD creation UI, which lets you customize the hardware -properties of your AVDs.</li> -<li>Now enforces dependencies between platforms and tools components, and -between SDK add-ons and platforms.</li> -</ul> -</dd> - -<dt>Layoutopt, a new tool for optimizing layouts:</dt> - -<dd><p>The SDK Tools r3 package includes <code>layoutopt</code>, a new command-line -tool that helps you optimize your layout hierarchies. When run against your -layout files, the tool analyzes their hierarchies and notifies you of -inefficiencies and other potential issues. The tool also provides simple -solutions for the issues it finds. For usage, see <a -href="/guide/developing/tools/layoutopt.html">layoutopt</a>.</p> -</dd> -</dl> - </div> -</div> |