Android Dev Setup

Installing command line tools

• brew install android-sdk

the android-sdk package depends on and also conflicts with android-platform-tools, so every time you update your android-sdk you have to reinstall android-platform-tools(try to brew unlink android-platform-tools.

• run android to install the android packages
• add ANDROID_HOME and ANDROID_SDK to environment PATH

Compile android with command line

# list all tasks
./gradlew tasks
# or
gradle tasks

gradle build

gradle installDebug

Reference

• android gradle guide
• simple gradle tutor by spring.io
• gradle file structure guide by rominirani

Messing around with android minSDK requirement

• toos:overrideLibrary
• manifest merger

Android Studio Install log

• osascript pop up for admin privilege.

It seems that google uses Apple Script to require admin privilege for the installation of Intel HAXM package. But this kind of popup is not user friendly even for developers because it can be any obituary apple script requiring for privilege.