Specifications
Next,addtheAntbinfoldertoyourPATH,e.g.:
C:\Dev\Android\apacheant1.9.3\bin.
FormoreinformationonusingAnttoautomatebuildingAndroidApps,see:
http://www.androidengineer.com/2010/06/usinganttoautomatebuildingandroid.html
IV.2 Android Development Software Setup for OS X
IV.2.1 Xcode
BeforeinstallinganyAndroiddevelopmenttools,youmustinstallXcode.OnceXcodeis
installed,someofthefollowingsteps(suchasinstallingApacheAntortheJDK)maybe
unnecessarysomeversionsofOSX(10.5andhigher)includeApacheAnt,andsomedonot.
OnMavericks10.9,AntdoesnotappeartobeinstalledbydefaultorincludedwithXcode
5.0.2.
IV.2.2 Java Development Kit
TheJavaDevelopmentKit(JDK8)isaprerequisitefortheAndroidEclipseIDE(includedwith
theADTBundle)aswellasApacheAnt.
InstalltheJDKifitisnotalreadypresentonyoursystem.IfyoualreadyinstalledXcode,this
stepmaybeunnecessary.
ThelatestversiontestedwiththisreleaseisJDK8itmaybedownloadedatthefollowing
location:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8downloads2133151.html
IV.2.3 Android Development Tools Bundle
TheAndroidDevelopmentToolsADTBundleincludesalmosteverythingneededtobegin
developingAndroidApps:
● AndroidSDKTools
● AndroidPlatformTools
● LatestAndroidPlatform
● EclipsewithintegratedADTPlugin
● LatestSystemImageforEmulator
ThelatestversionoftheADTisavailablefordownloadatthefollowinglocation:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html#download
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