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=Basic instructions=
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2010-10-22 00:26:38 +02:00
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1. Copy config.sample.py to config.py and edit the path within accordingly
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to point to the Android tools
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2. Make a repo directory and put APK files in it
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3. Run update.py
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4. If it reports that any metadata files are missing, you can create them
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in the metadata directory and run it again.
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5. To ease creation of metadata files, run update.py with the -c option. It
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will create 'skeleton' metadata files that are missing, and you can then
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just edit them and fill in the details.
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6. Then, if you've changed things, run update.py again.
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7. Running update.py adds an Icons directory into the repo directory, and
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also creates the repository index (index.xml).
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8. Transfer the repo directory to the appropriate http server. The script
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in upload.sh is an example of how to do this.
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2011-01-09 16:52:00 +01:00
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=Build System Requirements=
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To be able to auto-build packages, you're going to need:
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*Linux
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*Python
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*A fully functional Android SDK with all SDK platforms and tools
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*The Android NDK
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*Ant
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*Ant Contrib Tasks (Debian package ant-contrib)
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*JavaCC (Debian package javacc)
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*A keystore for holding release keys. (Safe, secure and well backed up!)
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You then need to create a config.py (copy config.sample.py and follow the
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instructions) to specify the locations of some of these things.
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2010-12-15 22:27:59 +01:00
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=MetaData=
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Information used by update.py to compile the public index comes from two
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sources, 1) the APK files in the repo directory, and 2) the metadata files
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in the metadata directory.
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The metadata files are simple, easy to edit text files, always named as the
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application's package ID with '.txt' appended. Within the file, the following
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fields are recognised:
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==License==
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The license for the application.
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Common values: GPLv2, GPLv2+, GPLv3, Apache2, MIT, BSD
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2010-12-29 17:43:04 +01:00
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==Name==
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The name of the application. Normally, this field should not be present since the
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application's correct name is retrieved from the APK file. However, in a situation
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where an APK contains a bad or missing application name, it can be overridden
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using this.
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2010-12-15 22:27:59 +01:00
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==Web Site==
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The URL for the application's web site.
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==Source Code==
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The URL to view or obtain the application's source code. This should be
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something human-friendly. Machine-readable source-code is covered in the
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'Repo' field.
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==Issue Tracker==
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The URL for the application's issue tracker. Optional, since not all
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applications have one.
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==Summary==
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A brief summary of what the application is.
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==Description==
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A full description of the application. This can span multiple lines, and is
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terminated by a line containing a single '.'.
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==Repo Type==
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The type of repository - for automatic building from source. If this is not
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specified, automatic building is disabled for this application. Possible
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values are:
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2011-01-03 11:55:18 +01:00
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git, svn, hg
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==Repo==
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The repository location. Usually a git: or svn: URL.
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2011-01-02 12:27:50 +01:00
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Normally the repository is checked out once for the application, then moved
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to a particular revision/commit/tag for each build version. For an SVN
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repository though, this behaviour can be changed by appending a * to the
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repository URL - in this case the repository is checked out once per build
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version, with the subdir parameter in place of the *. This can be beneficial
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when dealing with very large SVN repositories.
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2011-01-08 22:07:58 +01:00
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For a Subversion repo that requires authentication, you can precede the repo
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URL with username:password@ and those parameters will be passed as --username
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and --password to the SVN checkout command.
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2010-12-15 22:27:59 +01:00
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==Build Version==
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Any number of these fields can be present, each specifying a version to
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automatically build from source. The value is a comma-separated list.
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For example:
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Build Version:0.12,3,651696a49be2cd7db5ce6a2fa8185e31f9a20035
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The above specifies to build version 0.12, which has a version code of 3.
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The third parameter specifies the tag, commit or revision number from
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which to build it in the source repository.
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In addition to the three, always required, parameters described above,
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further parameters can be added (in name=value format) to apply further
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configuration to the build. These are:
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subdir=<path> - Specifies to build from a subdirectory of the checked out
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source code. Normally this directory is changed to before
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building, but there is a special case for SVN repositories
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where the URL is specified with a * at the end. See the
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documentation for the Repo field for more information.
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bindir=<path> - Normally the build output (apk) is expected to be in the
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bin subdirectory below the ant build files. If the project
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is configured to put it elsewhere, that can be specified
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here, relative to the base of the checked out repo..
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oldsdkloc=yes - The sdk location in the repo is in an old format
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target=<target> - Specifies a particular SDK target, when the source doesn't.
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This is likely to cause the whole build.xml to be rewritten,
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which is fine if it's a 'standard' android file or doesn't
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already exist, but not a good idea if it's heavily
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customised.
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2011-01-03 00:15:56 +01:00
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rm=<relpath> - Specifies the relative path of file to delete before the
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build is done. The path is relative to the base of the
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build directory - i.e. the directory that contains
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AndroidManifest.xml.
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antcommand=xxx - Specify an alternate ant command (target) instead of the
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default 'release'.
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2011-01-08 23:31:55 +01:00
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insertversion=x - If specified, the pattern 'x' in the AndroidManifest.xml is
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replaced with the version number for the build.
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insertvercode=x - If specified, the pattern 'x' in the AndroidManifest.xml is
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replaced with the version code for the build.
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update=no By default, 'android update project' is used to generate or
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update the build.xml file. Specifying update=no bypasses
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that.
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initfun=yes Enables a selection of mad hacks to make com.funambol.android
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build. Probably not useful for any other application.
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2011-01-10 09:31:35 +01:00
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buildjni=yes Enables building of native code via the ndk-build script before
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doing the main ant build.
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Another example, using extra parameters:
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Build Version:1.09.03,10903,45,subdir=Timeriffic,oldsdkloc=yes
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2011-01-05 23:20:57 +01:00
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==Use Built==
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Set this to "Yes" to use built versions of the application for the repository.
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Currently, this just triggers update.py to copy the relevant apks and tarballs
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from the 'built' directory before updating the repo index.
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==AntiFeatures==
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This is optional - if present, it contains a comma-separated list of any of
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the following values, describing an AntiFeature the application has:
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"Ads" - the application contains advertising
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"Tracking" - the application tracks and reports your activity to somewhere
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"NonFreeNet" - the application promotes a non-Free network service
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"NonFreeAdd" - the application promotes non-Free add-ons
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==Disabled==
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If this field is present, the application does not get put into the public
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index. This allows metadata to be retained while an application is temporarily
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disabled from being published. The value should be a description of why the
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application is disabled.
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