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Kilazi
Kilazi

Reputation: 318

Android eclipse: exporting apk

I've problem with exporting apk from eclipse: after I export project (even unsigned, not using keystore), if I rename .apk to .zip and open, it only contains "classes.dex", not anything else. It also weighs only 26 kb, while debug apk weighs 2.6 mb.

Problem persists even on simpliest projects (like one activity with one button). On exporting process it shows no errors.

My system is Windows 7, tried using Indigo and Juno eclipse. Tried installing new android sdk and reinstalling eclipse, tried to "Clean" projects and to configure build. No changes.

Thanks in advance.

Update: I've just created new "Hello World" project, with auto-generated Manifest:

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.testproject"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >

<uses-sdk
    android:minSdkVersion="7"
    android:targetSdkVersion="7" />

<application
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
    <activity
        android:name=".MainActivity"
        android:label="@string/title_activity_main" >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
</application>

which works perfectly when I click "Run" button, but when I export it and try to install with adb, I get "file 'C:...\TestProject.apk' does not contain AndroidManifest.xml"

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2940

Answers (2)

Kilazi
Kilazi

Reputation: 318

Solved my problem by installing ubuntu, exporting worked perfectly there.

Upvotes: 2

amukhachov
amukhachov

Reputation: 5900

.apk is just a file for installing your app. .dex files and resources is all what is necessary for this. You can read more about building android app here. The size is reduced as a result of compressing class files into dex and using proguard

Upvotes: 1

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