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Xiwen
Xiwen

Reputation: 263

android framework development

I am new in android framework development .

I try to add a service in platform/base and then I make the whole platform folder follow a post online.

Now i don't know how this change can be applied to android application. Do I need to get a new android.jar package for the application?

Thanks

update --------------------------------------------

  1. currently I have the android source code and modified its framework by adding a testservice.java following this : Android-Adding SystemService

  2. Then I need to write a test app to use this testservice. But I don't how to add an app to that modified android source code. I try to following this:set up the Eclipse IDE for Android platform development to add app src path to eclipse build path , I doesn't work.

  3. before this i use eclipse and ADT to write android apps, i am wondering is there any way to write an app in the modified android source code ?

Thanks

I copied an app under [androidroot]/packages/apps/ folder and rename it and modify some code . Then it shows in application list. It works! But the problem is the directory structure is strange , very different from the one I create from the eclipse + sdk . So is there anyone know how to develop apps under a modified android framework.

Thanks !!!

Upvotes: 3

Views: 4368

Answers (2)

KOP Lee
KOP Lee

Reputation: 171

It is exactly the same as the project you create using eclipse. What's more all you need is to write a makefile in the directory. Then mmm framework/res framework systemserver

bw

Upvotes: 0

Sergii Rudchenko
Sergii Rudchenko

Reputation: 5190

I see a quick and dirty solution: replace the corresponding android.jar in the install SDK location (for example $ANDROID_HOME/platforms/android-8/android.jar if you deriver from Android 2.2).

Also you may try to spoof a separate platform revision in $ANDROID_HOME/platforms. Something like android-99 to avoid clashes with the actual future platforms.

Though all of these are dirty tricks this may work for quick testing of your platform code without much pain.

Upvotes: 1

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