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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/html/community/index.jd | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/html/guide/developing/device.jd | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/html/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design.jd | 240 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/html/index.jd | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/html/sdk/1.5_r2/installing.jd | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/html/sdk/ndk/1.5_r1/index.jd (renamed from docs/html/sdk/ndk/1.5-r1/index.jd) | 80 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/html/sdk/sdk_toc.cs | 6 |
7 files changed, 81 insertions, 263 deletions
diff --git a/docs/html/community/index.jd b/docs/html/community/index.jd index 91c54aab0dda..eb5887a23e58 100644 --- a/docs/html/community/index.jd +++ b/docs/html/community/index.jd @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ page.title=Community <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> If you are seeking discussion about Android source code (not application development), then please refer to the <a href="http://source.android.com/discuss">Open Source Project Mailing lists</a>.</p> -<p style="margin-bottom".5em"><strong>Contents</strong></p> +<p style="margin-bottom:.5em"><strong>Contents</strong></p> <ol class="toc"> <li><a href="#BeforeYouPost">Before you post</a></li> <li><a href="#ApplicationDeveloperLists">Application developer mailing lists</a></li> diff --git a/docs/html/guide/developing/device.jd b/docs/html/guide/developing/device.jd index 35c0a1ae0c52..805167826a7d 100644 --- a/docs/html/guide/developing/device.jd +++ b/docs/html/guide/developing/device.jd @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ would on the emulator. There are just a few things to do before you can start.</ <li>If you're developing on Mac OS X, it just works. Skip this step.</li> <li>If you're developing on Ubuntu Linux, you need to add a rules file: <ol> - <li>Login as root and create this file: <code>/etc/udev/rules.d/50-android.rules</code>. + <li>Login as root and create this file: <code>/etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules</code>. <p>For Gusty/Hardy, edit the file to read: <br/> <code>SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666"</code></p> diff --git a/docs/html/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design.jd b/docs/html/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design.jd index 155684a25b93..5f0a278bed92 100644 --- a/docs/html/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design.jd +++ b/docs/html/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design.jd @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ application can use the standard icons by referencing them as resources.</li> <li style="margin-top:4px;"><a href="#dodonts">General guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="#templatespack">Using the Icon Templates Pack</a></li> -<li><a href="#file">Icon appendix</a> +<li><a href="#iconappendix">Icon appendix</a> <ol> <li><a href="#launcherapx">Launcher icons</a></li> <li><a href="#menuapx">Menu icons</a></li> @@ -989,25 +989,9 @@ simply look at image filenames, which use the format <table class="image-caption"> <tr> - <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_add.png" title="ic_menu_add" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">Add</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_archive.png" title="ic_menu_archive" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Archive</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_attachment.png" title="ic_menu_attachment" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Attach</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_back.png" title="ic_menu_back" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Back</div></td> <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> @@ -1024,9 +1008,6 @@ simply look at image filenames, which use the format <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_close_clear_cancel.png" title="ic_menu_close_clear_cancel" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">Clear / Close / Cancel / Discard </div></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_compass.png" title="ic_menu_compass" alt="Android asset" /> @@ -1036,40 +1017,24 @@ simply look at image filenames, which use the format <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_delete.png" title="ic_menu_delete" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">Delete</div></td> - + <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_directions.png" title="ic_menu_directions" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">Directions</div></td> - + +</tr> +<tr> <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_edit.png" title="ic_menu_edit" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">Edit</div></td> -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_favorite.png" title="ic_menu_favorite" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Favorite</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_forward.png" title="ic_menu_forward" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Forward</div></td> - - <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_gallery.png" title="ic_menu_gallery" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">Gallery</div></td> -</tr> -<tr> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_goto.png" title="ic_menu_goto" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Go to</div></td> - <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_help.png" title="ic_menu_help" alt="Android asset" /> @@ -1077,16 +1042,6 @@ simply look at image filenames, which use the format <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_recent_history.png" title="ic_menu_recent_history" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">History</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_home.png" title="ic_menu_home" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Home</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_info_details.png" title="ic_menu_info_details" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">Info / details</div></td> @@ -1094,14 +1049,6 @@ simply look at image filenames, which use the format <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_mapmode.png" title="ic_menu_mapmode" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">Map mode</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_mark.png" title="ic_menu_mark" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Mark</div></td> - -</tr> -<tr> <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> @@ -1113,11 +1060,8 @@ simply look at image filenames, which use the format <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_more.png" title="ic_menu_more" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">More</div></td> - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_play_clip.png" title="ic_menu_play_clip" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Play</div></td> - +</tr> +<tr> <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_preferences.png" title="ic_menu_preferences" alt="Android asset" /> @@ -1125,11 +1069,6 @@ simply look at image filenames, which use the format <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_refresh.png" title="ic_menu_refresh" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Refresh</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_rotate.png" title="ic_menu_rotate" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">Rotate</div></td> @@ -1138,9 +1077,6 @@ simply look at image filenames, which use the format <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_save.png" title="ic_menu_save" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">Save</div></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_send.png" title="ic_menu_send" alt="Android asset" /> @@ -1158,26 +1094,15 @@ simply look at image filenames, which use the format <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_shuffle.png" title="ic_menu_shuffle" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Shuffle</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_upload.png" title="ic_menu_upload" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">Upload</div></td> - + +</tr> +<tr> <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_view.png" title="ic_menu_view" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">View</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/ic_menu_camera_video_view.png" title="ic_menu_camera_video_view" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Video</div></td> - -</tr> -<tr> <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> @@ -1214,131 +1139,21 @@ or simply look at the image filename, which use the format <tr> <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_data_connected_3g.png" title="stat_sys_data_connected_3g" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">3G</div></td> - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_signal_flightmode.png" title="stat_sys_signal_flightmode" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Airplane mode</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_notify_alarm.png" title="stat_notify_alarm" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Alarm</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_data_bluetooth.png" title="stat_sys_data_bluetooth" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">Bluetooth</div></td> <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_data_bluetooth_connected.png" title="stat_sys_data_bluetooth_connected" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Bluetooth connected</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_notify_calendar.png" title="stat_notify_calendar" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Calendar</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_notify_disk_full.png" title="stat_notify_disk_full" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Disk full</div></td> - -</tr> -<tr> - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_data_connected_e.png" title="stat_sys_data_connected_e" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">EDGE</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_notify_email_generic.png" title="stat_notify_email_generic" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">Email</div></td> <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_notify_email.png" title="stat_notify_email" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Gmail</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_data_connected_g.png" title="stat_sys_data_connected_g" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">GPRS</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_notify_chat.png" title="stat_notify_chat" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">IM</div></td> <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_install_complete.png" title="stat_sys_install_complete" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Installation complete</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_notify_musicplayer.png" title="stat_notify_musicplayer" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Music</div></td> - -</tr> -<tr> - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_r_signal_4.png" title="stat_sys_r_signal_4" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Roaming</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_signal_4.png" title="stat_sys_signal_4" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Signal</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_signal_null.png" title="stat_sys_signal_null" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Signal unavailable</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_ringer_silent_old.png" title="stat_sys_ringer_silent_old" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Silent mode</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_notify_sms.png" title="stat_notify_sms" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">SMS/MMS</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_speakerphone.png" title="stat_sys_speakerphone" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Speaker phone</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_notify_sync_anim0.png" title="stat_notify_sync_anim0" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Sync</div></td> - -</tr> -<tr> - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_notify_sync_error.png" title="stat_notify_sync_error" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Sync error</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_data_usb.png" title="stat_sys_data_usb" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">USB connected</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_ringer_vibrate.png" title="stat_sys_ringer_vibrate" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Vibrate</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_notify_voicemail.png" title="stat_notify_voicemail" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">Voicemail</div></td> @@ -1349,32 +1164,6 @@ or simply look at the image filename, which use the format <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_wifi_signal_4.png" title="stat_sys_wifi_signal_4" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">WiFi</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_notify_wifi_in_range.png" title="stat_notify_wifi_in_range" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">WiFi network available</div></td> - -</tr> -<tr> - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_wifi_unavailable.png" title="stat_sys_wifi_unavailable" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">WiFi unavailable</div></td> - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_battery_100.png" title="stat_sys_battery_100" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Battery 100%</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_battery_empty.png" title="stat_sys_battery_empty" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">Battery empty</div></td> - - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_phone_call.png" title="stat_sys_phone_call" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">Call</div></td> @@ -1383,6 +1172,8 @@ or simply look at the image filename, which use the format <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_phone_call_forward.png" title="stat_sys_phone_call_forward" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">Call forward</div></td> +</tr> +<tr> <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_phone_call_on_hold.png" title="stat_sys_phone_call_on_hold" alt="Android asset" /> @@ -1390,13 +1181,6 @@ or simply look at the image filename, which use the format <td class="image-caption-i image-list"> - <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_sys_gps_on.png" title="stat_sys_gps_on" alt="Android asset" /> - <div class="caption">GPS on</div></td> - -</tr> -<tr> - -<td class="image-caption-i image-list"> <img src="{@docRoot}images/icon_design/stat_notify_missed_call.png" title="stat_notify_missed_call" alt="Android asset" /> <div class="caption">Missed call</div></td> diff --git a/docs/html/index.jd b/docs/html/index.jd index 07d0abe7f6e4..cd55b2196189 100644 --- a/docs/html/index.jd +++ b/docs/html/index.jd @@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ home=true <!-- total max width is 520px --> <img src="/assets/images/home/IO-logo.png" alt="Google I/O Developer Conference 2009" width="242px" /> <div id="announcement" style="width:270px"> - <p>Google I/O is a two-day developer event that will take place May 27-28 at Moscone Center, San Francisco. The agenda includes a number of great sessions on Android topics by team engineers and other developers.</p> - <p><a href="http://code.google.com/events/io/">Learn more »</a></p> + <p>The Google I/O developer conference took place May 27-28 in San Francisco. + If you missed the conference, you can experience the Android sessions + by viewing YouTube videos and presentation slides.</p> + <p><a href="http://code.google.com/events/io/sessions.html#mobile">See the Mobile sessions at Google I/O »</a></p> </div> <!-- end annoucement --> </div> <!-- end annoucement-block --> </div><!-- end topAnnouncement --> diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/1.5_r2/installing.jd b/docs/html/sdk/1.5_r2/installing.jd index 69b2c1bef533..1530dc56e1db 100644 --- a/docs/html/sdk/1.5_r2/installing.jd +++ b/docs/html/sdk/1.5_r2/installing.jd @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ page.title=Installing the Android SDK <p>This page describes how to install the Android SDK and set up your development environment. If you haven't downloaded the SDK, you can do so from the -<a href="{@docRoot}sdk/1.5_r2/index.html">Download</a> page. Once you've downloaded +<a href="index.html">Download</a> page. Once you've downloaded the SDK, return here.</p> <p>If you encounter any problems during installation, see the @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ this page.</p> <h4 style="margin-top">Upgrading?</h4> <p>If you have already developed applications using an earlier version of the SDK, please read -<a href="{@docRoot}sdk/1.5_r2/upgrading.html"><strong>Upgrading the +<a href="upgrading.html"><strong>Upgrading the SDK</strong></a></b>, instead. </p> @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ SDK</strong></a></b>, instead. <h2 id="setup">Preparing for Installation</h2> <p>Before you begin, take a moment to confirm that your development machine meets the -<a href="{@docRoot}sdk/1.5_r2/requirements.html">System Requirements</a>. +<a href="requirements.html">System Requirements</a>. </p> <p>If you will be developing on Eclipse with the Android Development @@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ begin developing applications. Here are a few ways you can get started: </p> <ul> <li>If JDK is already installed on your development computer, please take a moment to make sure that it meets the version requirements listed - in the <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/1.1_r1/requirements.html">System Requirements</a>. + in the <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/{@sdkCurrent}/requirements.html">System Requirements</a>. In particular, note that some Linux distributions may include JDK 1.4 or Gnu Compiler for Java, both of which are not supported for Android development.</li> </ul> diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/ndk/1.5-r1/index.jd b/docs/html/sdk/ndk/1.5_r1/index.jd index 3d3137c51dfd..7ccbbcd4f5ba 100644 --- a/docs/html/sdk/ndk/1.5-r1/index.jd +++ b/docs/html/sdk/ndk/1.5_r1/index.jd @@ -1,32 +1,35 @@ ndk=true ndk.version=1.5 ndk.rel.id=1 -ndk.date=May 2009 +ndk.date=June 2009 ndk.win_download=android-ndk-1.5_r1-windows.zip -ndk.win_bytes=22450814 -ndk.win_checksum=7b7836f705ec7e66225794edda34000f +ndk.win_bytes=22500667 +ndk.win_checksum=e5c53915903d8b81f3e2ea422e2e2717 ndk.mac_download=android-ndk-1.5_r1-darwin-x86.zip -ndk.mac_bytes=17165450 -ndk.mac_checksum=214ccfd704c0307609fbabeb7bf86acc +ndk.mac_bytes=17215303 +ndk.mac_checksum=1931f0e182798a4c98924fd87380b5b8 ndk.linux_download=android-ndk-1.5_r1-linux-x86.zip -ndk.linux_bytes=15976032 -ndk.linux_checksum=808fd4d6a7e45f76d546ba04ab9ef060 - -ndk.linux_64_download=android-ndk-1.5_r1-linux-x86_64.zip -ndk.linux_64_bytes=18112300 -ndk.linux_64_checksum=f8664c187b3ae077bcfe2b44294d0758 +ndk.linux_bytes=16025885 +ndk.linux_checksum=80a4e14704ca84c21bf1824cb25fbd8b page.title=Android 1.5 NDK, Release 1 @jd:body -<h2>What is the NDK?</h2> +<h2 id="overview">What is the Android NDK?</h2> + +<p>The Android NDK provides tools that allow Android application developers +to embed components that make use of native code in their Android applications. +</p> -<p>The Android 1.5 NDK provides tools that allow Android application developers -to embed and deploy native code within their Android applications. It -provides:</p> +<p>Android applications run in the Dalvik virtual machine. The NDK allows +developers to implement parts of their applications using native-code languages +such as C and C++. This can provide benefits to certain classes of applications, +in the form of reuse of existing code and in some cases increased speed.</p> + +<p>The NDK provides:</p> <ul> <li>A set of tools and build files used to generate native code libraries from C @@ -35,18 +38,21 @@ and C++ sources</li> files (.apks) that can be deployed on Android devices</li> <li>A set of native system headers and libraries that will be supported in all future versions of the Android platform, starting from Android 1.5 </li> +<li>Documentation, samples, and tutorials</li> </ul> -<p>This release of the NDK release supports the ARMv5TE machine instruction set -and provides stable headers for libc (the C library), libm (the Math library) -and the JNI interface.</p> +<p>This release of the NDK supports the ARMv5TE machine instruction set +and provides stable headers for libc (the C library), libm (the Math library), +the JNI interface, and other libraries.</p> -<p>Using the NDK may not be relevant for all Android applications. As a -developer, you will need to balance its benefits (faster execution) and its -drawbacks (no portability, JNI overhead, no access to system libraries, and -difficult debugging). Typical good candidates for the NDK are CPU-intensive -operations that don't allocate too much memory, such as signal processing, -physics simulation, custom bytecode/instruction interpreters, and so on.</p> +<p>The NDK will not benefit most applications. As a developer, you will need +to balance its benefits against its drawbacks; notably, using native code does +not result in an automatic performance increase, but does always increase +application complexity. Typical good candidates for the NDK are self-contained, +CPU-intensive operations that don't allocate much memory, such as signal processing, +physics simulation, and so on. Simply re-coding a method to run in C usually does +not result in a large performance increase. The NDK can, however, can be +an effective way to reuse a large corpus of existing C/C++ code.</p> <p>Please note that the NDK <em>does not</em> enable you to develop native-only applications. Android's primary runtime remains the Dalvik virtual machine.</p> @@ -64,8 +70,11 @@ guaranteed to be supported in all later releases of the platform:</p> <ul> <li>libc (C library) headers</li> -<li>libm (Math library) headers</li> +<li>libm (math library) headers</li> <li>JNI interface headers</li> +<li>libz (Zlib compression) headers</li> +<li>liblog (Android logging) header</li> +<li>A Minimal set of headers for C++ support</li> </ul> <p>The NDK also provides a build system that lets you work efficiently with your @@ -97,6 +106,22 @@ usage</li> defines the native sources you want to compile</li> <li>APPLICATION-MK.TXT — describes the use of the Application.mk file, which describes the native sources required by your Android application</li> +<li>HOWTO.TXT — information about common tasks associated with NDK +development.</li> +<li>SYSTEM-ISSUES.TXT — known issues in the Android system images +that you should be aware of, if you are developing using the NDK. </li> +<li>STABLE-APIS.TXT — a complete list of the stable APIs exposed +by headers in the NDK.</li> +</ul> + +<p>Additionally, the package includes detailed information about the "bionic" +C library provided with the Android platform that you should be aware of, if you +are developing using the NDK. You can find the documentation in the +<code><ndk>/docs/system/libc/</code> directory:</p> + +<ul> +<li>OVERVIEW.TXT — provides an overview of the "bionic" C library and the +features it offers.</li> </ul> <h4>Sample applications</h4> @@ -142,13 +167,14 @@ required.</li> <li>For all development platforms, GNU Make 3.81 or later is required. Earlier versions of GNU Make might work but have not been tested.</li> <li>For Windows, a recent release of <a -href="http://www.cygwin.com">Cygwin</a> is required.</li> +href="http://www.cygwin.com">Cygwin</a>, including both the gmake and gcc +packages, is required. </li> </ul> <h4>Android platform compatibility</h4> <ul> <li>The native libraries created by the Android NDK can only be used on -devices running the Android 1.5 platform version or later. This is due to subtle +devices running the Android 1.5 platform version or later. This is due to toolchain and ABI related changes that make the native libraries incompatible with 1.0 and 1.1 system images.</li> <li>For this reason, you should use native libraries produced with the NDK in diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/sdk_toc.cs b/docs/html/sdk/sdk_toc.cs index 2079dd8a62f3..ce1ee6e084ab 100644 --- a/docs/html/sdk/sdk_toc.cs +++ b/docs/html/sdk/sdk_toc.cs @@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ </ul> </li> <li> + <h2>Native Development Tools</h2> + <ul> + <li><a href="<?cs var:toroot ?>sdk/ndk/1.5_r1/index.html">Android 1.5 NDK, r1</a></li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> <h2>Previous SDK Releases</h2> <ul> <li><a href="<?cs var:toroot ?>sdk/1.1_r1/index.html">Android 1.1 SDK, r1</a></li> |