Android projects can be created either with the ADT Plugin for Eclipse or via the command line. This blog entry explains how to do this via the command line.
You find the related command line program “android” in the folder “tools” of your Android SDK installation. Add this folder to your path and run the following command>
android create project --target "Google Inc.:Google APIs:8" --path de.vogella.android.commandline --activity TestActivity --package de.vogella.android.commandline
I assume except –target all other options are clear. To see potential targets use the command
android list targets
To compile your program you can use Apache Ant. You need of course to have Ant installed and add it to your path. See Apache Ant Tutorial for this. Afterwards switch into your newly created directory “de.vogella.android.commandline” and type the following to create a development release
ant debug
You can also build a real release, this requires that you setup the “key.store” and “key.alias” properties in build.properties.
ant release
To install it into an running device, e.g. the emulator, use
ant install
You find now the activity “TestActivity” on your virtual device under programs and you can test it.
I hope this help. Enjoy your Android Development.
