| commit | eb4d72e07de5ec870e968a10eaee4180264bb7dd | [log] [tgz] |
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| author | Andrew Gerrand <adg@golang.org> | Thu Feb 19 07:57:33 2015 +1100 |
| committer | Andrew Gerrand <adg@golang.org> | Wed Feb 18 23:42:31 2015 +0000 |
| tree | e7e70ba2a1681fd2e7e73ee609fd67047499c8c1 | |
| parent | a52f1ea922f266eab11dfc073d87341aa416611f [diff] |
doc: add CONTRIBUTING.md Change-Id: If7e45a437e94772347fc3aca51bd540c9f4e7c29 Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/5220 Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
The Go mobile repository holds packages and build tools for using Go on Android.
This is early work and the build system is a bumpy ride. Building a binary for Android requires using a Go cross compiler and an external linker from the NDK.
For now, the easiest way to setup a build environment is using the provided Dockerfile:
docker pull golang/mobile
Get the sample applications.
go get -d golang.org/x/mobile/example/...
In your app directory under your $GOPATH, copy the following files from either the golang.org/x/mobile/example/basic or golang.org/x/mobile/example/libhello apps:
AndroidManifest.xml all.bash build.xml jni/Android.mk make.bash
Start with basic if you are writing an all-Go application (that is, an OpenGL game) or libhello if you are building a .so file for use from Java via gobind. Edit the files to change the name of your app.
To build, run:
docker run -v $GOPATH/src:/src golang/mobile /bin/bash -c 'cd /src/your/project && ./make.bash'
Note the use of -v option to mount $GOPATH/src to /src of the container. The above command will fail if the -v option is missing or the specified volume is not accessible from the container.
When working with an all-Go application, this will produce a binary at $GOPATH/src/your/project/bin/name-debug.apk. You can use the adb tool to install and run this app. See all.bash for an example.
APIs are currently very limited, but under active development. Package documentation serves as a starting point:
Contributions to Go are appreciated. See https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html.