all: add a README
- Instructions for how to build the app for the first time with Android
Studio.
- Add a .gitignore to avoid polluting the git repo too much.
Change-Id: I575942dff320dceced608f7d366d789d176d3c5c
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+*.iml
+/local.properties
+/.idea/workspace.xml
+/.idea/libraries
+.DS_Store
+/build
+/captures
+*gradle*
+.idea/
+gobind/
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+To build a new APK:
+
+- Download and install Android Studio:
+https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html
+
+- Launch Android Studio (<installation_dir>/bin/studio.sh)
+
+- On the main screen, select Import Project (Eclipse, Gradle, etc)
+ + Select this project. You should see an Android Studio icon close to it.
+
+- Install an updated Android SDK from within Android Studio.
+ + Tools > Android > SDK Manager
+
+- Build go bindings for Android:
+ + cd $GOPATH/src/upspin.io/client/gobind
+ + go generate
+
+- Import the .aar created in the step above:
+ + File > New > New Module > Import .JAR/.AAR Package
+ + Enter the path above, expanding the GOPATH var.
+ + It should find gobind.aar.
+ + Your project window now should have app and gobind.
+
+- Set gobind as a dependency:
+ + File > Project Structure
+ + Click on "app".
+ + Select the Dependencies tab.
+ + Click + on the top right margin.
+ + Select gobind.
+ + Click Ok.
+
+- Build the project
+ + Build > Rebuild project
+
+- Plug a phone in Developer Mode and launch the app:
+ + Run > Run (or click on the green "play" icon near menu item Run)
+
+- Follow configuration instructions on the phone.
+
+
+
