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| author | Tor Andersson <tor.andersson@artifex.com> | 2017-04-07 16:18:53 +0200 |
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| committer | Tor Andersson <tor.andersson@artifex.com> | 2017-04-13 13:52:16 +0200 |
| commit | c88941abc6f0fe91a41dc35dcaa1874d4de2c429 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/docs/android-build-viewer.html b/docs/android-build-viewer.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dea1c4fa --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/android-build-viewer.html @@ -0,0 +1,166 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> +<head> +<title>How to build the MuPDF viewer for Android</title> +<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" type="text/css"> +<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> +</head> + +<body> + +<header> +<h1>How to build the MuPDF viewer for Android</h1> +</header> + +<nav> +<a href="http://mupdf.com/index.html">ABOUT</a> +<a href="http://mupdf.com/news.html">NEWS</a> +<a href="index.html">DOCUMENTATION</a> +<a href="http://mupdf.com/downloads/">DOWNLOAD</a> +<a href="http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;a=summary">SOURCE</a> +<a href="https://bugs.ghostscript.com/">BUGS</a> +</nav> + +<article> + +<h2>Prerequisites</h2> + +<p> +You need a working Android development environment, consisting of the Android +SDK and the Android NDK. The easiest way is to use Android Studio to download +and install the SDK and NDK. Make sure that the Android/Sdk/tools and +Android/Sdk/ndk-bundle directories are on your path. + +<p> +You also need Oracle's Java JDK (OpenJDK is not compatible with Android). +You also need the Apache Ant build system. +You also need Git, GNU Make, and a C compiler. + +<p> +If everything is working, you should be able to run these commands +from the command line: + +<blockquote> + Android SDK tools: android, emulator, and adb.<br> + Android NDK tools: ndk-build.<br> + Oracle Java JDK 8: java, and javac.<br> + Apache Ant: ant.<br> + Git: git.<br> + GNU Make: make, or gmake.<br> + C compiler: cc, gcc, or clang. +</blockquote> + +<h2>Building</h2> + +<p> +Download the project using Git (and don't forget the --recursive flag): + +<pre> +$ git clone --recursive git://git.ghostscript.com/mupdf-android-viewer-mini.git +</pre> + +If all tools have been installed as per the prerequisites, build the app +using make: + +<pre> +$ make +</pre> + +The makefile will take care of setting up the android project and +configuration files. This is of course assuming that you have set +up the pre-requisites properly. + +<h2>Running</h2> + +<p> +To run the app in the android emulator, first you'll need to set up an +"Android Virtual Device" for the emulator. Run "android avd" and create +a new device. You can also use Android Studio to set up a virtual device. +Use the x86 ABI for best emulator performance. + +<p> +Then launch the emulator, or connect a device with USB debugging enabled: + +<pre> +$ emulator -avd MyVirtualDevice & +</pre> + +<p> +Then copy some test files to the device: + +<pre> +$ adb push file.pdf /mnt/sdcard/Download +</pre> + +<p> +Then install the app on the device: + +<pre> +$ make install +</pre> + +<p> +In order to build, install, and launch the app in one step: + +<pre> +$ make run +</pre> + +<p> +To see the error and debugging message log: + +<pre> +$ adb logcat +</pre> + +<h2>Release</h2> + +<p> +To release you <b>MUST</b> first change the package name. +Do <b>NOT</b> use the com.artifex domain for your custom app! + +<pre> +$ mv src/com/artifex src/com/YourCompanyName +</pre> + +<p> +Change all references to com.artifex.mupdf.mini into +com.YourCompanyName.mupdf.mini in the Java source files and XML resources. + +<p> +In order to sign a release build, you will need to create a key and a key store. + +<pre> +$ keytool -genkey -v -keystore android.keystore -alias MyKey \ + -validity 3650 -keysize 2048 -keyalg RSA +</pre> + +<p> +Then add the following entries to local.properties: + +<pre> +key.store=android.keystore +key.store.password=<i>your keystore password</i> +key.alias=MyKey +key.alias.password=<i>your key password</i> +</pre> + +<p> +If your keystore has been set up properly, you can now build a release APK. + +<pre> +$ make release +</pre> + +<p> +Good Luck! + +</article> + +<footer> +<a href="http://artifex.com"><img src="artifex-logo.png" align="right"></a> +Copyright © 2006-2017 Artifex Software Inc. +</footer> + +</body> +</html> |