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38 lines
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# Android App Written in C (build via docker/podman)
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This repo provides its user with the ability to setup and compile a Android-App that is
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based on `android.app.NativeActiviy` and thus can be completely compiled C source-code.
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It is an adoptation (and hopefully somehow simplification of this repo [`rawdrawandroid`](https://github.com/cnlohr/rawdrawandroid)
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and this many thanks and credits to most of the c-code goes to CNLohr.
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## usage
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0. clone this repo
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1. run
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```
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./build-android-app.sh
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```
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2. follow the configuration (configuration is less than in the normal case of [android-app](https://git.alexmahr.de/lion/android-app) as the API-Level is inserted fixed as "29" )
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3. upon success the apk file created is in app/result/app.apk and can be installed via `adb`
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```
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adb install -r app/result/app.apk
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```
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## basic ideas
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* work within container (debian based image)
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* use Makefile as a build tool
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* avoid the "unhappiness" of having to deal with neither KOTLIN nor JAVA
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## benefits of this (compared to AndroidStudio)
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* no need to install rather bloated hell of software (i.e AndroidStudio) and all
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* less hidding of internals (i.e Makefile allows to see how app.apk is made)
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* small app.apk file
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* oftentimes faster compile time (as compared with AndroidStudio Gradle builds)
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* quick "webview" which can serve as starting point for people that can to PWA and websites
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* Assisted initial configuration provides access to configure almost all types of [Android app permissions](app/.Makefile.scripts/make--app-config.sh#L127)
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* no need to have Kotlin, Gradle setup, nor use JAVA
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