Android Setup for Windows 7 Problems

[istech]

Hi all,

I have a issue setting up Android deployment on windows 7. I have setup android deployment several times on windows XP with no problems. However I have now tried to deploy using windows 7 32 and I get the common "The selected folder is not a valid Android SDK. Please ensure you have installed it correctly and installed support for Android 2.2 (Froyo 2.2)".

As I have said before I have installed this many times before using windows XP and followed the same method.

Directions taken

install java JDK
install Android SDK
install SDK packages (2.2 min and platform tools)
set the path under pref (in LC) (Error Here)


My Android Emulators works fine. However Can not set path for LC. Very strange. I will be trying different version of the SDKs to see if there is a issue there. But any other suggestions can help thanks.

Version of SDKs
Android R 23 for IDEs
Java JDK 8 Update 5
LC Commercial 6.6.2
Windows 7 32Bit SP1

Thanks all

PS. My Android SDK is located under my "program files" and not the hidden folder under APPDATA. As a few people have had problems with. My JAVA path was a issue until I ran CMD "WHERE JAVA" and showed it as under my system32 folder. I have now updated my Environment vars and now pointing to the correct java folder under "program files". However the issue still stands. Thanks

PPS. I have also tried installing the Android SDK to a different directory i.e "C:\NewFolder" still the same issue.

[pkocsis]

I think the Android R 23 is the issue. See this bug: 12719

....although for me, the workaround offered by Neil wasn't cut-n-dry as I did NOT see zipalign in the location he specified [sdk/build-tools/<version>/]

...what I ended up doing is downloading a zip archive of R 22 here: http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/reposi ... indows.zip and simply copy zipalign into the "Tools" directory of my R 23 installation. After doing that, I was able to set the R 23 SDK into my android mobile preferences.

Paul K.

QUICK EDIT: Possibly the reason I didn't find the zipalign where Neil said to look for it was because I did an "update" to R23 vs an initial install of R23....I don't know if that matters or not as far as zipalign's (apparent) new location, but I was able to get around the issue as stated above....

[istech]

Thanks pkocsis I will give this a go now and see how it goes.

[istech]

Just tried it and worked in 10 mins

Thanks a million a pkocsis - Lesson learned when in doubt it could be a bug - So check with LC sooner rather than 48 hours and multiple downloads later.

Thanks again

[pkocsis]

No problem! Glad you got it fixed!! ...and yes, I too have learned from the school of hard knocks to go directly to the forums, bug database, and livecode-use list in an effort to fight further accelerated graying

[eurion]

Finally I found the solution! Thanks pkocsis!

[viro]

Yesterday i ran into same problem but did not see the post here
Downloaded rev 22 of ASDK and installed minimal to deploy to lc.It's API8, buildtools and google extras.
Android Minimal SDK with

[LCNeil]

HI all,

Thanks for keeping us in the loop in regards to this issue.

It does seem that updating to R23 from within the SDK, does remove the zipalign tool. I have added this information to the bug report.

To save users downloading the whole R22 SDK, please find attached the Zipalign tool that you will be able to place in the tools folder.

Please continue to keep us posted if you experience any other issues.

Kind Regards,


Neil Roger
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LiveCode Support Team ~ http://www.livecode.com
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zip align mac

zipalign.zip

(26.06 KiB) Downloaded 332 times

zip align windows

zipalign.exe.zip

(80.05 KiB) Downloaded 359 times

[vasso123]

Please supply zipalign for linux too, tnx!

[junryl]

Seems like I was not able to make this work in mac. Please see attached screenshot.

I use livecode 6.6.2
SDK Tools revision 22.6.2
Installed android 2.2

UPDATE:
This is now working fine on me. But when adding, I need to target specifically the "sdk" folder, otherwise it won't work.




Thanks.

[LCNeil]

Please supply zipalign for linux too, tnx!

Please find this file attached

zipalign linux.zip

(28.2 KiB) Downloaded 295 times

Kind Regards,


Neil Roger
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LiveCode Support Team ~ http://www.livecode.com
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[Mark]

Hi,

This solution works for me with LiveCode 6.6.2 (and probably all versions of 6.6.x). It doesn't work with LiveCode 5.5.5. Does anyone have a solution for that version?

I used to have Android working with 5.5.5, but while trying to make it work with 6.6.2, I must have done something that makes it incompatible with 5.5.5.

Kind regards,

Mark