Development Help!!!

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Fellow Developers!
I am getting settled in to the Eclipse IDE, trying to load the Android SDK.
I have everything from Google Downloaded, and the ADT setup.

I am trying to setup the Android Projects to point to the SDK that I have downloaded. I have gone into Window > Prefences > Android > and pointed the SDK to C:\AndroidSDK\

But when I hit OK and Apply I DONT GET ANY FLIPPING SDK VERSIONS!!!

I am sure that it is something simple that I am missing, but can someone maybe provide any help my direction?

BTW I am posting in the Hero forums, because that's the phone I have...Maybe I should of looked for a plain dev forum?

Originally Posted by Kcarpenter

Fellow Developers!
I am getting settled in to the Eclipse IDE, trying to load the Android SDK.
I have everything from Google Downloaded, and the ADT setup.

I am trying to setup the Android Projects to point to the SDK that I have downloaded. I have gone into Window > Prefences > Android > and pointed the SDK to C:\AndroidSDK\

But when I hit OK and Apply I DONT GET ANY FLIPPING SDK VERSIONS!!!

I am sure that it is something simple that I am missing, but can someone maybe provide any help my direction?

BTW I am posting in the Hero forums, because that's the phone I have...Maybe I should of looked for a plain dev forum?

Have you actually downloaded the sdk(s) and not just the tools?

You need to run SDK Setup.exe in your sdk directory and pick which platforms and API's you want to install.

HAHA!!
I ran that setup like 6 times and not once did I pay attention to what the error message said until you said something about installing it!

Yeah I had to force HTTPS. We shall see what happens in the next 2 or 3 minutes and I will reply.

THANKS!

I don't even know what I am going to write yet...but I am determined to make my phone do something cool!

I love java! It's the whole reason I got the phone!

Originally Posted by flipzmode

Have you actually downloaded the sdk(s) and not just the tools?

You need to run SDK Setup.exe in your sdk directory and pick which platforms and API's you want to install.

X2 for this.

My favorite way to check my installed Java SDK versions is to check the registry. Since using java -version at the command line only tells you the one you're currently pointing to, it can be a little confusing figuring it out that way.

Just go to regedit --> HKLM --> Software --> Javasoft --> Java Development Kit

Originally Posted by flipzmode

Have you actually downloaded the sdk(s) and not just the tools?

You need to run SDK Setup.exe in your sdk directory and pick which platforms and API's you want to install.

Kudo's to you, pointing out the setup file that i was running...and ignoring the error message.

Originally Posted by kmartburrito

X2 for this.

My favorite way to check my installed Java SDK versions is to check the registry. Since using java -version at the command line only tells you the one you're currently pointing to, it can be a little confusing figuring it out that way.

Just go to regedit --> HKLM --> Software --> Javasoft --> Java Development Kit

Thanks for the SDK tip, this will come in handy as my phone gets updated...hopefully soon by Sprint.

Topic 2---Can you guys tell me any down falls of Developing for the phone in Windows instead of Linux? or having my Phone rooted and using it to test?

Thanks again both of you!

Originally Posted by Kcarpenter

Topic 2---Can you guys tell me any down falls of Developing for the phone in Windows instead of Linux? or having my Phone rooted and using it to test?

The main thing you will find if you get in to deeper dev stuff like the kernel is that any utilities you want require linux or mac os. If you are only planning on making apps then you will be fine in windows.

Originally Posted by flipzmode

The main thing you will find if you get in to deeper dev stuff like the kernel is that any utilities you want require linux or mac os. If you are only planning on making apps then you will be fine in windows.

I agree, the plus side to developing in an IDE is that, save for the deeper diving stuff from a kernel standpoint, that developing in the IDE should make it as seamless as possible between environments. I'd personally do it in Windows until you get to a point where you think you need something from Linux (Linux FTW) and then either just run an Ubuntu box for a bit, or boot into a USB/Extra HDD based persistent Ubuntu installation where you can do the one-off stuff that comes up.

Or you can go to the darkside and abandon Windows altogether. MUAAHAAAHAA.

*GASP* Abandon Windows!?!?!?!?! HOW COULD YOU!...
A little over dramatic??

I like linux just as well, but I am lazy, linux is for someone willing to take an extra step

Or there's always running ubuntu in vmware if you don't want to make the switch.