husainsn

I tried hard but no success. Need helpful advice ….
Do not see ‘Android’ in Left panel of Eclipse 'Preference' nor can I open a new Android project.


I did the following (on Windows, Vista computer)

• Eclipse (Java EE IDE) installed.
• Installed Android-sdk ( c:\Program Files\Android\Android-sdk)
• Set path in windows Vista in Environmental variable (Systems window. Added in PATH C:\ :\Program Files\Android\Android-sdk\Tools)
• Installed ‘Developer Tools’ through Eclipse Help\Install Software (from https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse)

Still I do not see any Android in preference, nor can I open a new Android project. Help! Thanks

TheCompBoy

EDIT: I read your question wrong.

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jiminaus

The PATH environment variable would need to be:
Confirm that you have the PATH env var is correct.

1. Open Command Prompt
2. Type in zipalign and press enter
3. You should get output in the Command Prompt starting with: Zip alignment utility
4. Type in dexdump and press enter
5. You should get output starting with: dexdump: no file specified

If you get 'zipalign' is not recognized as an internal or external command, the path to tools is incorrect.

If you get 'dexdump' is not recognised as an internal or external command, you may not have added a platform to your sdk. See step 4 of Installing the SDK. Use Windows Explorer to check to both a platform-tools folder and stuff in that folder.


Let us know the results of this. This should confirm that at least the SDK is installed and setup correctly. Then we can move on to checking Eclipse.

Last edited by jiminaus; November 2nd, 2011 at 03:15 AM. Reason: Forgot the trailing default paths

husainsn

Hello Jiminaus:

Still no joy.

1. I set in System Variable window under Path – exactly as follows:

"C:\Program Files\Android\Android-sdk\tools";"C:\Program Files\Android\Android-sdk\platform-tools";%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%

• Zipalign is recognized (following received)

Usage: zipalign [-f] [-v] <align> infile.zip outfile.zip
zipalign -c [-v] <align> infile.zip

<align>: alignment in bytes, e.g. '4' provides 32-bit alignment
-c: check alignment only (does not modify file)
-f: overwrite existing outfile.zip
-v: verbose output

3. dexdump is recognized (following is received)

C:\Users\Owner>dexdump
dexdump: no file specified
Copyright (C) 2007 The Android Open Source Project

dexdump: [-c] [-d] [-f] [-h] [-i] [-l layout] [-m] [-t tempfile] dexfile...

-c : verify checksum and exit
-d : disassemble code sections
-f : display summary information from file header
-h : display file header details
-i : ignore checksum failures
-l : output layout, either 'plain' or 'xml'
-m : dump register maps (and nothing else)
-t : temp file name (defaults to /sdcard/dex-temp-*)

• I made sure that in SDK Manager, Tools, Platform-tools and Platform are installed. Attached picture.

Still no sign of Android in the left portion of Preference.

Screen shot of Android SDK Manager showing items installed.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/69417357@N06/6309061855/

Last edited by husainsn; November 3rd, 2011 at 02:01 PM. Reason: url for screen shot of Android SDK Manager

jiminaus

So it's good to know that you have the Android SDK installed and the r14 platform installed inside it.

(I'm suspicious of it being in Program Files because of the potential for problems associated with having spaces in path. But that could just be my paranoia.)

In the Eclipse help (?) menu, go into About Eclipse. Click the Installation Details button. Under the Installed Software tab, I have 4 Android components: Android DDMS, Android Development Tools, Android Hierarchy Viewer, and Android Traceview. All at version 15.0.0. Does your Eclipse have these?

If it does, go in the Eclipse preferences. Under General > Startup and Shutdown, is Android Development Toolkit ticked under Plug-ins activated on startup? If it isn't, tick it and restart Eclipse.

Last edited by jiminaus; November 3rd, 2011 at 06:13 PM.

husainsn

Hello Jiminaus:

Many thanks for your help.

Attached screen shots indicate that all 4 components of Android SDK were installed.

Preference >> General >> Startup and shut down has no mention of Android plugin.


Preference-Startup and shut down | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Eclipse Installation Details | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Thanks again

jiminaus

I don't know what's going wrong, and I don't really know Eclipse plug-ins well enough to diagnose further.

Perhaps try rolling back your Eclipse configuration and re-installing.

In About Eclipse > Installation Details > Installation History, select the most recent previous configuration that doesn't include the Android components, click Revert and restart Eclipse.

Then try re-installing the Android ADT plugin. ADT Plugin for Eclipse | Android Developers

husainsn

1. Please check if your startup (Gen>Startup) has ADT (Android development tool)?

2. How do I check if I have ADT installed?

Thanks

jiminaus

Yes, I have ADT in ticked in my Eclipse startup and shutdown preferences.

I would have thought that presence of the ADT under installed software would confirm. You could further confirm I guess by going into Plug-ins tab of the Eclipse installation details and sort by provider. I have 5 plugins provided by The Android Open Source Project, one of which is Android Development Toolkit.

BTW Which version of Eclipse do you have installed? I have version 3.7.1.

Last edited by jiminaus; November 3rd, 2011 at 06:57 PM.

husainsn

Hi
I reverted and then down loaded zipped ADT and installed it in Eclipse. No plugin of Android can be seen and niether it is Preference.

Is there a sequence to be followed in installation? I wonder. Can you suggest another Android Forum?

Thanks

miXer

Android SDK doesn't like to be in a path with spaces in it. You should move it to for example: C:\android-sdk\

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husainsn

My special thanks to JimiNaus & Mixer

While going over forum I found "Eclipse Ganymede is no longer supported by the latest ADT plugin: source. So you should upgrade your Eclipse IDE."

This lead to think that Eclipse IDE was the problem.

1. I moved androidSDK directory from program files to C:\
2. Deleted Gallileo Eclipse
3. Installed INDIGO Eclipse for Java Developers

And in first go after installation of ADT everything happened!

Let me tell you about myself I am a 71 year old retired engineer, hell bent to learn Android programming. In the past I mastered Drupal. I have no technical back ground just persistence.

Thanks again

Shah Husain
Canada