From: David Black Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 21:57:25 +0000 (+0100) Subject: more about target parameter in the manual X-Git-Tag: 0.1~493 X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f27c7865d40aca2f3a782491a7743435d8578e76;p=fdroidserver.git more about target parameter in the manual --- diff --git a/docs/fdroid.texi b/docs/fdroid.texi index 31b1a4be..97ae2684 100644 --- a/docs/fdroid.texi +++ b/docs/fdroid.texi @@ -738,10 +738,14 @@ is sdk-location. Typically, if you get a message along the lines of: try enabling this option. @item target= -Specifies a particular SDK target, when the source doesn't. This is -likely to cause the whole build.xml to be rewritten, which is fine if -it's a 'standard' android file or doesn't already exist, but not a -good idea if it's heavily customised. +Specifies a particular SDK target for compilation, overriding the +project.properties of the app and possibly sub-projects. Note that this does +not change the target SDK in the AndroidManifest.xml — the level of features +that can be included in the build. This is likely to cause the whole build.xml +to be rewritten, which is fine if it's a 'standard' android file or doesn't +already exist, but not a good idea if it's heavily customised. If you get an +error about invalid target, first try @code{init=rm -rf bin/}; otherwise this +parameter should do the trick. @item update=xxx By default, 'android update project' is used to generate or update the