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diff --git a/static/build.html b/static/build.html index b36407c2..6833eee3 100644 --- a/static/build.html +++ b/static/build.html @@ -574,12 +574,18 @@ cd ../..</pre> </h2> <p>It can be useful to set up a standalone installation of the SDK separate from - Android Studio. Android Studio can also be set up to use an existing SDK and will - recognize it and use it automatically if Android Studio is installed with an SDK - installation already available and set up in the environment. You'll also likely want - a working command-line SDK environment even if you do heavily use Android Studio.</p> + the Android Open Source Project tree. This is how the prebuilt apps are built, rather + than using the older branch of the SDK in the OS source tree.</p> - <p>To set up a minimal SDK installation without Android Studio on Linux:</p> + <p>Android Studio can also be set up to use an existing SDK and will recognize it and use + it automatically if Android Studio is installed with an SDK installation already + available and set up in the environment. You'll also likely want a working + command-line SDK environment even if you do heavily use Android Studio.</p> + + <p>Using the official releases of the SDK is recommended for simplicity, although with + a lot of effort you can build everything yourself. Distribution packages are generally + quite out-of-date and should be avoided. To set up a minimal SDK installation without + Android Studio on Linux:</p> <pre>mkdir ~/sdk cd ~/sdk |