[TUTORIAL] To Everyone Looking For .jar Files

[Skripi]

Sup guys,

If yo'uve been going to the andengineexamples google code repository and finding all the .jar files missing It's cause Nicholas has changed some things!

If you look at his update:
"Now using related projects as Android library projects." It shows that you need to make a project containing the AndEngine source code which you'll update with Mercurial or whatever you use to update online repositories and then link your project to that project.

So pull a copy of the new repository and get back to your games!!

Tutorial:
1. Get the Source Code from GoogleCode and create a new Project with it

- If you're using Eclipse, use the Mercurial plug-in (Help → Software Updates in Eclipse, then install: http://cbes.javaforge.com/update).

- Go to File->Import->Mercurial->Clone Existing Mercurial Repository

- In the Repository Location URL box type in: https://code.google.com/p/andengine/

- Hit next. It should start cloning the repository...

- Then select the 'default' branch and hit next. Then ensure you have the box selected to import the project to your workspace.

And you're done importing the project! Now let's link your project to it..


This is what it should look like when you have them all imported:


2. Link your project to the project you just made

- Right-Click your project then Build Path->Configure Build Path...


- Then under the 'Source' tab hit "Link Source".. and select the src folder of the AndEngine project


Link this




And you're done!!



This can also be done with all the extensions! just go to the extensions forum and check out Nicholas's sticky link to the source code

Hope this helps guys! =D

[Ziden]

WHen i select the src folder for the andEngine project source, it says "folder is already a source folder". I can copy/paste the folder tho, but then, it wont be updated, right ?

Thanx for the tutorial bro, really helped.

[Skripi]

Hey dude!

Yeah, copying the folder will mean it won't get updated

It sounds to me like you might be editing the wrong build path! Ensure you're editing the build path of your project and linking the src folder of the andengine project that you cloned. These will both be 2 different projects.

Hope that helps!
Skripi

[Ziden]

I made a project called Test, and i am linking Test to AndEngine src folder. Still, i cant link it , says ts already a source folder. If i copy/rename and link, it seems i cant do it ! =(

thanx for the attention and for the tutorial.

[Skripi]

Hey dude, so are you right clicking your test project and configuring build path for that?

[Ziden]

Test build path pointing to the AndEngine source, isnt that correct ?

a jar was way easyer

[Akirasan]

I tried the tutorial above on an existing project and all andEngine references were renamed!

Something like:
import org.anddev.andengine.engine.Engine;
import org.anddev.andengine.engine.camera.Camera;
import org.anddev.andengine.engine.options.EngineOptions;

got changed to:
import src.org.anddev.andengine.engine.Engine;
import src.org.anddev.andengine.engine.camera.Camera;
import src.org.anddev.andengine.engine.options.EngineOptions;

Notice the "scr" at the beginning.

Even the andEngine linked dir does not compile beacuse of the same errors!

[Skripi]

Sorry for the confusion guys, as soon as I get out of this lecture ill post pictures with the tutorial

[Skripi]

Alright guys, I added some pics to ensure that you weren't misreading the instructions. If you still have problems let me know =D

[Skripi]

I tried the tutorial above on an existing project and all andEngine references were renamed!

Something like:
import org.anddev.andengine.engine.Engine;
import org.anddev.andengine.engine.camera.Camera;
import org.anddev.andengine.engine.options.EngineOptions;

got changed to:
import src.org.anddev.andengine.engine.Engine;
import src.org.anddev.andengine.engine.camera.Camera;
import src.org.anddev.andengine.engine.options.EngineOptions;

Notice the "scr" at the beginning.

Even the andEngine linked dir does not compile beacuse of the same errors!

I believe this is cause you linked the AndEngine project and not the src folder within the project. make sure you only link the src folder not the entire project