Update build instructions with new URLs.

Expand Android Studio steps.

Closes #4462
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Simeon J Morgan 9 years ago committed by Moxie Marlinspike
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Building TextSecure Building Signal
===================== ===============
Basics Basics
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TextSecure uses [Gradle](http://gradle.org) to build the project and to maintain Signal uses [Gradle](http://gradle.org) to build the project and to maintain
dependencies. dependencies.
Building TextSecure Building Signal
------------------- ---------------
The following steps should help you (re)build TextSecure from the command line. The following steps should help you (re)build Signal from the command line.
1. Checkout the source somewhere on your filesystem with 1. Checkout the Signal-Android project source with the command:
git clone https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure.git git clone https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Android.git
2. Make sure you have the [Android SDK](https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) installed somewhere on your system. 2. Make sure you have the [Android SDK](https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) installed.
3. Ensure that the following packages are installed from the Android SDK manager: 3. Ensure that the following packages are installed from the Android SDK manager:
* Android SDK Build Tools * Android SDK Build Tools
* SDK Platform * SDK Platform
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Sample command for generating our audio placeholder image: Sample command for generating our audio placeholder image:
```bash ```bash
pngs_from_svg.py ic_audio.svg /path/to/TextSecure/res/ 150 --color #000 --opacity 0.54 --suffix _light pngs_from_svg.py ic_audio.svg /path/to/Signal/res/ 150 --color #000 --opacity 0.54 --suffix _light
pngs_from_svg.py ic_audio.svg /path/to/TextSecure/res/ 150 --color #fff --opacity 1.00 --suffix _light pngs_from_svg.py ic_audio.svg /path/to/Signal/res/ 150 --color #fff --opacity 1.00 --suffix _light
``` ```
Setting up a development environment Setting up a development environment
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[Android Studio](https://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/studio.html) is the recommended development environment. [Android Studio](https://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/studio.html) is the recommended development environment.
1. Install Android Studio. 1. Install Android Studio.
2. Make sure the "Android Support Repository" is installed in the Android Studio SDK. 2. Open Android Studio. On a new installation, the Quickstart panel will appear. If you have open projects, close them using "File > Close Project" to see the Quickstart panel.
3. Make sure the latest "Android SDK build-tools" is installed in the Android Studio SDK. 3. From the Quickstart panel, choose "Configure" then "SDK Manager".
4. Create a new Android Studio project. from the Quickstart pannel (use File > Close Project to see it), choose "Checkout from Version Control" then "git". 4. In the SDK Tools tab of the SDK Manager, make sure that the "Android Support Repository" is installed, and that the latest "Android SDK build-tools" are installed. Click "OK" to return to the Quickstart panel.
5. Paste the URL for the TextSecure project when prompted (https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure.git). 5. From the Quickstart panel, choose "Checkout from Version Control" then "git".
6. Android studio should detect the presence of a project file and ask you whether to open it. Click "yes". 6. Paste the URL for the Signal-Android project when prompted (https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Android.git).
7. Default config options should be good enough. 7. Android studio should detect the presence of a project file and ask you whether to open it. Click "yes".
8. Project initialisation and build should proceed. 9. Default config options should be good enough.
9. Project initialisation and build should proceed.
Contributing code Contributing code
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Development discussion happens on the whispersystems mailing list. Development discussion happens on the whispersystems mailing list.
[To join](https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/whispersystems) [To join](https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/whispersystems)
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