diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/android.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/android.section.md index 3d77c332dca6..f0bcabfb7141 100644 --- a/doc/languages-frameworks/android.section.md +++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/android.section.md @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ buildInputs = [ ]; ``` -These will export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT and ANDROID_NDK_ROOT to the SDK and NDK directories +These will export `ANDROID_SDK_ROOT` and `ANDROID_NDK_ROOT` to the SDK and NDK directories in the specified Android build environment. ## Deploying an Android SDK installation with plugins {#deploying-an-android-sdk-installation-with-plugins} @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ exceptions are the tools, platform-tools and build-tools sub packages. The following parameters are supported: -* `cmdLineToolsVersion `, specifies the version of the `cmdline-tools` package to use. +* `cmdLineToolsVersion` specifies the version of the `cmdline-tools` package to use. It defaults to the latest. * `toolsVersion`, specifies the version of the `tools` package. Notice `tools` is obsolete, and currently only `26.1.1` is available, so there's not a lot of @@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ The following parameters are supported: use. It defaults to the latest. * `includeEmulator` specifies whether to deploy the emulator package (`false` by default). When enabled, the version of the emulator to deploy can be - specified by setting the `emulatorVersion` parameter. If set to `null` or + specified by setting the `emulatorVersion` parameter. If set to `"if-supported"`, it will deploy the emulator if it's supported by the system. * `includeCmake` specifies whether CMake should be included. It defaults to true - on x86-64 and Darwin platforms, and also supports `null` and `"if-supported"`. + on x86-64 and Darwin platforms, and also supports `"if-supported"`. * `cmakeVersions` specifies which CMake versions should be deployed. It defaults to the latest. * `includeNDK` specifies that the Android NDK bundle should be included. - Defaults to: `false` though can be set to `true`, `null`, or `"if-supported"`. + Defaults to `false` though can be set to `true` or `"if-supported"`. * `ndkVersions` specifies the NDK versions that we want to use. These are linked under the `ndk` directory of the SDK root, and the first is linked under the `ndk-bundle` directory. It defaults to the latest. @@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ The following parameters are supported: `ndkVersions` overrides this parameter if provided. * `includeExtras` is an array of identifier strings referring to arbitrary add-on packages that should be installed. Note that extras may not be compatible - with all platforms (for example, the Google TV head unit does not have an aarch64-linux - compile). + with all platforms (for example, the Google TV head unit, which does not + have an aarch64-linux compile). * `platformVersions` specifies which platform SDK versions should be included. It defaults to including only the latest API level, though you can add more. @@ -313,17 +313,9 @@ android { ## Querying the available versions of each plugin {#querying-the-available-versions-of-each-plugin} All androidenv packages are available on [search.nixos.org](https://search.nixos.org). - -Additionally, repo.json provides all the options in one file now. - -A shell script in the `pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/` subdirectory can be used to retrieve all -possible options: - -```bash -./querypackages.sh packages -``` - -The above command-line instruction queries all package versions in repo.json. +Note that `aarch64-linux` compatibility is currently spotty, though `x86_64-linux` and `aarch64-darwin` +are well supported. This is because Google's repository definitions mark some packages for "all" architectures +that are really only for `x86_64` or `aarch64`. ## Updating the generated expressions {#updating-the-generated-expressions}