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@@ -188,3 +188,167 @@ third_party/android_tools/sdk/platform-tools/adb devices |
Which prints a list of connected devices. If not connected, try |
unplugging and reattaching your device. |
+ |
+### Build the full browser |
+ |
+**Note: When adding new resource files or java files in gyp builds, you |
+need to run 'gclient runhooks' again to get them in the build.** |
+ |
+```shell |
+ninja -C out/Release chrome_public_apk |
+``` |
+ |
+And deploy it to your Android device: |
+ |
+```shell |
+build/android/adb_install_apk.py out/Release/apks/ChromePublic.apk # For gyp. |
+CHROMIUM_OUTPUT_DIR=$gndir build/android/adb_install_apk.py $gndir/apks/ChromePublic.apk # for gn. |
+``` |
+ |
+The app will appear on the device as "Chromium". |
+ |
+### Build Content shell |
+ |
+Wraps the content module (but not the /chrome embedder). See |
+[http://www.chromium.org/developers/content-module](http://www.chromium.org/developers/content-module) |
+for details on the content module and content shell. |
+ |
+```shell |
+ninja -C out/Release content_shell_apk |
+build/android/adb_install_apk.py out/Release/apks/ContentShell.apk |
+``` |
+ |
+this will build and install an Android apk under |
+`out/Release/apks/ContentShell.apk`. For GYP, replace `Release` with `Debug` |
+above if you want to generate a Debug app. If you are using GN, substitute the |
+name you initially gave to your build directory. |
+ |
+If you use custom out dir instead of standard out/ dir, use |
+CHROMIUM_OUT_DIR env. |
+ |
+```shell |
+export CHROMIUM_OUT_DIR=out_android |
+``` |
+ |
+### Build WebView shell |
+ |
+[Android WebView](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebView.html) |
+is a system framework component. Since Android KitKat, it is implemented using |
+Chromium code (based off the [content module](http://dev.chromium.org/developers/content-module)). |
+It is possible to test modifications to WebView using a simple test shell. The |
+WebView shell is a view with a URL bar at the top (see [code](https://code.google.com/p/chromium/codesearch#chromium/src/android_webview/test/shell/src/org/chromium/android_webview/test/AwTestContainerView.java)) |
+and is **independent** of the WebView **implementation in the Android system** ( |
+the WebView shell is essentially a standalone unbundled app). |
+As drawback, the shell runs in non-production rendering mode only. |
+ |
+```shell |
+ninja -C out/Release android_webview_apk |
+build/android/adb_install_apk.py out/Release/apks/AndroidWebView.apk |
+``` |
+ |
+If, instead, you want to build the complete Android WebView framework component and test the effect of your chromium changes in other Android app using the WebView, you should follow the [Android AOSP + chromium WebView instructions](http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/build-instructions-android-webview) |
+ |
+### Running |
+ |
+Set [command line flags](https://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/run-chromium-with-flags) if necessary. |
+ |
+For Content shell: |
+ |
+```shell |
+build/android/adb_run_content_shell http://example.com |
+``` |
+ |
+For Chrome public: |
+ |
+```shell |
+build/android/adb_run_chrome_public http://example.com |
+``` |
+ |
+For Android WebView shell: |
+ |
+```shell |
+build/android/adb_run_android_webview_shell http://example.com |
+``` |
+ |
+### Logging and debugging |
+ |
+Logging is often the easiest way to understand code flow. In C++ you can print |
+log statements using the LOG macro or printf(). In Java, you can print log |
+statements using [android.util.Log](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/util/Log.html): |
+ |
+`Log.d("sometag", "Reticulating splines progress = " + progress);` |
+ |
+You can see these log statements using adb logcat: |
+ |
+```shell |
+adb logcat...01-14 11:08:53.373 22693 23070 D sometag: Reticulating splines progress = 0.99 |
+``` |
+ |
+You can debug Java or C++ code. To debug C++ code, use one of the |
+following commands: |
+ |
+```shell |
+build/android/adb_gdb_content_shell |
+build/android/adb_gdb_chrome_public |
+build/android/adb_gdb_android_webview_shell http://example.com |
+``` |
+ |
+See [Debugging Chromium on Android](https://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/debugging-on-android) |
+for more on debugging, including how to debug Java code. |
+ |
+### Testing |
+ |
+For information on running tests, see [android\_test\_instructions.md](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs/android_test_instructions.md). |
+ |
+### Faster Edit/Deploy (GN only) |
+ |
+GN's "incremental install" uses reflection and side-loading to speed up the edit |
+& deploy cycle (normally < 10 seconds). |
+ |
+* Make sure to set` is_component_build = true `in your GN args |
+* All apk targets have \*`_incremental` targets defined (e.g. |
+ `chrome_public_apk_incremental`) |
+ |
+Here's an example: |
+ |
+```shell |
+ninja -C out/Default chrome_public_apk_incremental |
+out/Default/bin/install_chrome_public_apk_incremental -v |
+``` |
+ |
+For gunit tests (note that run_*_incremental automatically add |
+--fast-local-dev when calling test\_runner.py): |
+ |
+```shell |
+ninja -C out/Default base_unittests_incremental |
+out/Default/bin/run_base_unittests_incremental |
+``` |
+ |
+For instrumentation tests: |
+ |
+```shell |
+ninja -C out/Default chrome_public_test_apk_incremental |
+out/Default/bin/run_chrome_public_test_apk_incremental |
+``` |
+ |
+To uninstall: |
+ |
+```shell |
+out/Default/bin/install_chrome_public_apk_incremental -v --uninstall |
+``` |
+ |
+### Miscellaneous |
+ |
+#### Rebuilding libchrome.so for a particular release |
+ |
+In the case where you want to modify the native code for an existing |
+release of Chrome for Android (v25+) you can do the following steps. |
+Note that in order to get your changes into the official release, you'll |
+need to send your change for a codereview using the regular process for |
+committing code to chromium. |
+ |
+1. Open Chrome on your Android device and visit chrome://version |
+2. Copy down the id listed next to "Build ID:" |
+3. Go to |
+ [http://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-browser-components/BUILD\_ID\_FROM\_STEP\_2/index.html](http://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-browser-components/BUILD_ID_FROM_STEP_2/index.html) |
+4. Download the listed files and follow the steps in the README. |