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diff --git a/Android/README.md b/Android/README.md index 789bcbe5edf..c42eb627006 100644 --- a/Android/README.md +++ b/Android/README.md @@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ it: `android-sdk/cmdline-tools/latest`. * `export ANDROID_HOME=/path/to/android-sdk` -The `android.py` script also requires the following commands to be on the `PATH`: +The `android.py` script will automatically use the SDK's `sdkmanager` to install +any packages it needs. + +The script also requires the following commands to be on the `PATH`: * `curl` * `java` (or set the `JAVA_HOME` environment variable) -* `tar` ## Building @@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ similar to the `Android` directory of the CPython source tree. The Python test suite can be run on Linux, macOS, or Windows: * On Linux, the emulator needs access to the KVM virtualization interface, and - a DISPLAY environment variable pointing at an X server. + a DISPLAY environment variable pointing at an X server. Xvfb is acceptable. The test suite can usually be run on a device with 2 GB of RAM, but this is borderline, so you may need to increase it to 4 GB. As of Android @@ -154,6 +156,10 @@ repository's `Lib` directory will be picked up immediately. Changes in C files, and architecture-specific files such as sysconfigdata, will not take effect until you re-run `android.py make-host` or `build`. +The testbed app can also be used to test third-party packages. For more details, +run `android.py test --help`, paying attention to the options `--site-packages`, +`--cwd`, `-c` and `-m`. + ## Using in your own app |