How to create build.xml for an Android project?
android, android-build, ant
Solution
Run `android update project -p ...`, where the `...` is the path to the project. This will create or update the `build.xml` and related command-line build files. This assumes that your SDK's `tools/` directory in your `PATH`; otherwise, you will need to fully-qualify the path to the `android` command.
Problem
I've been trying to run simple programs that I obtained directly from the Source Code download for the book 'Beginning Android 4'. However, I have lots of problems with the build.xml files (see previous questions, which are unanswered). My latest is, which comes from the a simple Label demo program: ``` # ant debug Buildfile: /home/me/src/ANDROID/MyProjects/Label/build.xml BUILD FAILED Target "debug" does not exist in the project "LabelDemo". ``` I then checked with other working build.xml files and as fasr as I can tell, grepping thru the text of the file, 'debug' doesn't exist there either. But they work. So, I obviously must be creating build.xml files incorrectly. What is the correct way to create the build file for an Android project (from the command-line).