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I want to use the pi as a continuous integration server. One type of the software are Android applications. Is it possible to have the Android SDK or something similar to compile Android apps?

I didn't find the Android SDK for arm on the official site. But for example there exists the AIDE app, where apps are compiled on an Android phone itself.

Disclaimer: I don't want to install Android as operating system on the pi.

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Have you got CIS running on the Pi already? – ppumkin Aug 16 '12 at 15:30
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The existence of compile-on-the-device Android tools demonstrates that it is possible. The more important question is if it is worthwhile (worth the trouble to set up) - it would not be particularly fast, and if you don't want to install most of Android you get little benefit for testing from having an ARM CPU. Something based on a customized Android build that could do testing (in a chroot?) could be interesting though. But most android devices will have higher performance and resources than the pi; the main thing you get with the pi is wired ethernet for reliability. – Chris Stratton Aug 16 '12 at 15:47
@ppumkin No but I plan on using Jenkins, which is possible as posted in a other thread. I would install it when Oracle delivers a Raspbian friendly Java VM. So for now I'm doing preparation for that. – otakun85 Aug 16 '12 at 18:26
@ChrisStratton The question I'm asking myself is, how difficult is it to set it up. Or is it just compiling the source (whereever to get it from). – otakun85 Aug 16 '12 at 18:28
If you are willing to install Android, probably fairly straightforward unless you run into lack of RAM; if not, you would have to get a java compiler working then recompile all of the android tools like dx. What advantage do you see which would result from working through all of that, vs using a conventional server, fractional cloud server, or even an android device? What are you going to do with the code once it is built? – Chris Stratton Aug 16 '12 at 18:35
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Oracle released arm java jre and jdk! links: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1328488

once i rigged android sdk for armv6 from source but i forget how.

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