如何在 Android Studio 的版本控制项目中共享运行/调试配置？

Question

This should be really easy but for some reason I can't get it working. Google/Android Studio guys recommend to avoid having .idea and *.iml files under version control and use "Import project" instead. Works fine, no problem.

However, if I want to share a run/debug configuration, I check the "Share" checkbox in the "Run/Debug Configurations" dialog which in turn creates .idea/configurations/name.xml. All right, let's put an exception in .gitignore for this file.

Now, what happens:

1. git checkout (gradle files + .idea/configurations/name.xml)
2. Import project (all the .idea and *.iml files are generated)
3. Run -> Edit Configurations... -> do I see the shared configuration there? Nope!

It's because the configuration must be referenced by .idea/workspace.xml file. But everyone recommends to avoid having this file versioned because it contains user settings so it should be generated automatically.

So how to solve this chicken-egg problem?

Answer 1

For me it was enough to add the "runConfigurations" folder to version control.

All Configurations have to have "Share" checked as to provide a seperate file for them.

Then once project is checked out all configurations are runnable again.

This works perfectly in Android Studio 3.5.3. (With my flutter repository)