Android - How to build project by check out Tortoise SVN directories?

Question

I am working on android applications which has common src and res - ( layout and values ) content and drawable content varies among applications.

I have stored complete Application content as 3 directories in SVN Repository.

1. Application Common Content

-> src ->(All Java Code - Class1.java , Class2.java , ....)

-> res ->( values , anim )

2. Application1

-> src ( AppClass1.java to access the Class1.java of Application Common Content 's src )

-> res -> ( drawable , drawable-hdpi , drawable-ldpi , drawable-mdpi , raw )

-> AndroidManifest.xml

3. Application2

-> src ( AppClass2.java to access the Class1.java of Application Common Content 's src )

-> res -> ( drawable , drawable-hdpi , drawable-ldpi , drawable-mdpi , raw )

-> AndroidManifest.xml

So, If i want to generate apk file for Application1, i have to do the following:

1. SVN Checkout of Application Common code first.
2. Then, Application1 Content and build application to generate apk file.

Can i do the above two steps by using any script? The script should be in such a way that if i give the SVN directory paths and desired location, the script must automatically get the Application content from different SVN Directories and form the project structure in the desired location. Does anyone done this before?

Please provide your thoughts/links to achieve this?

Answer 1

• If you share files between Application projects - you can use file-externals and link objects inside one common repo
• If you share the whole dirs between Application projects - you can use directory-externals and link objects inside different repos
• If you share nothing and Application project is combined data of repo1 URL+repo2 URL + ... + repoN URL you have to see at builder tools, which perform, using specs, any operations, needed for building project ("The Right Thing for The Right Task" will be better, than glare on the knee hack): "everything is thought out before us", but you can try write bat-file (PowerShell etc.) with all svn export|svn cat/mkdir/mv operations