[android-developers] Re: Change Default Package Name of R.java

That sounds exactly like what I need. When will the Froyo aapt be
available?

On Jun 15, 11:11 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote:
> The Froyo aapt will have a mechanism to build an existing package under a
> new name without modifying any of its source, manifest, or resources.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Jeff Thorn <jeff.th...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I looked into Library Projects, but I am not sure if that helps me. I
> > assume I would put the Activity in the library, since it is what is used by
> > each "app". However, that Activity relies on String values from
> > res/values/strings. Each "app" will have different strings. Therefore the
> > activity calls R.string.something to get the string from the resource.
>
> > In order to make each app its own unique app, I need to change the
> > "package" attribute of <manifest> element in the AndroidManifest.xml. This
> > has the unfortunate side effect of generating the R class with the app's
> > custom package name. Therefore, when the Activity common code base tries to
> > look up a string using the R class, it cannot find the class since it has a
> > different package name.
>
> > At this point I am thinking about creating an Ant target to replace the
> > package name in R.java. However, I feel like there has to be a better way.
>
> > Am I overlooking something? Can this be accomplished with libraries?
>
> > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com>wrote:
>
> >> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Jeff <jeff.th...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Any other suggestions?
>
> >> Try the new "library project" featured added in the latest edition of
> >> the dev tools:
>
> >>http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/eclipse-adt.html#librar...
>
> >>http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/other-ide.html#libraryP...
>
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