Setup Your Environment
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This document provides an outline of the steps required to set up a development environment for mobile application development. It should be ensured that development machines are properly configured for mobile development before proceeding. All necessary tools needed for the development process will be installed by following the steps in this guide.
The Appmaker CLI is a command-line interface tool required for mobile app development.
Visit the documentation.
Follow the installation instructions provided there.
Verify the installation by running the following command in your terminal:
If the installation is successful, this command will display help information for the CLI.
It is recommended to use yarn as the package manager when working with Appmaker.
Use a package manager like to install the following dependencies:
Install Watchman Use Homebrew to install Watchman:
Install OpenJDK Install the Zulu OpenJDK distribution, compatible with both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs:
Set JAVA_HOME Environment Variable Add the following to your shell profile file (~/.bash_profile or ~/.zshrc):
Reload the shell configuration:
Install Java SE Development Kit (JDK).
Use your system package manager to install OpenJDK.
After installation, launch the Android Studio application. Click on the "More Actions" (three dots) and select SDK Manager.
Navigate to Settings > Languages & Frameworks > Android SDK.
Then, click on the SDK Tools tab and ensure that at least one version of Android SDK Build-Tools and Android Emulator is installed.
Copy the Android SDK Location path. This path should be added as the ANDROID_HOME environment variable.
Click OK to install the Android SDK and the related build tools.
If you are using macOS or Linux, add the following environment variables in your ~/.bash_profile or ~/.zshrc file, pointing to the Android SDK location:
Reload shell by running one of the following commands:
Verify the adb command works in the terminal.
Launch the App Store, search for Xcode, and install (or update) it.
Ensure the installed version matches the one specified in the Akinon.json file.
Open Xcode. Go to Settings (⌘ + ,) > Locations.
Select the latest version under Command Line Tools.
Use a package manager like Homebrew to install the following dependency.
To install Watchman, run the following command in a terminal:
Follow instructions from the to compile and install from the source.
Download and install Android Studio from the official website:.
