How to generate R.java

Question

I downloaded few source codes from Google source codes.

I executed them on Eclipse but R.java file is not created and therefore I got many errors saying that R cannot be resolved. There is no main.xml in layout too. Some other XML files are there. How can I execute these programs?

Answer 1

As long as you have a valid Android project, you can use aapt package to generate the R.java from resources. Here's example usage (all should be in one line):

aapt package --non-constant-id -f -m -M <abs_path_to_AndroidManifest.xml> 
  -S <abs_path_to_res_dir> -I <abs_path_to_platforms_android.jar> 
  -J <abs_path_to_dir_that_should_contain_gen_R_java) 
  --generate-dependencies

The above can be made scriptable using ANT by using the aapt target or by simply using an exec target.

Answer 2

Presume you have Android sdk. If you have.. just clean the project. R.java will be autogenerated.

Answer 3

Hi I just faced the same problem. The file R.java is deleted an regenerated each time you clean the project. In my case there were some errors in one of .xml files and no R.java was generated. If you did not have Main.xml that might be the reason. anyway if you fix .xml problems R.java should be generated.