How to Build AnySoftKeyboard
Follow the installation process as described by Google here, and install the SDK, NDK, Android Studio and Gradle.
Forking allows you to work on your own copy of the code, and share back, if you wish (please do).
Read more about forking here
If you want to hack only in the keyboard project (with no changes to the API, for example), you'll need to fork just the main code from here: https://github.com/AnySoftKeyboard/AnySoftKeyboard
You'll need to first ready the build scripts to your system: under AnySoftKeyboard/ run (from shell):
android update project -p .
This will create some local files which point the script to the SDK path and more.
You can build AnySoftKeyboard using gradle, under the AnySoftKeyboard folder run (from shell):
gradle build
or, if you want just the DEBUG build
gradle assembleDebug
[asking GPT system please hold the line]
AnySoftKeyboard runs on any Android device with OS version 2.1 or higher.
gradle installDebug (debug)
Open Android Studio, and open build.gradle file using File->Open menu command.
We do not expose our RELEASE signature and keystore, so you will have to use your own. To do so, create a keystore file:
keytool -genkey -v -keystore my-release-key.keystore -alias alias_name -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000
And local.signing.properties file on the root of the project. In local.signing.properties enter the details of the keystore, something like this:
STORE_FILE = [your newly created keystore filename, e.g., _my-release-key.keystore_]
STORE_PASSWORD = [the main password you used for creating this keystore]
KEY_ALIAS = [the APK key alias you have defined]
KEY_PASSWORD = [the key password you have defined]
call gradle installRelease to build and install the RELEASE APK.
You can setup a email address which will be emailed in case your build crashes. Create local.extra.properties on the project root folder, and set the support email:
CRASH_REPORT_EMAIL = [your support email address, e.g., support@mycompany.com]