From: Malcolm Smith Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:25:30 +0000 (+0100) Subject: gh-137242: Mention Android binary releases in documentation (#138305) X-Git-Tag: v3.15.0a1~272 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=594bdde9df6841f760cd54aa8cb8035b38f99c3a;p=thirdparty%2FPython%2Fcpython.git gh-137242: Mention Android binary releases in documentation (#138305) Adds a mention of binary releases to the Android documentation. --------- Co-authored-by: Russell Keith-Magee Co-authored-by: Adam Turner <9087854+AA-Turner@users.noreply.github.com> --- diff --git a/Doc/using/android.rst b/Doc/using/android.rst index cb762310328f..45345d045ddf 100644 --- a/Doc/using/android.rst +++ b/Doc/using/android.rst @@ -40,8 +40,15 @@ If you're sure you want to do all of this manually, read on. You can use the :source:`testbed app ` as a guide; each step below contains a link to the relevant file. -* Build Python by following the instructions in :source:`Android/README.md`. - This will create the directory ``cross-build/HOST/prefix``. +* First, acquire a build of Python for Android: + + * The easiest way is to download an Android release from `python.org + `__. The ``prefix`` directory + mentioned below is at the top level of the package. + + * Or if you want to build it yourself, follow the instructions in + :source:`Android/README.md`. The ``prefix`` directory will be created under + :samp:`cross-build/{HOST}`. * Add code to your :source:`build.gradle ` file to copy the following items into your project. All except your own Python