Configure Eclipse for Android development

1. download JDK6

   windows: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/

  Mac OS X: http://developer.apple.com/java/dowmload

  linux: sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk

2. download Eclipse 3.5

  http://www.eclipse.org/downloads

3. download Android SDK

  http://developer.android.com/sdk

 Extract the files to a directory, such as E:\eclipse\ 

You will see the folder---android-sdk-windows.

Add tools catalog to PATH;

For Mac OS X and Linux, please edit the file .profile

command: export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/android-sdk-linux_x86/tools;$JAVA_HOME/bin

4. install ADT

We will use the tool Install New Software in Ecllipse

1) Choose Help->install New Software

2) Choose "Work With", Input http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse, press Enter;

3) Select parent node: Developer Tools; Click Next, Accept, at last Finish;

4) Reboot Eclipse

5) install SDK

Open Eclipse;

Choose: Window->Preference->Android; Set SDK Location 

Click Apply, Then Click OK Exit the Preferences window

Then add the AVD;

Choose Window->Android SDK and AVD Manager->Available Packages

Choose: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/repository.xml

then choose what you want to install

Click Install Selected. 

It will be slow, please be patient!