Fuchsia SDK and 'device' now included in Android Open Source Project

Fuchsia SDK and 'device' at present included in Android Open up Source Project

We could come across back up for building Fuchsia software included in the tools to create Android apps

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Fuchsia, Google's future OS project, is getting more connected to Android. The search giant has added two Fuchsia items to its Android Open up Source Project (AOSP) code.

A new commit posted to the AOSP Gerrit — an online code collaboration and management tool — added two Fuchsia 'repos' to the primary 'manifest' of AOSP.

In other words, developers added ii Fuchsia files to the instructions that tell Google's download tool 'Repo' what to include when a user downloads AOSP. Further, for those unfamiliar with AOSP, it'due south a compilation of Android made bachelor for anyone to use.

While at that place are several different AOSP manifests bachelor, Google added the Fuchsia files to the 'default' manifest. Going frontward, anyone who downloads AOSP will download the Fuchsia files too.

However, the two Fushcia repos are empty. Save for speculation based on the file names, there's no way to tell what the repos do.

The starting time repo, titled 'platform/prebuilts/fuchsia_sdk,' suggests Googe will add the official software development kit (SDK) for building Fuchsia software to AOSP.

Another Gerrit mail confirms the Fuchsia SDK is on its way.

The other, arguably more interesting repo is titled 'device/google/fuchsia.' This indicates a 'device' of some sort from Google that will run on the new OS just will too need access to Android'southward lawmaking-base.

This could exist an emulation device. Android code contains devices like 'device/generic/goldfish' created to run every bit an emulated device for testing purposes.

Combined with the recent report that Google's Android Emulator — included with Android Studio — would support the new OS, it seems likely this Fuchsia device will allow developers to test software built with the Fuchsia SDK using tools they already take.

Source: Android Gerrit, 2 Via: 9to5 Google