From f9e08ec6393ef4dd42275f0e24d66dceb4ed9de0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Malcolm Smith Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:25:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] gh-137242: Mention Android binary releases in documentation (GH-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> (cherry picked from commit 594bdde9df6841f760cd54aa8cb8035b38f99c3a) Co-authored-by: Malcolm Smith --- Doc/using/android.rst | 11 +++++++++-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/using/android.rst b/Doc/using/android.rst index cb762310328f1c..45345d045ddfd9 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