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[ANNOUNCE] Android plugin for Gradle

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Jason Voegele
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I'd like to announce the availability of my brand new Android plugin for
Gradle 0.8. This plugin enables the creation of Android applications using
the super powerful and flexible Gradle build system.

Features of the Android plugin include:

* Compile, package, and install Android applications. (Including handling of
Android resource files.)
* Sign application packages using the default debug key, or with a release key
for publication to Android Market.
* Incorporation of ProGuard to ensure that applications have minimal memory
footprint.
* Easily create Android applications in Scala.

I'm making this announcement here due to that last bullet point. While it has
always been possible to develop Android applications in Scala, the difficulty in
setting up the build system to do it was prohibitive in practice. With Gradle
and the new Android plugin, it's a snap. Just declare the Scala plugin and
the Android plugin in your Gradle build file and you're on your way to
Android/Scala programming glee.

Further details and usage notes can be found at
http://wiki.github.com/jvoegele/gradle-android-plugin/

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