android-2.1_r1 snapshot

1 files changed, 19 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/sdk_addon/manifest.ini b/sdk_addon/manifest.ini
index d1b29e9..fc82727 100644
--- a/sdk_addon/manifest.ini
+++ b/sdk_addon/manifest.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 # SDK Add-on Manifest
 # File encoding is UTF-8
 
+# Name and vendor of the add-on.
+# Add-ons are uniquely identified by a string composed of name, vendor and api.
+# 2 add-ons with the same identifier cannot be installed in the same SDK
+# and only the add-on with the highest rev number will be installed.
+# Name and vendor are used to create folder names, so they shouldn't contain
+# any special characters. Also, the character ':' is forbidden.
+# Mandatory character set: a-z A-Z 0-9 _.-
 name=Sample Add-On
 vendor=Android Open Source Project
 description=sample add-on
@@ -8,16 +15,25 @@ description=sample add-on
 # version of the Android platform on which this add-on is built.
 api=3
 
-# revision of the add-on
+# revision of the add-on. This must be a strict integer.
 revision=1
 
 # list of libraries, separated by a semi-colon.
+# This must be the name of the libraries, as required by the
+# <uses-library> node in the AndroidManifest.xml file.
 libraries=com.example.android.platform_library
 
-# details for each library
+# details for each library. format is:
+# <library.name>=<name>.jar;<desc>
+# where
+# <library.name>: the name of the library defined in the property "libraries" above.
+# <name>.jar: the jar file containing the library API. This is to be located in
+#             the add-on folder in libs/
 com.example.android.platform_library=platform_library.jar;Sample optional plaform library
 
-# default skin name
+# default skin name. Optional. Only useful if the add-on has its own skin, or
+# if it wishes to override the default skin of the base platform.
+# This should be the name of the skin in the skins/ folder of the add-on.
 skin=WVGAMedDpi
 
 # USB Vendor ID