Build an apk with bazel21.06.24

# Install Bazel ==

```console
sudo apt install curl gnupg
curl https://bazel.build/bazel-release.pub.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://storage.googleapis.com/bazel-apt stable jdk1.8" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bazel.list
sudo apt update && sudo apt install bazel
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
```

# Download the Bazel Tutorialsample 
```console
git clone https://github.com/bazelbuild/examples
```

# Enter the project and create the WORKSPACE file and add your SDK path variable
```console
cd examples/android/tutorial/
touch WORKSPACE
echo 'android_sdk_repository(name = "androidsdk")' > WORKSPACE
```

# Create the first BUILD file  examples/android/tutorial/src/main/BUILD
```console
cd src/main
touch BUILD
```

## the BUILD content for examples/android/tutorial/src/main/BUILD
```java
android_binary(
    name = "app",
    manifest = "AndroidManifest.xml",
    deps = ["//src/main/java/com/example/bazel:greeter_activity"],
)

```

# Create another BUILD file examples/android/tutorial/src/main/java/com/example/bazel/BUILD
``` java
package(
    default_visibility = ["//src:__subpackages__"],
)

android_library(
    name = "greeter_activity",
    srcs = [
        "Greeter.java",
        "MainActivity.java",
    ],
    manifest = "AndroidManifest.xml",
    resource_files = glob(["res/**"]),
)

```

# In your folder where the WORKSPACE file is located run:
```console
bazel build //src/main:app
```
# In your folder examples/android/tutorial/bazel-bin/src/main/ you will find the APK file
```console
file examples/android/tutorial/bazel-bin/src/main/app.apk
```

# Install it to your phone
```console
adb install  bazel-bin/src/main/app.apk
```

https://bazel.build/start/android-app

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