Build Android project on command line on OSX: Task 'assembleDebug' not found in root project

Question

I\'m trying to build Android projects on the OSX (Mavericks 10.9.5) command line using this how-to: http://developer.android.com/tools/building/building-cmdline.html.

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Answer 1

android create project does not create a gradle friendly structure. It creates an ant friendly structure. You have two options depending on your intentions.

1. use ant to build your project ( not currently supported by Android team )
2. use Android Studio to generate a gradle friendly project structure.

num 2 is the recommended approach by the Android team. It's as simple as dl'ing Android Studio and creating a new project. From there you should be able to create a new project that can be built with ./gradlew build