tutorials/export/android_gradle_build

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tutorials/export/android_gradle_build

Godot provides the option to build using the gradle buildsystem. Instead of using the already pre-built template that ships with Godot, an Android Java project gets installed into your project fold...

https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/export/android_gradle_build.html

[tonyzzp]

The docs said the 'android/build' directory should not be committed to git. So how could I modify the android project.
And if the project will be recreated when I Export APK in godot?

I found the config.gradle will access some gradle properties, like export_package_name, export_enabled_abis. I know I set them in godot export template. But where there these variables exit in android project?

Could I create the android project by my self, and how could I export the godot project android assets to my android project only?

[Gnumaru]

There was a PR that, If i remember correctly, was merged a while ago, that allowed you to set your gradle build project to anywhere, even outside the project directory. I'm struggling to find this PR or the setting for this on godot 4. Does anyone know?

edit: found it

godotengine/godot#88297

But even though it is available in godot 4.4, it is currently hidden. It is an export property named gradle_build/gradle_build_directory.

[KhraD]

Just complementing your answer in case godot build outputs an error message about not finding gradle - now the gradle directory must have a .build_version file and the files must be inside a directory named build.
Ex.:
If you configure gradle_build/gradle_build_directory="/opt/gradle", there must be a file /opt/gradle/.build_version containing the build version (4.4.stable in that case), and the gradle files must be extracted in the directory /opt/gradle/build

[diegoCath]

I'm getting an error with gradle:

ERROR: * What went wrong:
ERROR: A problem occurred configuring root project 'build'.
ERROR: > Could not resolve all files for configuration ':classpath'.
ERROR: > Could not resolve com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.2.0.

My Gradle Build Directory is res://android and in that folder I have the .build_version file and build folder.

What am I missing?