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React Nativenext

The Basics

Guides

Guides (iOS)

Guides (Android)

components

apis

Building React Native from source #

You will need to build React Native from source if you want to work on a new feature/bug fix, try out the latest features which are not released yet, or maintain your own fork with patches that cannot be merged to the core.

Prerequisites #

Assuming you have the Android SDK installed, run android to open the Android SDK Manager.

Make sure you have the following installed:

  1. Android SDK version 23 (compileSdkVersion in build.gradle)
  2. SDK build tools version 23.0.1 (buildToolsVersion in build.gradle)
  3. Local Maven repository for Support Libraries (formerly Android Support Repository) >= 17 (for Android Support Library)
  4. Android NDK (download links and installation instructions below)

Point Gradle to your Android SDK: #

Step 1: Set environment variables through your local shell.

Note: Files may vary based on shell flavor. See below for examples from common shells.

  • bash: .bash_profile or .bashrc
  • zsh: .zprofile or .zshrc
  • ksh: .profile or $ENV

Example:

export ANDROID_SDK=/Users/your_unix_name/android-sdk-macosx +Building React Native from source
React Nativenext

The Basics

Guides

Guides (iOS)

Guides (Android)

components

apis

Building React Native from source #

You will need to build React Native from source if you want to work on a new feature/bug fix, try out the latest features which are not released yet, or maintain your own fork with patches that cannot be merged to the core.

Prerequisites #

Assuming you have the Android SDK installed, run android to open the Android SDK Manager.

Make sure you have the following installed:

  1. Android SDK version 23 (compileSdkVersion in build.gradle)
  2. SDK build tools version 23.0.1 (buildToolsVersion in build.gradle)
  3. Android Support Repository >= 17 (for Android Support Library)
  4. Android NDK (download links and installation instructions below)

Point Gradle to your Android SDK: #

Step 1: Set environment variables through your local shell.

Note: Files may vary based on shell flavor. See below for examples from common shells.

  • bash: .bash_profile or .bashrc
  • zsh: .zprofile or .zshrc
  • ksh: .profile or $ENV

Example:

export ANDROID_SDK=/Users/your_unix_name/android-sdk-macosx export ANDROID_NDK=/Users/your_unix_name/android-ndk/android-ndk-r10e

Step 2: Create a local.properties file in the android directory of your react-native app with the following contents:

Example:

sdk.dir=/Users/your_unix_name/android-sdk-macosx ndk.dir=/Users/your_unix_name/android-ndk/android-ndk-r10e

Download links for Android NDK #

  1. Mac OS (64-bit) - http://dl.google.com/android/repository/android-ndk-r10e-darwin-x86_64.zip
  2. Linux (64-bit) - http://dl.google.com/android/repository/android-ndk-r10e-linux-x86_64.zip
  3. Windows (64-bit) - http://dl.google.com/android/repository/android-ndk-r10e-windows-x86_64.zip
  4. Windows (32-bit) - http://dl.google.com/android/repository/android-ndk-r10e-windows-x86.zip

You can find further instructions on the official page.

Building the source #

1. Installing the fork #

First, you need to install react-native from your fork. For example, to install the master branch from the official repo, run the following:

npm install --save github:facebook/react-native#master

Alternatively, you can clone the repo to your node_modules directory and run npm install inside the cloned repo.

2. Adding gradle dependencies #

Add gradle-download-task as dependency in android/build.gradle:

... dependencies {