chromium

##Get the code

• check out and install the depot_tools package.

• create browser-android-tabs dir

  mkdir browser-android-tabs

• clone the repository to src folder:

  git clone https://github.com/brave/browser-android-tabs.git src

##Configure your build (You can only use a Linux build machine for Android builds)

• run script and it will download all third-parties. You will be asked for some interaction during that process. Follow that link when you asked to create a gn file gn file for debug

  sh scripts/getThirdParties.js

##Build the full browser in debug mode

• build browser:

  ninja -C out/Default chrome_public_apk

  If you have an error that it could not find the build.ninja file follow those steps:

  • run gn args out/Default manually and fill it using that link gn file for debug
  • start ninja -C out/Default chrome_public_apk again.

• deploy it to your Android device:

  build/android/adb_install_apk.py out/Default/apks/Brave.apk

##Build the full browser in release mode

• follow the link Make release builds

##Debugging

• follow that link for the general debug process;

• follow that link to configure Eclipse IDE.

##Android version

You should have at least Android 4.1(Jelly Bean) to run Brave. Min SDK version is 16.