Contribution: Alternative method of adding adb in PATH in Windows#292
Contribution: Alternative method of adding adb in PATH in Windows#292stephaniebeatrice wants to merge 3 commits intoodk-x:mainfrom
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| #. Verify that you have made the change by closing all :program:`PowerShell` or :program:`cmd` windows and open a new one (so it picks up the change), and type | ||
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I am not sure we want to have documentation that is specific to Outreachy and 2024.
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| Alternatively, if you have installed Android Studio on your local computer, it is pre-installed with the platform tools, therefore you are required to add it to your path. You can do using the following steps: |
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First sentence here a bit long and confusing, second "You can do" missing "so"
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| .. Outreachy 2024 Starter Contribution Guide | ||
| .. Alternative way of adding adb in your Windows PATH | ||
| Alternatively, if you have installed Android Studio on your local computer, it is pre-installed with the platform tools, therefore you are required to add it to your path. You can do using the following steps: | ||
| #. Click on the Search bar on the task bar and type :guilabel:`Edit environmental variables for your account`. |
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Not clear what the task bar/search bar is.
| .. Alternative way of adding adb in your Windows PATH | ||
| Alternatively, if you have installed Android Studio on your local computer, it is pre-installed with the platform tools, therefore you are required to add it to your path. You can do using the following steps: | ||
| #. Click on the Search bar on the task bar and type :guilabel:`Edit environmental variables for your account`. | ||
| #. Click on Environment Variables option. |
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Can you share screen shots for this? That would make it clearer.
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I have made modifications to the previous contribution as per the provided feedback for better clarity. Here are the screenshots as requested that make the steps clearer: Select the path variable in the User Variables section, then select Edit:
In the Edit environment variables window, select New and add this path to the new field:
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@stephaniebeatrice, thanks for working on these, but I am not seeing the screenshots referenced in the files or uploaded. I am just seeing them in your comment. |
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@stephaniebeatrice thanks for working on this. Looks like some checks failed. |
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Contributed additional information on how to add adb in the Windows' path after installing Android Studio.