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This directory contains the Android app build configuration using Chaquopy to embed the Python MeshChatX server.

The app uses a WebView to display the existing Vue.js frontend. The Python server runs in the background via Chaquopy and serves the web interface on T383838https://127.0.0.1:8000.

Use this workflow when a dependency (for example T383838cryptography) requires custom Android wheels for T383838arm64-v8a and T383838x86_64.

1. Build wheels in a Podman Python 3.11 container to avoid host Python mismatches:

• Use T383838docker.io/library/python:3.11-bookworm.

• Mount project root to T383838/work and Android SDK to T383838/opt/android-sdk.

• Export T383838ANDROID_HOME and T383838ANDROID_SDK_ROOT to T383838/opt/android-sdk.

• Example container entry:

T383838podman run --rm --network host -e ANDROID_HOME=/opt/android-sdk -e ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=/opt/android-sdk -v "/opt/android-sdk:/opt/android-sdk" -v "<repo>:/work" -w /work docker.io/library/python:3.11-bookworm bash

2. Keep custom Chaquopy recipes in T383838android/chaquopy-recipes/<package>-<major>/:

• Define package/version in T383838meta.yaml.

• Store source patches in T383838patches/.

3. Build both ABIs with Chaquopy T383838build-wheel.py and place final wheels in T383838android/vendor/.

4. Update T383838android/app/build.gradle T383838pip installs to the new pinned version.

5. Rebuild with T383838./gradlew assembleDebug and verify split outputs:

• T383838app-arm64-v8a-debug.apk

• T383838app-x86_64-debug.apk

• T383838app-universal-debug.apk

Notes:

• For Rust-backed wheels (such as modern T383838cryptography), build inside the container with Rust toolchain available.

• Keep recipe files and patches versioned; keep generated build artifacts untracked.