BudgieInWA / my-first-react-native

My First React Native App

Installing

1. Install npm.

2. Install the React Native CLI tool and the build dependencies. install-build.sh

iOS

1. Buy a Mac, because Apple.
2. Install XCode.
3. Install watchman: brew install watchman.

Android

You need to ensure that the android SDK is installed.

1. Install Android Studio.
2. Create a project to ensure that the SDK is installed.
3. Find out where the SDK is installed and cd to the location. This was ~/Android/Sdk for me.
4. From the SDK root, run ./tools/android and install a bunch of stuff including SDK Tools, Platform Tools, ADB, API 23.

Running

iOS

1. On a mac, open /ios/*.xcodeproj in Xcode.
2. Click "Run".

Android

export ANDROID_HOME=/home/ben/Android/Sdk/  # or bash equivalent, pointing to your Android SDK install.

$ANDROID_HOME/tools/android avd  # then launch an emulator.

react-native start --reset-cache  # and keep it running.

react-native run-android  # to compile and install the app on the running device.

react-native log-android  # to see log output (including console.log).