Simplified Build Instructions for Linux

[realThirdpartycookie]

This will simplify the setup for linux alot I think. It compiles on Ubuntu now all the time. Tested it in a VM.

[maluoi]

I like what you've done here, these are great details and some nice additions! I am a little wary about having platform specific build scripts in the template though. Since it's a cross-platform project, I generally prefer to have all the tools present be cross-platform as well?

How about this, could you move the install .sh script to the /android folder so it's at least out of the root, and rename it to reflect its limitations? Like a "linux_apt_install_android_deps.sh" or "ubuntu_install_android_deps.sh" or that sort of thing.

I'm a little less sold on the build_android.sh script, among other things it does both configure and build every time. Configure should only happen once, or it will add to the build time. This configure step can also be achieved via cmake presets, which would be preferable to me since it uses a more consistently cmake interface that integrates better with existing tools such as VSCode's Cmake plugin. I considered going this route for a bit, but I've been uncertain if Cmake presets are actually a tool designed for the code provider or the code consumer, since they can get a bit specific.

Running the Android targets was intended to be simple enough to run via command line, but also integrates nicely with VSCode's Cmake plugin. I'm not sure this part benefits well from a generic wrapper, since it obfuscates a pretty simple command! I think this is one that devs can build workflow specific shell scripts if they need them.

[realThirdpartycookie]

Okay, I moved the dependency installer! It also prompts now to setup the envs permanently! My main idea with the build script was that it only temporarily setups the envs, because it's possible that this will overwrite the users current configuration...

[maluoi]

This probably shouldn't be in the template by default. You've actually still got install_android_deps.sh in the root of this commit, likely because of this line!

[realThirdpartycookie]

This is going to effectively prevent new sh files to be added to the main directory, but not the current one - that has been deleted now.

[maluoi]

Yeah, looks like you got install_android_deps.sh now.

Keeping .sh files out of the root directory is only to keep the template tidy for developers! IMO, templates should always have pretty clear and universally relevant roots. Devs can put whatever files they want in the root once they start developing, so I don't want to block inclusion of .sh files here.