Document / Example how to use external android dependency like: Appcompat-v7

[jvmvik]

The Android documentation does not explain how to deals with external android dependency like: Appcompat-v7.
http://www.bazel.io/docs/tutorial/android-app.html

The example should also illustrate such common task.

[ahumesky]

Yes, this is all unfortunately under-documented, which we're working on.
The short answer is that you can depend on appcompat v7 with @android-sdk//:appcompat_v7
"Android Support Library" must be downloaded in the SDK manager for the dependency to work.

The the rules created for the SDK are available at
https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/blob/master/tools/android/android_sdk_repository_template.bzl

[aj-michael]

Keeping this issue open because this is still under-documented. In case anyone sees this in the future, the current syntax for external dependencies from the Android SDK is documented in issue #1745.

[aj-michael]

This was documented in c3c4f36. The docs are now live on https://bazel.build/versions/master/docs/be/workspace.html#android_sdk_repository.

[TastyPi]

Seems the android_sdk_repository is no longer documented on that page and @android-sdk//:appcompat_v7 no longer works. What's the correct way to add support library dependencies now?

[ahumesky]

The documentation has been moved to the Android rules page:
https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/be/android.html#android_sdk_repository

[JakeWharton]

They're available from maven.google.com as standard Maven artifacts. There's no need to pull them from the SDK anymore.

[TastyPi]

Yeah, I started trying to get the Maven artifacts working but got stuck. See #3633.