[m8n] LuaStudio - How to build U8 app for Android

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[m8n] LuaStudio - How to build U8 app for Android

Enter LuaStudio and execute Exporter.lua in Exporter_v3_0 folder (3_0 version ensures targetSdkVersion = 26 -requirement for Google Play publishing)
modify parameters in LuaStudio project like this:

--project.Name     = "MyProjectName"
project.Name     = "as-U8-luaStudio2"
project.Title    = "as-U8-luaStudio2"
project.Package  = "com.luastudio.s8.app"
project.Team     = "YOURTEAMID" --IOS Development Team ID
project.Version  = "1.0.0"
project.Build    = 10 --Increase with every new app store upload or version change
project.Company  = "s8"
project.Path     = "Samples.luastudio"
project.Start    = "/Main.lua"

execute LuaStudio project
find generated project in File.documentsDirectory.nativePath in Exporter folder.
remove all resources an .lua files in /as-U8-luaStudio/template/src/main/assets, only leave: assets_project_Main_lua
edit assets_project_Main_lua and replace its contents with the following:

--start U8 app
load(Lib.Sys.Net.Http.requestUrl("http://u8.smalltalking.net/u8/profile/felipe.zak/611/startup.lua"))() 

code=[[
SystemServer silent: true; start!
]]
code:fileIn()

Project is ready, you can open the project with Android Studio and generate APK

Remainder: to publish an app on Google Play you need to set up Gradle for API 26