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Clarify emulator RAM size instructions
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mhsmith committed Sep 19, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ The test suite can be run on Linux, macOS, or Windows:
The test suite can usually be run on a device with 2 GB of RAM, but this is
borderline, so you may need to increase it to 4 GB. As of Android
Studio Koala, 2 GB is the default for all emulators, although the user interface
may indicate otherwise. The effective setting is `hw.ramSize` in
~/.android/avd/*.avd/hardware-qemu.ini, whereas Android Studio displays the
value from config.ini. Changing the value in Android Studio will update both of
these files.
may indicate otherwise. Locate the emulator's directory under ~/.android/avd,
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and find `hw.ramSize` in both config.ini and hardware-qemu.ini. Either set these
manually to the same value, or use the Android Studio Device Manager, which will
update both files.

Before running the test suite, follow the instructions in the previous section
to build the architecture you want to test. Then run the test script in one of
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