Signal-android: Can't build with older Android Support package

[wcummings]

The build instructions are out of date:

Could not find com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.1. Required by: :Signal-Android:unspecified Please install the Android Support Repository from the Android SDK Manager.

The SDK manager doesn't provide a way to install old versions of Android Support

[riyapenn]

Suggestion:
http://developer.android.com/tools/support-library/setup.html (check "obsolete")
Or
File > Settings > Plugins > search for Android Support

[2-4601]

The build instructions are out of date

I checked https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Android/blob/master/BUILDING.md and https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Android/wiki/How-to-build-Signal-from-the-sources
Neither of them instruct to use any specific version of the support library.
E.g. the wiki guide says:

# when you see "Could not find com.android.support:support-v" ...
# ... you have also forgotten to install the support library

I have the latest 23.2.1 and everything works fine.

[wcummings]

Seeing this when I invoke gradle from the command line:

                  > Could not GET 'https://raw.github.com/whispersystems/maven/master/shortcutbadger/releases/com/android/support/support-v4/'. Received status code 400 from server: Bad Request
      > Could not find com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.1.

Could it be related?

[2-4601]

This doesn't seem to be a bug in the docs or in the build scripts because several people have recently compiled Signal without issues using Docker. So I think the best place to continue with this would be here https://whispersystems.discoursehosting.net/c/development
Open a topic there and someone will help you out.

[wcummings]

Docker

Did you just tell me to go fuck myself?

[2-4601]

Sorry, can't take credit for that. Looks like you managed to do that all by yourself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oApBlWipc2A