| # Fuchsia SDK |
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| This section is for developing Fuchsia software using the Fuchsia SDK. |
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| Important: The Fuchsia SDK is in active development. At the moment, Fuchsia |
| does not support general public usage of the Fuchsia SDK. The APIs in the SDK |
| are subject to change without notice. |
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| ## Developing software with the Fuchsia SDK |
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| The Fuchsia SDK is a set of build rules, API headers, prebuilt and source code |
| libraries, and [host tools][host-tools] put together to enable a Fuchsia software |
| development environment. With the Fuchsia SDK, developers can create, build, run, |
| test, and debug [Fuchsia components][fuchsia-components] and drivers (that is, |
| Fuchsia software) without needing to set up a |
| [Fuchsia source checkout][fuchsia-platform] (`fuchsia.git`) on the host machine. |
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| Note: If you only need the latest copies of Fuchsia's host tools |
| (for instance, `ffx`), you can download the Fuchsia IDK from the |
| [Download the Fuchsia IDK][download-idk] page to get the up-to-date builds |
| of Fuchsia's host tools. |
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| ## Build system support |
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| The Fuchsia SDK supports [Bazel][bazel]{:.external} as an |
| out-of-the-box solution for building and testing software. However, Bazel is not |
| a strict requirement. The Fuchsia SDK is designed to be integrated with |
| most build systems to meet the needs of a diverse development ecosystem. |
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| <!-- Reference links --> |
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| [host-tools]: https://fuchsia.dev/reference/tools/sdk/ffx |
| [fuchsia-components]: /docs/concepts/components/v2 |
| [fuchsia-platform]: /docs/development |
| [bazel]: https://bazel.build/docs |
| [download-idk]: /docs/development/idk/download.md |
