How to change the default output folder for generated apk files?

Question

When I use the gradle task to create an android .apk file it outputs it the the build\javafxports\android folder of the project (both the regular and unaligned files). I couldn't find a setting to change the output folder.

When I export a jar in eclipse I can specify a destination folder. How can I do that with apk files too?

Here is my build.gradle file:

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'org.javafxports:jfxmobile-plugin:1.1.1'
    }
}

apply plugin: 'org.javafxports.jfxmobile'

repositories {
    jcenter()
    maven {
        url 'http://nexus.gluonhq.com/nexus/content/repositories/releases'
    }
}

mainClassName = 'com.gluonapplication.GluonApplication'

dependencies {
    compile 'com.gluonhq:charm:4.0.1'
}

jfxmobile {
    downConfig {
        version = '3.0.0'
        plugins 'display', 'lifecycle', 'statusbar', 'storage'
    }
    android {
        compileSdkVersion = 24
        manifest = 'src/android/AndroidManifest.xml'
        androidSdk = 'C:/Users/Mark/AppData/Local/Android/sdk'
    }
    ios {
        infoPList = file('src/ios/Default-Info.plist')
        forceLinkClasses = [
                'com.gluonhq.**.*',
                'javax.annotations.**.*',
                'javax.inject.**.*',
                'javax.json.**.*',
                'org.glassfish.json.**.*'
        ]
    }
}

Answer 1

The jfxmobile plugin allows changing the path where the apk will be created.

Use installDirectory:

jfxmobile {
    downConfig {
        version = '3.0.0'
        plugins 'display', 'lifecycle', 'statusbar', 'storage'
    }
    android {
        installDirectory = file('/full/path/of/custom/folder')
        manifest = 'src/android/AndroidManifest.xml'
    }
}

Be aware that the folder should exist before running android task. Currently the plugin manages that for the default installation folder (removing it, and the apk, if exists and creating it again on every run). So you have to do it yourself, otherwise the task will skip it.

EDIT

The list of global variables that are intended to be modified if necessary are here, but the full list of variables currently included in the plugin can be found in the plugin source code.

Variables like installDirectory are used internally by the plugin and they are initialized with a default value, perform some actions like deleting the previous directory and creating it again (so Gradle performs the task). In case of overriding, these actions won't be executed, so you should take care of that yourself (or create a task for that).