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Build the SDL library as a shared object on Android, so it will work correctly with SDL_image and SDL_ttf.
author Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
date Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:11:21 -0800
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2 Simple DirectMedia Layer for Android
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5 Requirements: Android SDK and Android NDK r4 or later
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6 http://developer.android.com/
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9 How the port works
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12 - Android applications are Java-based, optionally with parts written in C
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13 - As SDL apps are C-based, we use a small Java shim that uses JNI to talk to
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14 the SDL library
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15 - This means that your application C code must be placed inside an android
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16 Java project, along with some C support code that communicates with Java
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17 - This eventually produces a standard Android .apk package
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21 Building an app
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24 Instructions:
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25 1. Copy the android-project directory wherever you want your Android project to go
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26 2. Move this SDL directory into the <project>/jni directory
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27 3. Place your application source files in the <project>/jni/src directory
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28 4. Edit <project>/jni/src/Android.mk to include your source files
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29 5. Run 'ndk-build' (a script provided by the NDK). This compiles the C source
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31 If you want to use the Eclipse IDE, skip to the Eclipse section below.
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33 6. Edit <project>/local.properties to point to the Android SDK directory
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34 7. Run 'ant debug' in android/project. This compiles the .java and eventually
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35 creates a .apk with the native code embedded
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36 8. 'ant install' will push the apk to the device or emulator (if connected)
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40 Using Eclipse
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43 NEED CONTENT
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47 Loading files
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54 Troubleshooting
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61 Known issues
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64 - SDL audio (although it's mostly written, just not working properly yet)
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65 - TODO. I'm sure there's a bunch more stuff I haven't thought of