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how to set up an Android build host (only the NDK for now)

Set up a cross-build machine for Android

Downloads

  • Download the Android NDK and unpack it.

Environment variables

  • Set ANDROID_NDK_ROOT to the uncompressed NDK directory.
  • Set ANDROID_NDK_ARM_TOOLCHAIN to where the toolchain should reside, eg. $HOME/android/arm-linux-androideabi
  • Run the following command: 
$ANDROID_NDK_ROOT/build/tools/make-standalone-toolchain.sh \
   --arch=arm --install-dir=$ANDROID_NDK_ARM_TOOLCHAIN \
   --ndk-dir=$ANDROID_NDK_ROOT --platform=android-14
  • Add $ANDROID_NDK_ARM_TOOLCHAIN/bin to PATH.

Configuration

Add the following section to the bitten machine file: 

[ndk]
version = 8b