Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of GSoC2012/Android/compiling

Timestamp:

Jun 16, 2012, 7:23:47 AM (12 years ago)

Author:

michaelz

Comment:

Build updates to avoid mistakes

GSoC2012/Android/compiling

@@ -21 +21 @@
 Start it: [[BR]]
 The executeable is in the Eclipse directory you just downloaded.
-It will prompt you for a workspace. You can android/workspace subdirectory in the Android branch, or any other directory you like. The worksapce appears to be empty because eclipse does not know that there are already projects in it.
-There may be errors in the projects, because you first need to install the Android plugin.
+It will prompt you for a workspace. You can choose android/workspace subdirectory in the Android branch, or any other directory you like. The worksapce appears to be empty because eclipse does not know that there are already projects in it.
 
 Install C: [[BR]]
@@ -35 +34 @@
 Add the projects: [[BR]]
 To tell eclipse that the projects exist, add them to eclipse: File → Import... → Existing projects into Workspace. Selest the android/workspace directory and all projects eclipse automatically finds.
+There may be errors in the projects, because you first need to install the Android plugin.
 
 
@@ -75 +75 @@
  }}}
 
-Enter the install directory in eclipse in Preferences → String Substitution as ndk.root and add a new substitution "ndk.host" with the value arm-linux-androideabi
+Enter the root directory of that toolchain (not the sysroot directory) in eclipse in Preferences → String Substitution as ndk.root and add a new substitution "ndk.host" with the value arm-linux-androideabi
 
 Currently, only arm is supported.
@@ -96 +96 @@
 Headers/Files generated by build scripts are not marked as derived.
  This is not possible in eclipse. See Eclipse bug [https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=150578 150578] and [https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=30440 30440]
+
+Build failed with "bad substitution" / Build uses normal gcc instead of the android one.
+ Be sure to have ndk.root and ndk.host set.