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| proton:android_setup [2012/08/02 01:02] – jake | proton:android_setup [2013/01/20 12:00] – seth |
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| ====Compiling for Android from Windows==== | ====Compiling for Android from Windows==== |
| **NEW:** 3/12/2012 - Proton no longer requires Cygwin to be install to compile android apps on Windows! | **NOTE:** 12/28/2012 - Proton doesn't work with the latest Android SDK out of the box, there are some minor changes required. The changes are described [[http://www.rtsoft.com/forums/showthread.php?5604-build-bat-failed-on-Windows-using-ndk-r8b-sdk-20-0-1&p=25039&viewfull=1#post25039|here by ccthien]] or you can try to download the [[http://www.rtsoft.com/forums/showthread.php?5604-build-bat-failed-on-Windows-using-ndk-r8b-sdk-20-0-1&p=24890&viewfull=1#post24890|older sdk]]. Seth plans on updating the examples to build with the latest SDKs soonish. |
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| Originally the Android platform was crippled by requiring all "app" code to be written in Java. | Originally the Android platform was crippled by requiring all "app" code to be written in Java. |
| * In Settings->Applications->Development enable "USB debugging" | * In Settings->Applications->Development enable "USB debugging" |
| * After plugging in your phone, in the Win device manager it will probably say "no drivers installed" - click update driver and install them | * After plugging in your phone, in the Win device manager it will probably say "no drivers installed" - click update driver and install them |
| * Typing "abd devices" should show your plugged in phone as a device now. If so, congrats, you got this far! | * Typing "adb devices" should show your plugged in phone as a device now. If so, congrats, you got this far! |
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| * Install [[http://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi|Ant]], grab the latest .zip (v1.8.3 at this time) and unzip it to somewhere. | * Install [[http://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi|Ant]], grab the latest .zip (v1.8.3 at this time) and unzip it to somewhere. |
| * Add the ant directory to your windows path. Verify it's working by typing "ant" in a dos prompt, it should do something other than "bad command or file error". | * Add the ant directory to your windows path. Verify it's working by typing "ant" in a dos prompt, it should do something other than "bad command or file error". NOTE - the path you add needs to go to the Binaries directory, not just the root ant dir - E.g. C:\Android\apache-ant-1.8.4\bin |
| * Download the [[http://developer.android.com/sdk/ndk/index.html|Android NDK]] and unzip it somewhere. Again, put it somewhere with no spaces in the filenames if possible. (Not "Program Files"!) | * Download the [[http://developer.android.com/sdk/ndk/index.html|Android NDK]] and unzip it somewhere. Again, put it somewhere with no spaces in the filenames if possible. (Not "Program Files"!) |
| * Make sure that the environmental variable ANT_HOME exists and is set to your ant path. (ie, c:\pro\ant) | * Make sure that the environmental variable ANT_HOME exists and is set to your ant path. (ie, c:\pro\ant) |
| * Want to clone one of the example apps to be the starting place of a new app? Then read the tutorial on [[:proton_vsrename|how to create a new project by copying from a Proton sample app]]. | * Want to clone one of the example apps to be the starting place of a new app? Then read the tutorial on [[:proton_vsrename|how to create a new project by copying from a Proton sample app]]. |
| * Want to compile faster? Change call ndk-build in build_prepare.bat to call ndk-build -j8 (or lower than eight if you don't have 8 threads on your multicore cpu) | * Want to compile faster? Change call ndk-build in build_prepare.bat to call ndk-build -j8 (or lower than eight if you don't have 8 threads on your multicore cpu) |
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