Install NDK on MAC

1. download NDK from here. http://developer.android.com/sdk/ndk/index.html

2. unzip and move to Applications\android-ndk-r6b

3, open export Path setting,  open the USR\(Your name)\.bash_profile

4. update .bash_profile

export ANDROID_NDK=/Applications/android-ndk-r6b
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_NDK:$ANDROID_NDK/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.3/prebuilt/darwin-x86/bin

export ANDROID_SDK=/Applications/android-sdk-mac_86-2.2
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_SDK:$ANDROID_SDK/tools/

5. Build Hello-Jni
open Terminal AP and go to "samples/hello-jni"/ folder in NDK,
then type the command "ndk-build" to start compilation. 



6. please make sure your has install Android SDk

if not, see here PowenKo, Android Tutorial 001, Install Android SDK on MAC

6. update .bash_profile for Android SDK

don’t forget update .bash_profile

export ANDROID_SDK=/Applications/android-sdk-mac_86-2.2
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_SDK:$ANDROID_SDK/tools/

6. Run Hello-Jni

We package the .apk file now. “Ant” is required by making apk file, and it’s built-in the mac os x, so we can skip this step.

now use “cd ../” command and go back to the parent folder of hello-jni, then use “android update project –path hello-jni” to update the hello-jni project,

just generate a build.xml file for the finally apk package. After the update, you need to enter the root path of project, use “cd hello-jni”, and then is the key step, build apk file. use “ant debug”. If you see the screenshot below, you’re lucky.

Now you can find an .APK file in “samples/hello-jni/bin”. It’s time to download and debug it on mobile device or simulator.
How I  copy APK to Android:
adb shell #su #mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
open a second terminal and use:
adb push myApp.apk /system/app/
in first terminal:
#reboot
 

4. Debug Hello-Jni

Since Android NDK r4, we can use GDB to step-debugging JNI codes. (Yes, gdb command line only, no IDE, WTF… — Walzer). About how to use GDB, there’re many articles on the internet, we won’t discuss this here.

Enter “samples/hello-jni” folder, then run “ndk-gdb” command. Wait for your mobile device or simulator to run hello-jni. Meanwhile the terminal enters the gdb interface, as the image below. Don’t forget to set “debug” to “true” in the xml before you can debug the project.

reference: 
here
http://www.cocos2d-x.org/projects/cocos2d-x/wiki/Installation_guide_of_Android_ndk_r4b_development_environment#Install-Android-NDK

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