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This page is an introduction to compilation of VLC for Android on Linux.

= Eclipse, SDK and NDK installation =

== Android SDK ==

# Create a working directory ''android''.
# Go to [http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html Android SDK page] and download android-sdk_r10-linux_x86.tgz.
# Decompress into ''android'' folder.
# Run ''tools/android''.
# In the tool, install '''"SDK Platform Android 2.3, API 10"''', and follow the instructions.

You can have [http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html more details], if needed.


== Android NDK ==

# Check that the SDK installation is correct.
# Go to [http://developer.android.com/sdk/ndk/index.html Android NDK page].
# Download http://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r5b-linux-x86.tar.bz2.
# Decompress into ''android'' folder, next to your android-sdk-linux_x86 folder.


== Eclipse ==
As used by your distribution, install eclipse with your package manager:

 apt-get install eclipse (debian)
 yum install eclipse (Fedora)
 pacman -S eclipse (Arch)
 ...

And run it, at least once, and then quit eclipse.

=== ADT ===

The '''ADT''' plugin is required to compile on Android.

# Go to [http://developer.android.com/sdk/eclipse-adt.html#installing ADT page].
# Start Eclipse, then select Help > Install New Software....
# Add the "ADT Plugin" repository with https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/ as '''URL'''
# Validate and select the checkbox next to Developer Tools and click Next, Next, Finish.
# Restart Eclipse.
# Go to ''Menu'' > ''Window'' > ''Preferences...'' and then ''Android'' from the left pane.
# Point the SDK Location in to your downloaded SDK directory.
# Ok, and quit Eclipse.

See [http://developer.android.com/sdk/eclipse-adt.html#troubleshooting extra information here].

== Environment setup ==

Be sure to have installed ''git'' and the usual build tools, like ''autotools'', or ''gcc''.

Set $ANDROID_SDK to point to your android SDK directory
 export ANDROID_SDK=/path/to/android-sdk

Set $ANDROID_NDK to point to your android NDK directory
 export ANDROID_NDK=/path/to/android-ndk

Add some useful binaries in your path
 export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/android-sdk'''/tools''':/path/to/android-sdk'''/platform-tools'''

If you plan to use the emulator, you need a build without neon
 export NO_NEON=1

Those exports must be set at all times, notably for the contribs and the configure.

= Get VLC Source =

Use the VLC git repository to get the source!

In your ''android'' folder, run:
 git clone git://git.videolan.org/vlc/vlc-android.git

== Contribs ==

We need 3rd party libraries. We will fetch them from the Internetz.
 cd extras/contrib
 ./bootstrap -t arm-eabi -d android
 make
 cd -

This '''will''' take time. This is perfectly normal.

== Configure VLC ==

Run:
 ./bootstrap

If this step fails, you are missing some build tools. See [[Compile]].

 mkdir build
 cd build
 ../extra/package/android/configure.sh

== Compile VLC ==

Just run:
 ./compile -k

== Package VLC ==

=== JNI ===
Build the JNI interface for libvlc

 cd ../extra/package/android
 VLC_BUILD_DIR=../../../build VLC_CONTRIB=../../contrib make

=== Package in eclipse ===
# In Eclipse, create a new Android project from existing source by giving the extra/platform/android/vlc-android path.
# Compile your project using Eclipse.


== Run ==
Run it and enjoy!

== Debug ==
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