Android ndk-build ignoring APP_ABI := x86

Question

I\'m trying to run NDK to compile native code to run on Atom(x86) processor as well as ARM. No matter how I set APP_ABI, NDK is generating armeabi library. Even if I put o

Answer 1

You should put APP_ABI variable in Application.mk file not Android.mk file.

It's written in documentation of NDK (docs/CPU-ARCH-ABIS.html file).

Answer 2

If you don't have an Application.mk file, create one inside jni folder under project root.

project_root/jni/Application.mk

Add target compile platform to it:

APP_ABI := x86

Or platforms:

APP_ABI := armeabi armeabi-v7a x86 mips

Answer 3

Also you can set APP_ABI directly to ndk-build shell command:

ndk-build APP_ABI=x86