Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of AndroidBuildApp

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Aug 5, 2012, 12:33:10 AM (13 years ago)

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davea

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+= How To Build BOINC Apps for AndroidBOINC =
+
+This document describes how to build BOINC scientific apps
+to be executed by AndroidBOINC on Android-powered devices.
+
+
+= Introduction =
+
+== Naming convention ==
+
+'''AndroidBOINC''' - Android application that bundles a cross compiled BOINC
+Client together with a Android-specific BOINC Manager (GUI).
+
+'''BOINC apps''' - scientific applications to be distributed
+and calculated on participating devices.
+
+
+== Requirements ==
+
+ * Android NKD: http://developer.android.com/tools/sdk/ndk/index.html
+ * AndroidBOINC build script: *link*
+
+
+== Used versions ==
+
+Development target:
+ * ARM architecture featuring ABI v5
+ * NDK-level 4 (Android 1.6)
+
+Tested with:
+ * ARM ABI v7 device (Samsung Galaxy SII)
+ * Android platform 2.3.4
+
+
+== Compatibility with AndroidBOINC ==
+
+Caution: Verification whether volunteering Android devices meets the requirements
+is only done upon AndroidBOINC app installation.
+It is the project's responsibility to ensure,
+that distributed BOINC apps meet the requirements.
+If a higher minimum platform version is used for BOINC apps than for AndroidBOINC,
+they are likely to crash on some devices.
+
+There are two approaches to this:
+ *  use the same toolchain and AndroidBOINC build script configuration for
+   building the BOINC Client and BOINC apps.
+ *  make use of "BOINC platform" configuration of the AndroidBOINC
+   build script to distinct versions with the scheduler.
+
+
+= Setup NDK toolchain =
+
+==  Setup NDK toolchain ==
+
+Note: 0.3 Compatibility with AndroidBOINC
+
+To set up a custom cross compilation toolchain,
+see section 1.1 of "HowTo Build AndroidBOINC" at: *link*
+
+
+= Invoke build script =
+
+It is recommended to use the same AndroidBOINC build script for compiling BOINC apps
+and the BOINC Client for AndroidBOINC.
+
+It is possible to adapt the scripts routine,
+by un-setting the environment variables BUILDOPENSSL, BUILDCURL and BUILDBOINC.
+
+
+= Example =
+
+An example of how to adapt a BOINC app's Makefile to compile it for Android
+can be found in the BOINC sources at:
+"/samples/example_app/Makefile_android"
+
+Note that the AndroidBOINC build script sets up the required environment
+variables for the standard c++ library as well as the Android SYSROOT.
+
+-llog refers to the library required to use Logcat from native code.
+Logcat is used for debugging purposes and is not required for the app's functionality.