Compiling Gear VR native apps on Ubuntu 14.04

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I couldn't find a decent installation tutorial how to set up the Oculus SDK on the Ubuntu command line, so I created one.
This blog helped me a lot:
http://aaron.jaxns.net/category/gear-vr-development/

I didnt't triple check this, so if there are problems, please bear with me.
If there is any interest, I can go in more detail and create a 'do-all' script.

a) Install Android:
https://gist.github.com/dirkk0/9b325888a268a595bfce

This gives you the latest Android (5.1.1)and Gradle (but you won't need Gradle).

b) Install Android-19:
echo "yes" | android update sdk --all --no-https --no-ui --filter build-tools-22.0.1,android-19,extra-android-support,sys-img-armeabi-v7a-android-19

c) install ANT
sudo apt-get install ant

d) Install the NDK.
wget http://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r10e-linux-x86_64.bin
chmod a+x android-ndk-r10e-linux-x86_64.bin 
./android-ndk-r10e-linux-x86_64.bin

Add the NDK to the path:
export PATH=${PATH}:~/android-ndk
echo "export PATH=\${PATH}:~/android-ndk" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

e) Get the Oculus SDK and unzip it:
mkdir osdk; cd osdk
http://static.oculus.com/sdk-downloads/ovr_mobile_sdk_0.6.0.1.zip
unzip ovr_mobile_sdk_0.6.0.1.zip

f) compile the xxx example:
cd ~/osdk/VrSamples/Native/VrCubeWorld_NativeActivity/
python build.py

This should compile without problems.

g) compile the Framework example:
cd ~/osdk/VrSamples/Native/VrCubeWorld_Framework
python build.py

Won't compile.
Edit the file VRLib/jni/VRMenu/VRMenuComponent.cpp and comment out line 14 '// #include "Android/Log.h'
Edit the file VrAppFramework/Src/TextTexture.cpp and comment out line 3 '// #include "Android/Log.h'
Edit the file and search and throw out all issues with 'LOG' (3 occurences, the first one are multiple lines)

h) Now you need to sign the apps with the Oculus Signature File Generator:
https://developer.oculus.com/osig/
Unfortunately, it is down right now, so I can't complete this step.

Again, check Aaron's post: http://aaron.jaxns.net/category/gear-vr-development/

Best,
  Dirk