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Build Google Protobuf library for android development. With android ndk stand alone tool chains.
PREFIX=`pwd`/protobuf/android
rm -rf ${PREFIX}
mkdir ${PREFIX}
export NDK=YOUR_NDK_ROOT
# 1. Use the tools from the Standalone Toolchain
export PATH=YOUR_NDK_STAND_ALONE_TOOL_PATH/bin:$PATH
export SYSROOT=YOUR_NDK_STAND_ALONE_TOOL_PATH/sysroot
export CC="arm-linux-androideabi-gcc --sysroot $SYSROOT"
export CXX="arm-linux-androideabi-g++ --sysroot $SYSROOT"
export CXXSTL=$NDK/sources/cxx-stl/gnu-libstdc++/4.6
##########################################
# Fetch Protobuf 2.5.0 from source.
##########################################
(
cd /tmp
curl http://protobuf.googlecode.com/files/protobuf-2.5.0.tar.gz --output /tmp/protobuf-2.5.0.tar.gz
if [ -d /tmp/protobuf-2.5.0 ]
then
rm -rf /tmp/protobuf-2.5.0
fi
tar xvf /tmp/protobuf-2.5.0.tar.gz
)
cd /tmp/protobuf-2.5.0
mkdir build
# 3. Run the configure to target a static library for the ARMv7 ABI
# for using protoc, you need to install protoc to your OS first, or use another protoc by path
./configure --prefix=$(pwd)/build \
--host=arm-linux-androideabi \
--with-sysroot=$SYSROOT \
--disable-shared \
--enable-cross-compile \
--with-protoc=protoc \
CFLAGS="-march=armv7-a" \
CXXFLAGS="-march=armv7-a -I$CXXSTL/include -I$CXXSTL/libs/armeabi-v7a/include"
# 4. Build
make && make install
# 5. Inspect the library architecture specific information
arm-linux-androideabi-readelf -A build/lib/libprotobuf-lite.a
cp build/lib/libprotobuf.a $PREFIX/libprotobuf.a
cp build/lib/libprotobuf-lite.a $PREFIX/libprotobuf-lite.a
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Thanks this was very helpful!

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aso123 commented Apr 12, 2017

Could you please specify a sample environment variable path for sysroot as I don't find such a folder in my ndk of version r10e?
I am working on Centos 7 and try to cross compile protobuf for android. I use protobuf in a Qt console project. ABIs of my phone are arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a and armeabi.
How/Do I have to modify your script to build for my project? Thanks for your help!

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