Cross-compile autotools library for Android / arm-linux-androideabiI stick that in ~/bin/, chmod +x, and then run it in place of "./configure" in my project. Then a make and make install later, the prefix contains libraries built for android. Neato eh?

android-configure.sh

#!/bin/sh
#
# NDK Standalone Toolchain:
#   $HOM#/Android/Sdk/ndk-bundle/build/tools/make_standalone_toolchain.py --arch x86 --api 22 --stl gnustl -v --install-dir $HOME/workspace/ndk-toolchain --force
#   cp $HOME/Android/Sdk/ndk-bundle/sources/cxx-stl/gnu-libstdc++/4.9/libs/x86/libgnustl_static.a $HOME/Android/Sdk/ndk-bundle/sources/cxx-stl/llvm-libc++/libs/x86/libandroid_support.a $HOME/workspace/ndk-toolchain/i686-linux-android/lib
#

# NDK
export TARGET='i686-linux-android'
export TOOLCHAIN=${HOME}/workspace/ndk-toolchain
export SYSROOT=${TOOLCHAIN}/sysroot

export PREFIX=${HOME}/workspace/cross-build
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${PREFIX}/lib/pkgconfig

export CPP=${TOOLCHAIN}/bin/${TARGET}-cpp
export AR=${TOOLCHAIN}/bin/${TARGET}-ar
export AS=${TOOLCHAIN}/bin/${TARGET}-as
export NM=${TOOLCHAIN}/bin/${TARGET}-nm
export CC=${TOOLCHAIN}/bin/${TARGET}-gcc
export CXX=${TOOLCHAIN}/bin/${TARGET}-g++
export LD=${TOOLCHAIN}/bin/${TARGET}-ld
export RANLIB=${TOOLCHAIN}/bin/${TARGET}-ranlib

export CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I${PREFIX}/include -I${SYSROOT}/usr/include -I${TOOLCHAIN}/include"
export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -static -O2 --sysroot=${SYSROOT} -DANDROID -D__ANDROID__ -DSK_RELEASE -nostdlib -march=i686 -fpic"
export CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} ${CFLAGS}"
export LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -Bstatic -L${PREFIX}/lib -L${SYSROOT}/usr/lib -L${TOOLCHAIN}/lib"
export LIBS="${LIBS} ${SYSROOT}/usr/lib/crtbegin_static.o ${SYSROOT}/usr/lib/crtend_android.o -lc -lgcc -lgnustl_static -lstdc++ -lsupc++ -landroid_support"

unset C_INCLUDE_PATH
unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH

PATH=$PATH:${TOOLCHAIN}/bin

if test -z "$CWD"; then
    CWD="."
fi

$CWD/configure --disable-option-checking --host=${TARGET} --with-sysroot=${SYSROOT} --prefix=${PREFIX} "$@"