Change the Ndk path post setup.py

#1

Whenever I run setup.py it finds android ndk10 because I set it up this way initially, I want it to use android ndk9. All I need to know is how do you change the path to the ndk post setup. It seems so simple but I can’t find an answer.

#2

Windows, Linux, OS X?

#3

I’m running windows 7

#4

ok, how did you set them the first time? Environment variables?

#5

I opened up the command prompt and ran setup.py in the cocos folder. It asked me for the NDK ADT and ANT so I gave it the paths to those 3. Afterword I realized that I need NDK 9 instead because 10 doesn’t have the proper gcc tool chain. I just can’t figure out how to change which NDK cocos uses. I tried deleting NDK 10 but when I run setup.py It says it still found NDK 10 so it wont ask me for a new one…

#6

I looked at setup.py and it looks like on Windows these are Registry values. I’d use regedit32 and search the registry for those variable names.

#7

You can view edits of this post if you wish.

1. This is how you easily change environment variables in windows:

Get into system. Advanced Settings to open properties, advanced tab, enviroment variables at very bottom. and voila.

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**2. Toolchains **

-current copy of build_native.py checks only for:
toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.3 and toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.7

-neither r8b, r9, r9b, or r10 contains 4.7 (am searching for other revisions of 9)

-When 4.4.3 is detected APP_STL value: c++_static is invalid. The cocos2d wiki tells us that

"NDK-r4 does NOT support STL. Unfortunately, the engine depends on it, so we need to find a version that supports it. Luckily, some one has already done it. You can download it here: https://www.crystax.net/android/ndk.php? "

This brings up the same c++_static problem. Editing 4.43 out of the build_native.py allows running to detect 7 instead. Still, APP_STL value: c++_static is invalid.

-altering the build_native.py code to search for other versions results in syntax errors.

3. SOLUTION

http://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r9d-windows-x86.zip

I’ve been through all the revisions. This is the only one that compiles. Hope this helps you. If you messed up your build_native.py just delete project and make a new one cocos.py new projectname -p blah.company.name -l language and whatever.

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