I’m trying to port OpenWF - C on Android , which internally uses SDL to create on-screen contexts. Before I start , I want to know if SDL is supported natively on Android? I’m not looking at API’s at the Application layer.
I want to know if Android has an SDL lib at the native layer.________________________________
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Since no one has replied to this, I’ll take a stab at it. Please keep in mind my knowledge of Android is limited.
The Android port uses the NDK (Native Development Kit) That’s what allows it to use C and C++. However, it still must tie into the Java framework. So as I understand it, it is a native library with framework bindings. It is that or else SDL is native and the program that uses it has to have the framework bindings.
Last of all, I know that SDL uses the OpenGL ES for its graphics. So the graphics are as native as the OpenGL ES implementation.
I hope that helps
nimesh.chanchani wrote:> I’m trying to port OpenWF - C on Android , which internally uses SDL to create on-screen contexts. Before I start , I want to know if SDL is supported natively on Android? I’m not looking at API’s at the Application layer.
I want to know if Android has an SDL lib at the native layer.
Adding to what Micah has stated, Android 2.3 and over support creating activities directly from C code. To my knowledge nobody has implemented that with SDL yet, though.
Here’s some info on that.
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenGL_Programming/Android_GLUT_Wrapper#Native_Activity_details
Thanks for ur responses, but i’m not talking about Native as in NDK, i’m talking about the native C code , which Android already has , for eg, it uses webkit for browser , similarly i wanted to know if SDL library is part of the Android distribution , I’ll be working on the middleware. I’m just trying to set up my environment rite now and i’ll keep the group updated of my findings , but wanted to know if anyone knows…________________________________
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Adding to what Micah has stated, Android 2.3 and over support creating activities directly from C code. To my knowledge nobody has implemented that with SDL yet, though.
Here’s some info on that.
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenGL_Programming/Android_GLUT_Wrapper#Native_Activity_details
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Nope, it’s not part of the Android OS. I don’t really see how that makes a difference, as you can actually link to it.
nimesh.chanchani wrote:> Thanks for ur responses, but i’m not talking about Native as in NDK, i’m talking about the native C code , which Android already has , for eg, it uses webkit for browser , similarly i wanted to know if SDL library is part of the Android distribution , I’ll be working on the middleware. I’m just trying to set up my environment rite now and i’ll keep the group updated of my findings , but wanted to know if anyone knows…
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Subject: Re: [SDL] Native SDL on Android and OpenWF C
Adding to what Micah has stated, Android 2.3 and over support creating activities directly from C code. To my knowledge nobody has implemented that with SDL yet, though.
Here’s some info on that.
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenGL_Programming/Android_GLUT_Wrapper#Native_Activity_details (http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenGL_Programming/Android_GLUT_Wrapper#Native_Activity_details)
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