How to build protocol buffer by Android NDK [closed]

Question

I want to built a native version of Google's protocol buffers library.
How would I do that?

papersnake · Accepted Answer

I Use this Android.mk and build SUCCESSFUL



    # Copyright (C) 2009 The Android Open Source Project
    #
    # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
    # You may obtain a copy of the License at
    #
    #      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    #
    # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
    # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
    # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
    # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
    # limitations under the License.
    #
    #

    LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
    include $(CLEAR_VARS)
    CC_LITE_SRC_FILES := \
        src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.cc                              \
        src/google/protobuf/stubs/once.cc                                \
        src/google/protobuf/stubs/hash.cc                                \
        src/google/protobuf/extension_set.cc                             \
        src/google/protobuf/generated_message_util.cc                    \
        src/google/protobuf/message_lite.cc                              \
        src/google/protobuf/repeated_field.cc                            \
        src/google/protobuf/wire_format_lite.cc                          \
        src/google/protobuf/io/coded_stream.cc                           \
        src/google/protobuf/io/zero_copy_stream.cc                       \
        src/google/protobuf/io/zero_copy_stream_impl_lite.cc


    COMPILER_SRC_FILES :=  \
        src/google/protobuf/descriptor.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/descriptor_database.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/dynamic_message.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/extension_set.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/extension_set_heavy.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/generated_message_reflection.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/generated_message_util.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/message.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/message_lite.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/reflection_ops.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/repeated_field.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/service.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/text_format.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/unknown_field_set.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/wire_format.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/wire_format_lite.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/command_line_interface.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/importer.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/main.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/parser.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/subprocess.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/zip_writer.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_enum.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_enum_field.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_extension.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_field.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_file.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_generator.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_helpers.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_message.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_message_field.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_primitive_field.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_service.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_string_field.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_enum.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_enum_field.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_extension.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_field.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_file.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_generator.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_helpers.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message_field.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_primitive_field.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_service.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/javamicro/javamicro_enum.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/javamicro/javamicro_enum_field.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/javamicro/javamicro_field.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/javamicro/javamicro_file.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/javamicro/javamicro_generator.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/javamicro/javamicro_helpers.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/javamicro/javamicro_message.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/javamicro/javamicro_message_field.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/javamicro/javamicro_primitive_field.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/python/python_generator.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/io/coded_stream.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/io/gzip_stream.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/io/printer.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/io/tokenizer.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/io/zero_copy_stream.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/io/zero_copy_stream_impl.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/io/zero_copy_stream_impl_lite.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/stubs/hash.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/stubs/once.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/stubs/structurally_valid.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/stubs/strutil.cc \
        src/google/protobuf/stubs/substitute.cc

    # C++ full library
    # =======================================================
    #include $(CLEAR_VARS)

    LOCAL_MODULE := libprotobuf
    LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional

    LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION := .cc

    LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
        $(CC_LITE_SRC_FILES)                                             \
        src/google/protobuf/stubs/strutil.cc                             \
        src/google/protobuf/stubs/substitute.cc                          \
        src/google/protobuf/stubs/structurally_valid.cc                  \
        src/google/protobuf/descriptor.cc                                \
        src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc                             \
        src/google/protobuf/descriptor_database.cc                       \
        src/google/protobuf/dynamic_message.cc                           \
        src/google/protobuf/extension_set_heavy.cc                       \
        src/google/protobuf/generated_message_reflection.cc              \
        src/google/protobuf/message.cc                                   \
        src/google/protobuf/reflection_ops.cc                            \
        src/google/protobuf/service.cc                                   \
        src/google/protobuf/text_format.cc                               \
        src/google/protobuf/unknown_field_set.cc                         \
        src/google/protobuf/wire_format.cc                               \
        src/google/protobuf/io/gzip_stream.cc                            \
        src/google/protobuf/io/printer.cc                                \
        src/google/protobuf/io/tokenizer.cc                              \
        src/google/protobuf/io/zero_copy_stream_impl.cc                  \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/importer.cc                         \
        src/google/protobuf/compiler/parser.cc

    LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := \
        $(LOCAL_PATH)/src

    LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := \
        $(LOCAL_PATH)/android \
        bionic \
        $(LOCAL_PATH)/src \
        $(JNI_H_INCLUDE)

    LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
        libz libcutils libutils
    LOCAL_LDLIBS := -lz
    # stlport conflicts with the host stl library
    ifneq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
    LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += external/stlport/stlport
    LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libstlport
    endif

    # Define the header files to be copied
    #LOCAL_COPY_HEADERS := \
    #    src/google/protobuf/stubs/once.h \
    #    src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h \
    #    src/google/protobuf/io/coded_stream.h \
    #    src/google/protobuf/generated_message_util.h \
    #    src/google/protobuf/repeated_field.h \
    #    src/google/protobuf/extension_set.h \
    #    src/google/protobuf/wire_format_lite_inl.h
    #
    #LOCAL_COPY_HEADERS_TO := $(LOCAL_MODULE)

    LOCAL_CFLAGS := -DGOOGLE_PROTOBUF_NO_RTTI

    include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)

Evgeny Berkovich · Answer

Android.mk mentioned above works fine, thanks a lot.

I would like to describe all the steps for building protobuf for android.

Configure sources for android. Use the following script (got it here: http://habrahabr.ru/post/119693/):

PREBUILT=/Users/user/android-ndk-r7b/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.3

PLATFORM=/Users/user/android-ndk-r7b/platforms/android-3/arch-arm/

export CC="/Users/user/android-ndk-r7b/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi- 4.4.3/prebuilt/darwin-x86/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-gcc"

export CFLAGS="-fPIC -DANDROID -nostdlib"

export ANDROID_ROOT="/Users/user/android-ndk-r7b"

export LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath-link=$ANDROID_ROOT/platforms/android-3/arch-arm/usr/lib/ -L$ANDROID_ROOT/platforms/android-3/arch-arm/usr/lib/"

export CPPFLAGS="-I$ANDROID_ROOT/platforms/android-3/arch-arm/usr/include/"

export LIBS="-lc "

./configure --host=arm-eabi

Delete the following lines from mentioned above Android.mk file:

src/google/protobuf/stubs/strutil.cc             \
src/google/protobuf/stubs/substitute.cc                          \
src/google/protobuf/stubs/structurally_valid.cc                  \
src/google/protobuf/descriptor.cc                                \
src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc                             \
src/google/protobuf/descriptor_database.cc                       \
src/google/protobuf/dynamic_message.cc                           \
src/google/protobuf/extension_set_heavy.cc                       \
src/google/protobuf/generated_message_reflection.cc              \
src/google/protobuf/message.cc                                   \
src/google/protobuf/reflection_ops.cc                            \
src/google/protobuf/service.cc                                   \
src/google/protobuf/text_format.cc                               \
src/google/protobuf/unknown_field_set.cc                         \
src/google/protobuf/wire_format.cc                               \
src/google/protobuf/io/gzip_stream.cc                            \
src/google/protobuf/io/printer.cc                                \
src/google/protobuf/io/tokenizer.cc                              \
src/google/protobuf/io/zero_copy_stream_impl.cc                  \
src/google/protobuf/compiler/importer.cc                         \
src/google/protobuf/compiler/parser.cc

It is needed for building lite version of library. Unfortunately full version of the lib works just from Android 2.3. I tested lite version for Android 1.6, 2.1, 2.3.

build the library using ndk-build.
for generating c++ files (using protoc compiler) for the lite library it is needed to include: option optimize_for = LITE_RUNTIME; in .proto file.

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