Bringing C and C++ Games to Android

107 Pages·2011·5.89 MB·English

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Bringing C and C++ Games to Android
Ian Ni-Lewis
Dan Galpin
Game Developer Advocates
May, 11 2011
Feedback: http://goo.gl/NudVs
#Android
About This Talk
Audience
– C/C++ Developers
– Android background
– Game development experience
– No prior NDK knowledge needed
Agenda
– Programming Android in C/C++?
– Using the NDK
– Bringing your game to Android
– Troubleshooting, tips, and tricks
– Best practices
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Programming Android in C/C++?
Native development on phones, tablets, and beyond
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The NDK Provides Support for C/C++ Development
NDK = Native Development Kit
C++
Scenarios:
– Reuse existing libraries
– Accelerate key subroutines
• Access VFP and NEON
– Port entire games
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What’s in the Box?
Toolchain
– Standard gcc cross-compilers
Really fancy build system
– Primarily written in GNU make
– Based on Android platform build system
Headers and libraries
– C and C++ runtimes
– Stable system interface
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Why are Headers and Libraries So Important?
Application Code
Framework Classes
JNI
Runtime
System Libraries
Linux Kernel
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Why are Headers and Libraries So Important?
Application Code
Framework Classes
JNI
Runtime
System Libraries
Linux Kernel
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Why are Headers and Libraries So Important?
Application Code
Framework Classes
JNI
Runtime
Your Libraries
System Libraries
Linux Kernel
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Why are Headers and Libraries So Important?
Application Code
Framework Classes
JNI
Runtime
Your Libraries
System Libraries
Linux Kernel
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