Thanks a lot. Posted there.
On Sep 8, 8:19 am, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote:
> Hi, questions about extending/modifying the platform should go to
> android-porting. Thanks!
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 8:32 AM, akrk1986 <akrk1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I have determined (or so I hope) how to add a new shared library to
> > the external part of Android image:
> > 1. Add a directory called "foobar", under <root>/external
> > 2. In that folder put my source files
> > 3. Create Android.mk file
> > 4. Update the file <root>/build/core/prelink-linux-arm.map and add my
> > library there, in the last section (titled "libraries for specific
> > apps..."), choosing a free memory area
> > 5. Use the 'mm' or 'mmm' shell functions to build the library.
>
> > The output is (between dashed lines):
> > --------------------------
> > make: Entering directory `/media/disk-1/development/Donut/donut'
> > target thumb C: libfoobar <= external/foobar/src/foobar_01.c
> > target thumb C: libfoobar <= external/foobar/src/foobar_02.c
> > target SharedLib: libfoobar (out/target/product/generic/obj/
> > SHARED_LIBRARIES/libfoobar_intermediates/LINKED/libfoobar.so)
> > target Prelink: libfoobar (out/target/product/generic/symbols/system/
> > lib/libfoobar/libfoobar.so)
> > target Strip: libfoobar (out/target/product/generic/obj/lib/
> > libfoobar.so)
> > Install: out/target/product/generic/system/lib/libfoobar.so
> > make: Leaving directory `/media/disk-1/development/Donut/donut'
> > --------------------------
>
> > So far, so good.
>
> > My questions are:
> > 1. Is the process above correct? If not, where did I go wrong?
> > 2. Is this process documented and if so, where?
> > 3. How do I prevent the library from being stripped?
> > 4. Alternatively, can I tell the make process to preserve certain
> > symbols and strip all others?
> > 5. If I want the foobar library to be built from objects and
> > libraries, located elsewhere, without any C compilations, how do I do
> > it by tweaking the Android.mk file?
>
> > Thanks,
> > Amir
>
> --
> Dianne Hackborn
> Android framework engineer
> hack...@android.com
>
> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to
> provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such
> questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and
> answer them.
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