How to build an Android project with Ninja?

Question

I have an Android project with a app/src/CMakeLists.txt file like this

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4.1)

add_library( # Specifies the name of the library.
             native-lib

             # Sets the library as a shared library.
             SHARED

             # Provides a relative path to your source file(s).
             main/cpp/native-lib.cpp )

I also have a app/src/main/cpp/native-lib.cpp file in my project.

When I run ninja in a terminal I get this error

ninja: error: loading 'build.ninja': No such file or directory

I'm not familiar with the NDK and I'm trying to run the project with ninja but I'm not able to find any clear documentation or example.

shizhen · Accepted Answer · 2019-05-16 01:48:11Z

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Android NDK uses CMake to build projects, but instead of run ninja separately, you should run below gradle command to trigger your NDK project build.

./gradlew externalNativeBuild

Internally, CMake will use the ninja build system to compile and link the C/C++ sources for your apps.

answered May 16, 2019 at 1:48

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shizhen Over a year ago

Here is my personal NDK example, hope it is helpful for your case: github.com/russell-shizhen/JniExample

François Legrand Over a year ago

Thank you shizhen, yes it is!

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