Setting up an Android NDK development environment in Mac OS
This recipe describes how to set up an Android NDK development environment in Mac OS.
Getting ready
Android development requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or higher, and it works on the x86 architecture only. Ensure that your machine meets these requirements before getting started.
Register an Apple developer account, then go to https://developer.apple.com/xcode/ to download Xcode, which contains a lot of developer tools, including the make utility required for Android NDK development. After the download is complete, run the installation package and make sure that the
UNIX Development option is selected for installation.
As usual, Java JDK 6 or above is required. Mac OS X usually ships with a full ...
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