Time for action – activating GNU STL in DroidBlaster
Let's activate and make use of the STL in DroidBlaster. Edit the jni/Application.mk file beside jni/Android.mk and write the following content. That's it! Your application is now STL-enabled, thanks to this single line:
APP_ABI := armeabi armeabi-v7a x86 APP_STL := gnustl_static
What just happened?
In only a single line of code, we have activated GNU STL in the Application.mk file! This STL implementation, selected through the APP_STL variable, replaces the default NDK C/C++ runtime. The following three STL implementations are currently supported:
- GNU STL (more commonly libstdc++), the official GCC STL: This is often the preferred choice when using the STL on an NDK project. Exceptions and RTTI ...
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