/SDL2-CS-Xamarin.Android

An opera in three parts: SDL2 + SDL2-CS + Xamarin.Android

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SDL2-CS-Xamarin.Android

Difference from SDL2Droid-CS

  • Switch to SDL2 2.0.8 and Android API Level 19
  • Precompiled bundle of shared SDL2 libs for arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64 from my submodule SDL2-CS-libs-bundle:
    • SDL2 2.0.8 - cause it needs API Level 19 (2.0.9 wants >= 26)
    • SDL2_image 2.0.4
    • SDL2_mixer 2.0.4
    • SDL2_ttf 2.0.15
  • Precompiled SDL2Droid-CS-Java.jar (src from SDL2 2.0.8)
  • Simple test code for SDL2_* libs.
  • Removed dep/SDL submodule. Broke SDL2Droid-CS-Native: instructions for manual build of libs bundle could be found at SDL2-CS-libs-bundle

Please keep in mind that this repo contains proof of concept with very dirty code and without any support. I used it to understand: in future i will be able to port my project with SDL2_* libs to android.

If you want test this by yourself, please dont forget about submodules:

git clone --recursive https://github.com/ru-ace/SDL2-CS-Xamarin.Android

Credits

Original readme of SDL2Droid-CS

An opera in three parts: SDL2 + SDL2-CS + Xamarin.Android

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TL;DR:

  • Run /SDL2Droid-CS-Native/buildnative.sh
  • Compile /SDL2Droid-CS-Java/ into /SDL2Droid-CS-JBindings/Jars/SDL2Droid-CS-Java.jar
  • Change /SDL2Droid-CS/Bootstrap.cs, /SDL2Droid-CS/Resources/ and /SDL2Droid-CS/MainActivity.cs
  • Compile SDL2Droid-CS using Xamarin.Android (f.e. via Xamarin for Visual Studio).

/SDL2Droid-CS-Native/

What: SDL2 Android.mk makefile and "wrapper" code (SDL_main returning to C# managed land)

Why: Xamarin for Visual Studio has got some problems with compiling native libraries on its own.

*Compilation:*Run buildnative.sh (cygwin-compatible) from inside /SDL2Droid-CS-Native/. That's it.

/SDL2Droid-CS-Java/

What: Original SDL2 SDLActivity.java interoperating with native SDL2 code

Why: SDL2's native side is prepared for the JNI bindings in SDLActivity.java - let's just reuse them!

Compilation: In your favourite Java IDE, produce a compiled .jar artifact and place it into /SDL2Droid-CS-JBindings/Jars/

/SDL2Droid-CS/ and /SDL2Droid-CS-JBindings/

What: The Mono side of things: Main C# code and SDLActivity bindings.

Why: Why not?

Compilation:

  • Load the solution in Visual Studio with the "Xamarin for Visual Studio" extension installed.
  • Modify /SDL2Droid-CS/Bootstrap.cs for your main code, /SDL2Droid-CS/Resources/ for any strings / icons / ... and /SDL2Droid-CS/MainActivity.cs for the launch config (f.e. orientation).
  • Compile as you would any other Xamarin.Android project.