How to run HelloWorld and tests on linux¶

This document will describe how to run HelloWorld and tests on linux.

1. Set up environment¶

• get cocos2d-x source code
  • get latest code from git, it is not stable
  • get released version, it is stable
• install android sdk
  Refer the link to install android sdk http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
  Use this appoach to install jdk
  

  sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner" 
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
  

• install cdt for eclipse to compile c/c++ codes in eclipse
  Help -> Install New Software... -> Add...
  
  The link of cdt is http://download.eclipse.org/tools/cdt/releases/helios.
• install ndk
  You can download ndk here http://developer.android.com/sdk/ndk/index.html
  Because we use ndk standalone toolchain to build android programe, so we should do some work
  

  # create a "customized" toolchain installation
  $NDK/build/tools/make-standalone-toolchain.sh --platform=android-9 --install-dir=<your path>
  
  # add the environment variable in /etc/profile, because eclispe should use it
  export PATH="$PATH:<your path>" 
  

  
  NDK is the root of your ndk, you should change <your path> to your own path.
  More information of ndk standalone toolchain, please refer http://www.srombauts.fr/android-ndk-r5b/docs/STANDALONE-TOOLCHAIN.html
• install needed libs
  

  sudo apt-get install  libgl1-mesa-dev libglfw-dev freeglut3-dev libzip-dev

  
  If you meet problem as me, maybe you should run the command before installing the libs
  

  sudo apt-get -f

2. Run with makefile¶

3. Run with eclipse¶

First, import existing projects: File -> Import...

Then select the directory of the root of cocos2d-x

Now, you can build and run HelloWorld and tests.

4. Run on android emulator¶

4.1 By eclipse¶

4.2 By makefile¶