1 2 How to install and run an android emulator. 3 4 mkdir android # or any other place you prefer 5 cd android 6 7 # download java JDK 8 # http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html 9 # download android SDK 10 # http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html 11 # download android NDK 12 # http://developer.android.com/sdk/ndk/index.html 13 14 # versions I used: 15 # jdk-7u4-linux-i586.tar.gz 16 # android-ndk-r8-linux-x86.tar.bz2 17 # android-sdk_r18-linux.tgz 18 19 # install jdk 20 tar xzf jdk-7u4-linux-i586.tar.gz 21 22 # install sdk 23 tar xzf android-sdk_r18-linux.tgz 24 25 # install ndk 26 tar xjf android-ndk-r8-linux-x86.tar.bz2 27 28 29 # setup PATH to use the installed software: 30 export SDKROOT=$HOME/android/android-sdk-linux 31 export PATH=$PATH:$SDKROOT/tools:$SDKROOT/platform-tools 32 export NDKROOT=$HOME/android/android-ndk-r8 33 34 # install android platforms you want by starting: 35 android 36 # (from $SDKROOT/tools) 37 38 # select the platforms you need 39 # I selected and installed: 40 # Android 4.0.3 (API 15) 41 # Upgraded then to the newer version available: 42 # Android sdk 20 43 # Android platform tools 12 44 45 # then define a virtual device: 46 Tools -> Manage AVDs... 47 # I define an AVD Name with 64 Mb SD Card, (4.0.3, api 15) 48 # rest is default 49 50 51 # compile and make install Valgrind, following README.android 52 53 54 # Start your android emulator (it takes some time). 55 # You can use adb shell to get a shell on the device 56 # and see it is working. Note that I usually get 57 # one or two time out from adb shell before it works 58 adb shell 59 60 # Once the emulator is ready, push your Valgrind to the emulator: 61 adb push Inst / 62 63 64 # IMPORTANT: when running Valgrind, you may need give it the flag 65 # 66 # --kernel-variant=android-emulator-no-hw-tls 67 # 68 # since otherwise it may crash at startup. 69 # See README.android for details. 70 71 72 # if you need to debug: 73 # You have on the android side a gdbserver 74 # on the device side: 75 gdbserver :1234 your_exe 76 77 # on the host side: 78 adb forward tcp:1234 tcp:1234 79 $HOME/android/android-ndk-r8/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.3/prebuilt/linux-x86/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-gdb your_exe 80 target remote :1234 81 82
