MSVC Crossplatform Development Part 4

C++ Android Library So far we didn’t do anything crossplatformy, but that’s gonna change now. In this part, we will create a dynamic native library for Android.

In the solution Explorer, Right-click the Libraries folder and choose:

Add -> New Project -> Visual C++ -> Cross Platform -> Android -> Dynamic Shared Library (Android)

Name the library DemoTools.Android.Native

Again, add the Shared Project by right-clicking on the project References:

Add Reference -> Shared Project -> DemoTools

Project Properties

Again, change the Project Properties (Note the extra $Platform variable in this case):

Project Properties -> Configuration Properties -> General

First select All Configurations and All Platforms. Change

• Output Directory: $(ProjectDir)\$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\
• Intermediate Directory: $(ProjectDir)\$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\Intermediate\
• Target Name: libDemoTools

Also, add _ANDROID; to the Preprocessor Definitions for all platforms and configurations. We need this for the conditional compilation in PlatformID.cpp.

Compile

In the top menu, select

Build -> Batch Build

Select all configurations belonging to the Android project and build.