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Support:
I installed the C4droid compiler and GCC plug-in. Here is my test Hello ScriptBasic compiled on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 tablet. Believe it or not, you can compile C programs on a non-rooted device. Using the /data/local/... gets around the requirement to use the /data/data/app_id directory structure for ownership and permissions management. I sure hope this doesn't change in future Android releases.
shell@android:/data/local/c4bin $ ls -l
-rwxrwxrwx app_101 app_101 3409 2012-07-11 00:51 c.out
shell@android:/data/local/c4bin $ ./c.out
Hello ScriptBasic
32|shell@android:/data/local/c4bin $
Support:
It would be cool if I could get a ScriptBasic distribution going that was compiled native on Android. There are a lot of unknowns so I thought I would try getting BaCon working on Android first. Here is where I am with that effort.
I'm happy to report that sockets and console screen attributes seem to be working fine under Android. BaCon's runtime is about 45KB but the executables don't get much bigger even with user specific code. Other than REGEX not working, BaCon seems to work well under Android. This was just a proof of concept effort. If there is any real interest in this, I will put together an ADB install that includes the following.
[*]bash for Android
[*]C4droid + gcc plug-in
[*]bacon.bash
[*]getting started docs
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Based on want I have going with SB, I should be able to create a BaCon install that allows the user to compile scripts and not have to root their device to do so.
BINDUMP
MASTERMIND
Support:
I have seen the light. :o
This is a SDL native Android Linux example using the Android native app glue API. I'm able to touch the screen and spin the cube in any direction. It's as fast as any desktop I've run the same OpenGL cube demo on. (smooth as silk) It runs in its own thread, with its own
event loop for receiving input events and doing other things. From what I read, Java based application are single threaded only. I would think this would attract some interest from the gaming community.
I compiled this demo on my non-rooted SGT2_10.1 tablet.
Attached zip contains the demo in a .apk install package for android. (make sure you enable off market apps)
--- Code: ---#include <jni.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <EGL/egl.h>
#include <GLES/gl.h>
#include <android/sensor.h>
#include <android/log.h>
#include <android_native_app_glue.h>
#define LOGI(...) ((void)__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "native-activity", __VA_ARGS__))
#define LOGW(...) ((void)__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_WARN, "native-activity", __VA_ARGS__))
/**
* Our saved state data.
*/
struct saved_state {
float angle;
int32_t x;
int32_t y;
};
/**
* Shared state for our app.
*/
struct engine {
struct android_app* app;
ASensorManager* sensorManager;
const ASensor* accelerometerSensor;
ASensorEventQueue* sensorEventQueue;
int animating;
EGLDisplay display;
EGLSurface surface;
EGLContext context;
int32_t width;
int32_t height;
struct saved_state state;
};
/**
* Initialize an EGL context for the current display.
*/
static int engine_init_display(struct engine* engine) {
// initialize OpenGL ES and EGL
/*
* Here specify the attributes of the desired configuration.
* Below, we select an EGLConfig with at least 8 bits per color
* component compatible with on-screen windows
*/
const EGLint attribs[] = {
EGL_SURFACE_TYPE, EGL_WINDOW_BIT,
EGL_BLUE_SIZE, 8,
EGL_GREEN_SIZE, 8,
EGL_RED_SIZE, 8,
EGL_NONE
};
EGLint w, h, dummy, format;
EGLint numConfigs;
EGLConfig config;
EGLSurface surface;
EGLContext context;
EGLDisplay display = eglGetDisplay(EGL_DEFAULT_DISPLAY);
eglInitialize(display, 0, 0);
/* Here, the application chooses the configuration it desires. In this
* sample, we have a very simplified selection process, where we pick
* the first EGLConfig that matches our criteria */
eglChooseConfig(display, attribs, &config, 1, &numConfigs);
/* EGL_NATIVE_VISUAL_ID is an attribute of the EGLConfig that is
* guaranteed to be accepted by ANativeWindow_setBuffersGeometry().
* As soon as we picked a EGLConfig, we can safely reconfigure the
* ANativeWindow buffers to match, using EGL_NATIVE_VISUAL_ID. */
eglGetConfigAttrib(display, config, EGL_NATIVE_VISUAL_ID, &format);
ANativeWindow_setBuffersGeometry(engine->app->window, 0, 0, format);
surface = eglCreateWindowSurface(display, config, engine->app->window, NULL);
context = eglCreateContext(display, config, NULL, NULL);
if (eglMakeCurrent(display, surface, surface, context) == EGL_FALSE) {
LOGW("Unable to eglMakeCurrent");
return -1;
}
eglQuerySurface(display, surface, EGL_WIDTH, &w);
eglQuerySurface(display, surface, EGL_HEIGHT, &h);
engine->display = display;
engine->context = context;
engine->surface = surface;
engine->width = w;
engine->height = h;
engine->state.angle = 0;
// Initialize GL state.
glHint(GL_PERSPECTIVE_CORRECTION_HINT, GL_FASTEST);
glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE);
glShadeModel(GL_SMOOTH);
glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
return 0;
}
/**
* Just the current frame in the display.
*/
static void engine_draw_frame(struct engine* engine) {
if (engine->display == NULL) {
// No display.
return;
}
// Just fill the screen with a color.
glClearColor(((float)engine->state.x)/engine->width, engine->state.angle,
((float)engine->state.y)/engine->height, 1);
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
eglSwapBuffers(engine->display, engine->surface);
}
/**
* Tear down the EGL context currently associated with the display.
*/
static void engine_term_display(struct engine* engine) {
if (engine->display != EGL_NO_DISPLAY) {
eglMakeCurrent(engine->display, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_CONTEXT);
if (engine->context != EGL_NO_CONTEXT) {
eglDestroyContext(engine->display, engine->context);
}
if (engine->surface != EGL_NO_SURFACE) {
eglDestroySurface(engine->display, engine->surface);
}
eglTerminate(engine->display);
}
engine->animating = 0;
engine->display = EGL_NO_DISPLAY;
engine->context = EGL_NO_CONTEXT;
engine->surface = EGL_NO_SURFACE;
}
/**
* Process the next input event.
*/
static int32_t engine_handle_input(struct android_app* app, AInputEvent* event) {
struct engine* engine = (struct engine*)app->userData;
if (AInputEvent_getType(event) == AINPUT_EVENT_TYPE_MOTION) {
engine->animating = 1;
engine->state.x = AMotionEvent_getX(event, 0);
engine->state.y = AMotionEvent_getY(event, 0);
return 1;
}
return 0;
}
/**
* Process the next main command.
*/
static void engine_handle_cmd(struct android_app* app, int32_t cmd) {
struct engine* engine = (struct engine*)app->userData;
switch (cmd) {
case APP_CMD_SAVE_STATE:
// The system has asked us to save our current state. Do so.
engine->app->savedState = malloc(sizeof(struct saved_state));
*((struct saved_state*)engine->app->savedState) = engine->state;
engine->app->savedStateSize = sizeof(struct saved_state);
break;
case APP_CMD_INIT_WINDOW:
// The window is being shown, get it ready.
if (engine->app->window != NULL) {
engine_init_display(engine);
engine_draw_frame(engine);
}
break;
case APP_CMD_TERM_WINDOW:
// The window is being hidden or closed, clean it up.
engine_term_display(engine);
break;
case APP_CMD_GAINED_FOCUS:
// When our app gains focus, we start monitoring the accelerometer.
if (engine->accelerometerSensor != NULL) {
ASensorEventQueue_enableSensor(engine->sensorEventQueue,
engine->accelerometerSensor);
// We'd like to get 60 events per second (in us).
ASensorEventQueue_setEventRate(engine->sensorEventQueue,
engine->accelerometerSensor, (1000L/60)*1000);
}
break;
case APP_CMD_LOST_FOCUS:
// When our app loses focus, we stop monitoring the accelerometer.
// This is to avoid consuming battery while not being used.
if (engine->accelerometerSensor != NULL) {
ASensorEventQueue_disableSensor(engine->sensorEventQueue,
engine->accelerometerSensor);
}
// Also stop animating.
engine->animating = 0;
engine_draw_frame(engine);
break;
}
}
/**
* This is the main entry point of a native application that is using
* android_native_app_glue. It runs in its own thread, with its own
* event loop for receiving input events and doing other things.
*/
void android_main(struct android_app* state) {
struct engine engine;
// Make sure glue isn't stripped.
app_dummy();
memset(&engine, 0, sizeof(engine));
state->userData = &engine;
state->onAppCmd = engine_handle_cmd;
state->onInputEvent = engine_handle_input;
engine.app = state;
// Prepare to monitor accelerometer
engine.sensorManager = ASensorManager_getInstance();
engine.accelerometerSensor = ASensorManager_getDefaultSensor(engine.sensorManager,
ASENSOR_TYPE_ACCELEROMETER);
engine.sensorEventQueue = ASensorManager_createEventQueue(engine.sensorManager,
state->looper, LOOPER_ID_USER, NULL, NULL);
if (state->savedState != NULL) {
// We are starting with a previous saved state; restore from it.
engine.state = *(struct saved_state*)state->savedState;
}
// loop waiting for stuff to do.
while (1) {
// Read all pending events.
int ident;
int events;
struct android_poll_source* source;
// If not animating, we will block forever waiting for events.
// If animating, we loop until all events are read, then continue
// to draw the next frame of animation.
while ((ident=ALooper_pollAll(engine.animating ? 0 : -1, NULL, &events,
(void**)&source)) >= 0) {
// Process this event.
if (source != NULL) {
source->process(state, source);
}
// If a sensor has data, process it now.
if (ident == LOOPER_ID_USER) {
if (engine.accelerometerSensor != NULL) {
ASensorEvent event;
while (ASensorEventQueue_getEvents(engine.sensorEventQueue,
&event, 1) > 0) {
LOGI("accelerometer: x=%f y=%f z=%f",
event.acceleration.x, event.acceleration.y,
event.acceleration.z);
}
}
}
// Check if we are exiting.
if (state->destroyRequested != 0) {
engine_term_display(&engine);
return;
}
}
if (engine.animating) {
// Done with events; draw next animation frame.
engine.state.angle += .01f;
if (engine.state.angle > 1) {
engine.state.angle = 0;
}
// Drawing is throttled to the screen update rate, so there
// is no need to do timing here.
engine_draw_frame(&engine);
}
}
}
--- End code ---
kryton9:
John remarkable progress you are making in the Android world. Thanks for sharing your discoveries and experiences. It is very exciting to see the things you are coming up with!
Support:
Thanks!
Android Linux is like a prefab minimal security prison with unspoken rules and direction. Other then that, having a blast.
Home away from home ...
Yes, this is what you think your seeing. Android with a Ubuntu buddy. (rooted system required)
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