On 17 September 2014 00:30, Brian Dentino <brian.dent...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am trying to write a QML plugin that will work on both iOS and Android. > The iOS implementation requires a mix of C++ & Objective C on the backend, > while the Android implementation requires some C++ & Java. I struggled > yesterday with figuring out the best way to deploy this Java alongside an > application/project that wants to use this plugin on Android. > > For now, I've settled on the following method, but I don't believe it's > ideal because I had to modify the androiddeployqt tool to get what I want > and it requires a developer to follow some implicit naming conventions when > creating jars: > > 1. Compiling the plugin java to a .jar (bundled and non-bundled versions, > as with QtAndroidBearer) when building the plugin. > > 2. Installing the plugin (.so and .jar) post-build to the > [QT_INSTALL_PREFIX]/qml directory (alongside the built-in qml plugins). > > 3. Modifying a few lines of code in the androiddeployqt tool to detect > .jar files when scanning qml imports and package these .jars in the /lib > folder of the dependent application. Checks for a '-bundled.jar' suffix if > the deployment method is 'bundled'. > > Is anyone aware of a better/easier way to do this? It seems that the only > built-in way to specify jar dependencies for deployment is by creating a > new Qt module, which seems overkill for this plugin I'm working on. And > from what I can tell, ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR is intended more for use > with individual standalone applications, not qml plugins. > > Brian > _______________________________________________ > Interest mailing list > Interest@qt-project.org > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest > Hi Brian, I think qmake could handle the task for you. Example script (never tested for jar file, just copy from my project) : ANDROID_BUILD_DIR = $$OUT_PWD/android-build xxx-jars.target = $$ANDROID_BUILD_DIR/libs/xxx.jar xxx-jars.commands = $(COPY_DIR) somehwre/xxx.jar $$ANDROID_BUILD_DIR/libs/xxx.jar target.depends += xxx-jars
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