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Using Vanilla GCC (or Clang) with Android NDK

Android-NDK sends its own compiler to create its own code. The version that comes with my current Android-NDK installation, arm-linux-androideabi-g++ (GCC) 4.6.x-google 20120106 (prerelease) , I think this is a GCC 4.6 plug.

What are the differences between it and regular (vanilla) GCC 4.6? Does it produce the best code for ARM platforms?

I would like to use other compilers to create Android software, for example vanilla GCC 4.7 or Clang, as they have better C ++ 11 support and implement some functions that I am trying to use (for example, template aliases).

  • Can I use the latest version of vanilla GCC or Clang to create my own Android code? What parameters should be used?

  • What are the disadvantages of using a compiler other than the one that comes with the Android SDK?

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Android GCC is configured for Android, since all functions in GCC are not supported by native Android. I don’t think there is a possibility, you can publish the same thing in google android ndk groups to which your answers will be answered by Google Android developers.

They suggested that we could use cross-compilers to compile android code using android ndk.

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Just heads-up: google added clang3.1 in the 8c edition of Android NDK. Now it’s at the “experimental” stage, but it’s easy to try (and will probably be better supported in the near future, I hope with the proper libC ++ port too).

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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/922692/

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