diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..77defec --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +# Emerald GCC + +[![Drone CI](https://img.shields.io/drone/build/PeroSar/emerald-gcc?logo=drone&logoColor=blue&server=https%3A%2F%2Fdrone.tildegit.org)](https://drone.tildegit.org/PeroSar/emerald-gcc) + +## About + +A toolchain to cross compile to Android. This outputs executables that link against Android's libc(bionic). +This is a personal project. + + +## Why + +Android’s GCC was deprecated in favor of LLVM Clang and removed from Android in January 2020. +Some projects still require GCC for building. + + +## How to use + +- Get tarball from latest [gitea release](https://tildegit.org/PeroSar/emerald-gcc/releases) +- Extract + +```bash +$ tar -xJf file.tar.xz +``` + +- Modify PATH + +```bash +$ export PATH="$(pwd)/aarch64-linux-android-emerald/bin:$PATH" +``` + +- Test + +```bash +$ aarch64-linux-android-gcc --version +$ aarch64-linux-android-gcc test.c -o test +``` + +- Run on Android (e.g. with Termux) + +## Target + +Compiled executables should run properly on Android 8 and above. + +## Credits +- Patches from [its-pointless](https://github.com/its-pointless) +- Patches from [Android GCC 4.9](https://android.googlesource.com/toolchain/gcc) +- Sysroot from [NDK](https://github.com/android/ndk) +- Wiki pages from [Termux](https://github.com/termux)