OverviewĪ common pattern for C/C++ projects, especially those that target multiple platforms, is to generate projects for each of those platforms from some underlying representation.Ī prominent example of this pattern is CMake. This feature is available starting in Android Studio Dolphin | 2021.3.1 Canary 4. Caution: Experimental APIs can change in the future or may be removed entirely.Įxperimental support for custom C/C++ build systems has been added to Android Studio and AGP. VersionName : The version name for your app.If you do not use CMake or ndk-build but want full integration of the Android Gradle plugin (AGP) C/C++ build and Android Studio, you can create a custom C/C++ build system by making a shell script that writes build information in the Ninja build file format. VersionCode : The version number of your app. TargetSdkVersion : The API level used to test the app. MinSdkVersion : Minimum API level required to run the app. Here you need to configure all the following parameters for the android build:ĬompileSdkVersion : It specifies the Android API level, Gradle should use to compile your app.īuildToolsVersion : It specifies the version of the SDK build tools.ĪpplicationId : Uniquely identifies the package for publishing. This is the entry point for the Android DSL (Domain Specific Language). 2. apply plugin :Ĭom.android.application : This is the plugin used for building Android applications.Ĭom.android.library : This is the plugin used for building Android Library. This block configures the dependencies Gradle needs to use to build your project.

Gradle pre-configures support for remote repositories such as JCenter, Maven Central, and Ivy.

This block configures the repositories Gradle uses to search or download the dependencies. This block is where you configure the repositories and dependencies for Gradle itself. applicationâĪndroid build file contains the following 3 main parts 1.

Gradle build system