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Android on Windows install/run process problems

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Description

Some users are having a pretty bad time setting up OF on windows. apparently there are several issues which rear their ugly heads, see http://forum.openframeworks.cc/index.php/topic,8855.0.html

specifically, our platform recognition fails because of a new mingw release: Details and a proposed fix are here.

furthermore, there are problems with windows Find, pkg-config, paths,...

@arturoc can you please take a look at this, and also help out in the forum thread if you know what's going on?

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Research direction

Start with the linked forum thread and its proposed platform-recognition fix, then inspect the Windows setup flow for Find, pkg-config, and path handling. Done means the reported Windows Android installation and run process works for the affected MinGW release and the identified setup problems are resolved.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android
Domain
build-system, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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