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Compile Android with Visual Studio 2015

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Description

Wondering now that Visual Studio can build Android apps. If there's anyone thinking about getting it to work.
There was an OpenGL NDK example that came out of the box with VS2015 and it worked with no fussing.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the VS2015 OpenGL NDK example mentioned in the issue and the existing Android build entry points in openFrameworks. Define what VS2015 support must cover, then verify that an Android app can compile successfully without the manual fussing described.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, cpp
Domain
build-system, mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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