How to run HelloWorld and tests on linux¶

This document will describe how to run HelloWorld and tests on linux.

1. Set up environment¶

• get cocos2d-x source code
  • get latest code from git, it is not stable
  • get released version, it is stable
• install android sdk
  Refer the link to install android sdk http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
  Use this appoach to install jdk
  

  sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner" 
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
  

• install cdt for eclipse to compile c/c++ codes in eclipse
  Help -> Install New Software... -> Add...
  
  The link of cdt is http://download.eclipse.org/tools/cdt/releases/helios.
• install ndk
• install needed libs
  

  sudo apt-get install  libgl1-mesa-dev libglfw-dev freeglut3-dev libzip-dev

  
  If you meet problem as me, maybe you should run the command before installing the libs
  

  sudo apt-get -f

2. Run with makefile¶

3. Run with eclipse¶

First, import existing projects: File -> Import...

Then select the directory of the root of cocos2d-x

4. Run on android emulator¶

4.1 By eclipse¶

4.2 By makefile¶