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Apps vs-android v0.9 released (Build for Android within Visual Studio)

Hi,

Just wanted to give you guys here a headsup that a new vs-android is out. Downloadable here:
vs-android - Integrated development of Android NDK C/C++ software under Visual Studio - Google Project Hosting

Here's a list of the changes:
* Major update, hence the skip in numbers. Closing in on a v1.0 release.
* Verified working with Android NDK r5b, r5c, and r6.
* Much of vs-android functionality moved from MSBuild script to C# tasks. Similar approach now to Microsoft's existing Win32 setup.
* Dependency checking rewritten to use tracking log files.
* Dependency issues fixed, dependency checking also now far quicker.
* Android Property sheets now completely replace the Microsoft ones, no more rafts of unused sheets.
* Property sheets populated with many options. Switches are no longer hard-coded within vs-android script.
* STL support added. Choice between 'None', 'Minimal', 'libstdc++', and 'stlport'.
* Support for x86 compilation with r6 NDK.
* Full support for v7-a arm architecture, as well as the existing v5.
* Support for Android API directories other than just 'android-9'.
* Separated support for 'dynamic libraries' and 'applications'. Applications build to apk files.
* Response files used in build, no more command-line length limitations.
* Deploy and run within Visual Studio, adb is now invoked by vs-android.
* 'Echo command lines' feature fixed.
* All support SDK/libs (NDK, SDK, Ant, JDK) are okay living in directories with spaces in them now.
* All bugs logged within Google Code are addressed.

Feedback welcome. Thanks a lot,

Gavin.
 
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