How to cross-compile for Android. This is known to work at least for Android 3.0 running on a Motorola Xoom. Other configurations and toolchains might work, but haven't been tested. Feedback is welcome. You need the android-ndk-r5c native development kit. Install it somewhere. Then do this: # Maybe not all of these are necessary -- I'm just being cautious. # export AR=/path/to/android-ndk-r5c/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.3/prebuilt/linux-x86/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-ar export CPP=/path/to/android-ndk-r5c/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.3/prebuilt/linux-x86/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-cpp export LD=/path/to/android-ndk-r5c/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.3/prebuilt/linux-x86/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-ld export CXX=/path/to/android-ndk-r5c/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.3/prebuilt/linux-x86/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-g++ export CC=/path/to/android-ndk-r5c/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.3/prebuilt/linux-x86/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-gcc # Configure. This will build a Valgrind that needs to go in # /data/local/Inst on the device and that uses /data/local/tmp # as the tmp dir on the device. This means it can operate on # non-rooted (production) devices. # cd trunk ./autogen.sh CPPFLAGS="--sysroot=/path/to/android-ndk-r5c/platforms/android-3/arch-arm" \ CFLAGS="--sysroot=/path/to/android-ndk-r5c/platforms/android-3/arch-arm" \ ./configure --prefix=/data/local/Inst \ --host=armv7-unknown-linux --target=armv7-unknown-linux \ --with-tmpdir=/data/local/tmp # At the end of the configure run, a few lines of details # are printed. Make sure that you see these two lines: # # Platform variant: android # Primary -DVGPV string: -DVGPV_arm_linux_android=1 # # If you see anything else at this point, something is wrong, and # either the build will fail, or will succeed but you'll get something # which won't work. # Build, and park the install tree in `pwd`/Inst make make install DESTDIR=`pwd`/Inst # To get the install tree onto the device: # (I don't know why it's not "adb push Inst /data/local", but this # formulation does appear to put the result in /data/local/Inst.) # adb push Inst / # To run (on the device) /data/local/Bin/valgrind [the usual args etc]