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Instructions to build StrongSwan android client from git source
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Instructons of building StrongSwan android client from git source

Official guide

https://wiki.strongswan.org/projects/strongswan/wiki/AndroidVPNClientBuild

  • Preparing the dev environment(Build on Ubuntu 14.04 amd64 to prevent various issues), see the [Doc] 1
  • Preparing the source code: ./autogen.sh && ./configure && make dist
  • Preparing the dev environment with Android sdk and ndk for further development

Build by following the official guide

  • Download the prepared source distribution or official distribution
  • Extract it to jni/strongswan or link to the prepared git repo
  • Run ndk-build to build it

Build from customized github repo

  • git clone https://github.com/vmlinz/strongswan-android
  • git submodule init && git submodule update
  • Optional: switch the strongswan repo to a stable tag
  • Prepare the git source code as stated in the official gudie, run ./autogen.sh && ./configure && make dist in the root dir of strongswan source code
  • run ndk-build -j8 under app/src/main/jni to build the native code
  • run ./gradlew build under android project root to build the target application

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