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How to cross-compile for BlackBerry 10

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This guide will show you how to compile libraries for BlackBerry 10 and use it in you cascades project.

Requirments

  1. BlackBerry Momentics and at least ONE SDK installed.
  2. Python or other tools required by specified project.
  3. Some handy text editor, I’m using visual Studio Code

Example

I’m taking Botan-1.10.17 as an example, it’s the latest version which is good enough for qt4.

Device package

Botan-1.10.17 ships with a configure.py to generate Makefile, read this file and go with this:

configure.py --cc=gcc --os=qnx --cpu=arm --cc-bin=arm-unknown-nto-qnx8.0.0eabi-gcc.exe --no-autoload --enable-modules=md5,camellia,cbc,cfb,crc32,des,rc2,rc5,rc6

You can view all the supported modules by use --no-autoload parameter only.

Now open the generated Makefile , change items below:

CXX  = qcc -V4.6.3,gcc_ntoarmv7le_cpp
AR   = arm-unknown-nto-qnx8.0.0eabi-ar crs

Then add some options:

#BLACKBERRY10
AS = qcc -V4.6.3,gcc_ntoarmv7le_cpp
CC = qcc -V4.6.3,gcc_ntoarmv7le
CPUVARDIR = armle-v7
LD = qcc -V4.6.3,gcc_ntoarmv7le_cpp
QCC_CONF_PATH = D:/dev/bbndk/host_10_3_1_12/win32/x86/etc/qcc/gcc
QNX_HOST = D:/dev/bbndk/host_10_3_1_12/win32/x86
QNX_TARGET = D:/dev/bbndk/target_10_3_1_995/qnx6

#Please change the path with your actual path#

Now open terminal here, type make to build this library for Device mode, this will generates a libbotan-1.10.so file, rename it to libbotan-1.10-device.so

Simulator package

Momentics requires a simulator build when you try to add a third party library, for debug usage of course.

Modify Makefile items below :

CXX = qcc -V4.6.3,gcc_ntox86_cpp
AR  = arm-unknown-nto-qnx8.0.0eabi-ar crs
#BLACKBERRY10
AS = qcc -V4.6.3,gcc_ntox86_cpp
CC = qcc -V4.6.3,gcc_ntox86
CPUVARDIR = x86
LD = qcc -V4.6.3,gcc_ntox86_cpp
QCC_CONF_PATH = D:/dev/bbndk/host_10_3_1_12/win32/x86/etc/qcc/gcc
QNX_HOST = D:/dev/bbndk/host_10_3_1_12/win32/x86
QNX_TARGET = D:/dev/bbndk/target_10_3_1_995/qnx6

Change the path to your actual path instead.

Now open terminal here, type make to build this library for Simulator mode, this will generates a libbotan-1.10.so file, rename it to libbotan-1.10-simulator.so

Use it in Momentics

Right-click your project, select configure / add library , add an External Library , specify the libbotan-1.10-release.so / libbotan-1.10-simulator.so , then add the include folder ( look for it in the build folder ). done.

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