How to build MySQL driver for Android?

[Maestro Evil]

Hello people. I'm trying to build a mysql driver for Android with the help of this instruction link text , but it produces errors. Help to solve the problem or give a link to another instruction.

[aha_1980]

Hi @Maestro-Evil

As you can see, it fails including mysql.h. Do you have this file? Is the compiler able to find it during the driver compilation?

Happy New Year!

[Maestro Evil]

@aha_1980 Happy New Year! This file does not exist. It can be taken from the source of mysql server?

[aha_1980]

@Maestro-Evil

If I read the tutorial you linked, there is one step mentioned:

qmake „INCLUDEPATH+=%mysql%\\include“ „LIBS+=%mysql%\\lib\\libmysql.lib“ -o Makefile mysql.pro

Here you specify the path to the include directory of the MySQL server (client) library. I guess you have a problem here so the compiler cannot find mysql.h during compilation.

Also, as noted there, take care with spaces in the path names!

[Maestro Evil]

@aha_1980 This problem was solved, but at the last stage a new error is formed.

[aha_1980]

@Maestro-Evil Seems like you now have the same problem at the linker stage: now you need to make sure the linker can find libmysql (extension should be .a or .so)

I cannot really help you here as I don't have Windows and never build the MySQL plugin...

[Maestro Evil]

@aha_1980 thank you

[SGaist]

Hi,

Something is not clear here, your title implies that you are trying to build for Android yet you follow instructions for building desktop version of the plugin.

So what is your end goal ?

[Maestro Evil]

@SGaist hi. I want build MySQL driver for Android. PLZ HELP)

[SGaist]

Read this Wiki article

[Maestro Evil]

@SGaist Will this work for Windows?

[SGaist]

Since the scripts provided are in bash, you might have some trouble to do that as presented. If that would be the case, then you can still install a virtual machine with Linux on it.

[Allerknappe]

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[Allerknappe]

i have a similar problem.
i try the option 2 instruction of the wiki article with MSYS on windows.

it also runs a few lines and then i get following error:

i have used this shell script modified to my system:

#!/bin/bash
# Usage: ./build_libsqlmariadb.so.sh [clean]
# 2016-07-22 T-bond (https://t-bond.hu) Added Windows-MSYS build support, Added clean option, and output to dir. Added temp build dir. Fixed no getpwent error. More cleaner compile output. Skip for already built libs

# Based on https://gist.github.com/RazZziel/fd607459c1f07a43cdf9
output_dir="libmariadb_so_output"
build_dir="build_libmariadb_temp"

export ANDROID_NDK_ROOT="/c/users/allerknappe/appdata/local/android/sdk/ndk-bundle"
export QT_ROOT="/c/Qt/5.7"
 
SR="$ANDROID_NDK_ROOT/platforms/android-17/arch-arm/"
BR="$ANDROID_NDK_ROOT/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.9/prebuilt/windows-x86_64/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-"
no_skips=true

#Clean build and outputs
if [ "$1" = "clean" ]; then
	echo "Cleaning..."
	rm -r -f $build_dir $output_dir
	echo "Cleaned."
else
pushd () {
    command pushd "$@" > /dev/null
}

popd () {
    command popd "$@" > /dev/null
}

if [ ! -d $build_dir ]; then
mkdir $build_dir
fi
pushd $build_dir
 
here="$(dirname "$0")"
find "$SR" > "$here/rootfs_files_before.txt" || exit 1
checkChanges() {
        find "$SR" > "$here/rootfs_files_after.txt" || exit 1
        echo "Changes:"
        diff -u "$here/rootfs_files_before.txt" "$here/rootfs_files_after.txt"
}
trap checkChanges EXIT
 
# OpenSSL
pkg=openssl-1.0.2h.tar.gz
dir=$(basename $pkg .tar.gz)
 
if [ ! -d $dir ]; then
        wget -c http://www.openssl.org/source/$pkg
        tar -xf $pkg || exit 1
fi
 
pushd $dir
		if [ ! -f "skip" ] || [ "$no_skips" = true ]; then
	        RANLIB="$BR"ranlib CC="$BR"gcc ./Configure android-armv7 --prefix=$SR/usr
	        ANDROID_DEV=$SR/usr make || exit 1
	        make build_libs || exit 1
        touch skip
    	fi
popd
 
# libiconv
pkg=libiconv-1.14.tar.gz
dir=$(basename $pkg .tar.gz)
 
if [ ! -d $dir ]; then
        wget -c http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/libiconv/$pkg
        tar -xf $pkg || exit 1
fi
 
pushd $dir
		if [ ! -f "skip" ] || [ "$no_skips" = true ]; then
			#Fix for outdated scripts on Windows T-bond.
			wget "http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.guess;hb=HEAD" -O new_config.guess
			wget "http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.sub;hb=HEAD" -O new_config.sub
			\cp new_config.guess build-aux/config.guess
			\cp new_config.guess libcharset/build-aux/config.guess
			\cp new_config.sub build-aux/config.sub
			\cp new_config.sub libcharset/build-aux/config.sub
			#Fix for outdated scripts on Windows T-bond. END
			STRIP="$BR"strip RANLIB="$BR"ranlib OBJDUMP="$BR"objdump AR="$BR"ar CC="$BR"gcc CFLAGS=--sysroot=$SR CPP="$BR"cpp CPPFLAGS=$CFLAGS ./configure --host=arm --prefix=$SR/usr --with-sysroot=$SR
	        make || exit 1
	        make install || exit 1
	        touch skip
    	fi
popd
 
 
# mariadbclient
 
version=2.0.0
pkg=mariadb_client-$version-src.tar.gz
url=http://archive.mariadb.org/client-native-$version/src/$pkg
 
# FIXME: This one fails to build, linker errors
#version=2.1.0
#pkg=mariadb-connector-c-$version-src.tar.gz
#url=https://downloads.mariadb.org/f/connector-c-$version/source-tgz/$pkg
 
dir=$(basename $pkg .tar.gz)
if [ ! -d $dir ]; then
        wget -c $url
        tar -xf $pkg || exit 1
fi

pushd $dir
		if [ ! -f "skip" ] || [ "$no_skips" = true ]; then
	        sed -i -e "s|ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(unittest/libmariadb)|#ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(unittest/libmariadb)|" CMakeLists.txt
	        sed -i -e "N; s|typedef unsigned short ushort;\n#endif|#endif\ntypedef unsigned short ushort;|" include/my_global.h
	        sed -i -e "N; s|SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(libmariadb PROPERTIES VERSION.*||" libmariadb/CMakeLists.txt
	        sed -i -e "N; s|SOVERSION \${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR})||" libmariadb/CMakeLists.txt # Pig disgusting: the previous multiline thingie should've done it
	        sed -i -e "N; s|\${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}||" libmariadb/CMakeLists.txt # Pig disgusting: what the fuck
	        sed -i '/#ifdef HAVE_GETPWNAM/c#if defined(HAVE_GETPWNAM) && defined(HAVE_GETPWENT)' libmariadb/mf_pack.c #T-bond: Fix the no getpwent error. http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=280134
	        #DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME WINDOWS ONLY!!!
	        if [ ! -d "build" ]; then
	        	mkdir build
	    	fi
	        pushd build
	        PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$SR/usr/lib/pkgconfig cmake \
			-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
			-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=--sysroot="$SR" \
			-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$SR/usr" \
			-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="$BR"gcc \
			-DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME="Android" \
			-DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=1 \
			-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="$BR"g++ \
			-DCMAKE_LINKER="$BR"ld \
			-DCMAKE_AR="$BR"ar \
			-DCMAKE_NM="$BR"nm \
			-DCMAKE_OBJCOPY="$BR"objcopy \
			-DCMAKE_OBJDUMP="$BR"objdump \
			-DCMAKE_RANLIB="$BR"ranlib \
			-DCMAKE_STRIP="$BR"strip \
			-DICONV_INCLUDE_DIR="$SR/usr/include" \
			-DICONV_LIBRARIES="$SR/usr/lib/libiconv.a" \
			-DWITH_EXTERNAL_ZLIB=ON \
			-DZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR="$SR/usr/include" \
			-DZLIB_LIBRARY="$SR/usr/lib/libz.so" ../ || exit 1

	        make install || exit 1
	        popd
	        cp build/libmariadb/*.{a,so} "$SR/usr/lib/mariadb/" || exit 1
	        touch skip
	    fi
popd
 
 
# qt
qmake="$QT_ROOT/android_armv7/bin/qmake"
[ ! -f "$qmake" ] && { echo "Could not find qmake in '$qmake'"; exit 1; }
[ ! -x "$qmake" ] && { echo "Qmake is not executable in '$qmake'"; exit 1; }
qtVersion=5.7.0
pkg=qtbase-opensource-src-$qtVersion.tar.gz
 
dir=$(basename $pkg .tar.gz)
 
if [ ! -d $dir ]; then
        wget -c http://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/${qtVersion%.*}/$qtVersion/submodules/$pkg
        tar -xf $pkg || exit 1
fi
 
pushd $dir/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql/
		$qmake "QMAKE_CXX=$BR"g++ "QMAKE_LINK=$BR"g++ "INCLUDEPATH+=$SR/usr/include/mariadb" "LIBS+=$SR/usr/lib/mariadb/libmariadbclient.a $SR/usr/lib/libssl.a $SR/usr/lib/libcrypto.a $SR/usr/lib/libiconv.a" "LIBPATH+=$SR/usr/lib/mariadb" -o Makefile mysql.pro
        make || exit 1
        make install || exit 1
popd 
popd

if [ ! -d $output_dir ]; then
	mkdir $output_dir
fi
cp $SR/usr/lib/mariadb/libmariadb.so $output_dir/libmariadb.so
cp $QT_ROOT/android_armv7/plugins/sqldrivers/libqsqlmysql.so $output_dir/libqsqlmysql.so
 
echo
echo "BOOYAH!!!"
echo
fi

for some help im really grateful.

[Leonardo]

Download the source code for libmysqlclient.

https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/c/

Get MSYS2 for Windows. Get cmake. Cross compile the mysql client library using cmake and the GCC for Android you have. Make sure to enable the static output, so later you can build a self contained plugin.

Now you have the static library "libmysqlclient.a" and all include files on the output directory you specified on cmake. When configuring Qt, add the flags for additional include directory (-I) and library directory (-L) using the paths you have. And that's it.

I would also compile Qt for Android using MSYS2 and not Windows Prompt. The "configure" shell script seems to be smarter than the ".bat" one.

[Allerknappe]

@Leonardo said in How to build MySQL driver for Android?:

MSYS2

ok at first, thanks for the answer.
but sorry for the question, but how i cross compile the mysql client library using cmake and the GCC for Android and enable the static output ? should not the shell script do it for me?

I try already to use the shell script with msys 1.0( not 2) the picture with the error above is msys (not a .bat with the windows prompt)

[Allerknappe]

so i try the option 1 in the mysql plugin wiki

i get a problem with cmake, with the following output:

so on, here the cmakeoutput.log:

The system is: Windows - 10.0.16299 - AMD64
Compiling the C compiler identification source file "CMakeCCompilerId.c" succeeded.
Compiler: c:/users/allerknappe/appdata/local/android/sdk/ndk-bundle/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.9/prebuilt/windows-x86_64/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-gcc 
Build flags: --sysroot=c:/users/allerknappe/appdata/local/android/sdk/ndk-bundle/platforms/android-9/arch-arm
Id flags:  

The output was:
0


Compilation of the C compiler identification source "CMakeCCompilerId.c" produced "a.out"

The C compiler identification is GNU, found in "C:/temp/android/mariadb_client-2.0.0-src/build/CMakeFiles/3.10.1/CompilerIdC/a.out"

i was runing this self writen instruction with code in msys1.0, in msys2 it seems to be not working:

first install msys2 and then grep

SR=/c/users/allerknappe/appdata/local/android/sdk/ndk-bundle/platforms/android-9/arch-arm
BR=/c/users/allerknappe/appdata/local/android/sdk/ndk-bundle/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.9/prebuilt/windows-x86_64/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-

cd #to openssl1.0.1e

RANLIB="$BR"ranlib CC="$BR"gcc ./Configure android-armv7 --prefix=$SR/usr
ANDROID_DEV=$SR/usr make		
make install

cd /c/temp/android/libiconv-1.14_android

STRIP="$BR"strip RANLIB="$BR"ranlib OBJDUMP="$BR"objdump AR="$BR"ar CC="$BR"gcc CFLAGS=--sysroot=$SR CPP="$BR"cpp CPPFLAGS=$CFLAGS ./configure --build=x86_64 --host=arm --prefix=$SR/usr --with-sysroot=$SR && make install

cd /c/temp/android/mariadb_client-2.0.0-src

mkdir build && cd build

#Fail in the line after 
PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$SR/usr/lib/pkgconfig cmake -DCMAKE_AR="$BR"ar -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="$BR"gcc -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=--sysroot=$SR -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$SR/usr -DCMAKE_LINKER="$BR"ld -DCMAKE_NM="$BR"nm -DCMAKE_OBJCOPY="$BR"objcopy -DCMAKE_OBJDUMP="$BR"objdump -DCMAKE_RANLIB="$BR"ranlib -DCMAKE_STRIP="$BR"strip -DWITH_EXTERNAL_ZLIB=ON -DICONV_INCLUDE_DIR=$SR/usr/include -DICONV_LIBRARIES=$SR/usr/lib/libiconv.a -DZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR=$SR/usr/include -DZLIB_LIBRARY=$SR/usr/lib/libz.so ../

#in include/my_global.h inside the #define _global_h block: 
#ifndef ushort
#define ushort uint16
#endif

make install
"$BR"objdump -p libqsqlmysql.so | grep NEEDED

#edit libmariadb/CMakeLists.txt and comment out the block: 
#SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(libmariadb PROPERTIES VERSION ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR} SOVERSION ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR})

You've to add an external library to your .pro file because the generated plugin depends on libmariadb.so

contains(ANDROID_TARGET_ARCH,armeabi-v7a) {
    ANDROID_EXTRA_LIBS = \
        # modify the path
        $$PWD/../../../mysqllibandroid/mariadb_client-2.0.0-src/build/libmariadb/libmariadb.so
}

is maybe something with cmake wrong? but when yes, what?

[Leonardo]

The "configure" from Qt builds the MySQL plugin for Qt. The plugin depends on libmysqlclient, which you should build separately.

Get cmake binaries here:

https://cmake.org/download/

I'm assuming you may not be used to compiling using a shell. The download above has a GUI with a wizard that might help you cross compile. Use it to generate the Makefile. Then go on msys and type "make".

I have never used the mariadb client. I can only help you with libmysqlclient.

[Allerknappe]

ok thanks for the answer.
i tried the last 3 days to make the Driver for Android but the hole scrips and different versions that maybe not working together working for me all not together....
do you can give me a step by step instruction to configure the mysql plugin till the end when i try to make? maybe for you is it easy, but i´m dont know what i will do...

[Leonardo]

It's been a while since I've done this process. I was repeating it now to write a step by step tutorial to you and it's much more painful than I could remember... There are many errors and patches to apply along the process. I think it's just easier to share the binary I have obtained with you. I see you're using GCC 4.9. I've used 4.8. Maybe it still works.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e6ejk3nj1xljzs2/mysql-connector-android.7z?dl=0

When building Qt, just add the following flags:

configure ... -plugin-sql-mysql -I C:/path/to/mysql-connector-android/include -L C:/path/to/mysql-connector-android/lib/