Update Android NDK - Take 2

[bleege]

We tried to update the NDK to the latest version (11c) in #5092 but ultimately had to rollback ( 6abd3d7 ) as it crashed the TestApp at runtime ( #5108 ). Let's try to update again after Android 4.1.0 FINAL ships.

/cc @mapbox/mobile @kkaefer @jfirebaugh @tmpsantos @brunoabinader

[Fintasys]

Thanks for the information!
I still get the error when I try to run my android app. I already cleaned all caches & rebuild. Can anyone tell me what to do to get my app working again?

[bleege]

@Fintasys Can you tell us more about your app? Specifically which version of the SDK are you using?

[Fintasys]

@bleege sure, I work with the Mapbox SDK 4.1.0-SNAPSHOT. It's at the moment only the map and I tested it on Android 5.1.1. If you need more specific information, let me know.
I understood that you rolled back, doesn't that mean the SNAPSHOP should work again?

[bleege]

Thanks for the specifics about what version of the SDK the app is using. Yep, the latest SNAPSHOT was built using the new (and now reverted) NDK. We tried releasing a new SNAPSHOT this afternoon but ran into another issue in #5126 that is currently preventing us from releasing a new version. We hope to have this resolved ASAP and have a new working SNAPSHOT available.

[bleege]

@Fintasys FYI... I just published a new 4.1.0-SNAPSHOT and things are working again. We'll revisit this ticket and the new NDK in the next release.

[bleege]

For more back story on the current process and timing --> #5126 (comment)

[tmpsantos]

@kkaefer we should probably update to NDK 12 that was just released.

See https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=212637#c2 for details. It could potentially remove some hacks we have on the code.

The NDK download website was not updated yet (as of now) but the download link works:
http://dl.google.com/android/repository/android-ndk-r12-linux-x86_64.zip

[bleege]

Good catch @tmpsantos on NDK 12. Google's been pushing it via Android Studio automatic updates for the past week (no direct download).

[bleege]

Related ticket is #5521

[bleege]

Now that Mapbox Android 4.1.0 has been released ( #5510 ) we'll need to update the NDK in order to get the nightly SNAPSHOTS building again (either that or revert the Makefile's build type to Release). Since this has to do with updating things in Mason I've asked @tmpsantos @kkaefer if they have time to implement this.

[kkaefer]

#5533

[bleege]

@kkaefer is working on upgrading the project to NDK 12 in #5533. Closing this issue in favor of his work there.