Unable to start activity: IllegalArgumentException

Doug .

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Hrm... I've somehow messed the native activity build up for one of my projects.

Can anyone suggest what I might be doing wrong for this one?

Frustratingly I had it all working a few days ago, and now I've broken it somehow.

I've lifted the native activity config virtually exactly to try to debug this, but it's still not working.

Even if someone just has some advice on how to debug the problem I'd appreciate it.

For ref;

This behavior is identical on the debugger and on a nexus s. :/

When attempting to launch the activity I see:

I/ActivityManager( 105): Start proc com.example.native_activity for activity com.example.native_activity/android.app.NativeActivity: pid=2112 uid=10099 gids={}

W/NativeActivity( 2112): ANativeActivity_onCreate not found

D/AndroidRuntime( 2112): Shutting down VM

W/dalvikvm( 2112): threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x40015560)

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): FATAL EXCEPTION: main

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.example.native_activity/android.app.NativeActivity}: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unable to load native library: /data/data/com.example.native_activity/lib/libnative-activity.so

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1647)

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1663)

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:117)

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:931)

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130)

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3683)

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:839)

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unable to load native library: /data/data/com.example.native_activity/lib/libnative-activity.so

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): at android.app.NativeActivity.onCreate(NativeActivity.java:199)

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047)

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1611)

E/AndroidRuntime( 2112): ... 11 more

W/ActivityManager( 105): Force finishing activity com.example.native_activity/android.app.NativeActivity

V/RenderScript_jni( 187): surfaceDestroyed

W/ActivityManager( 105): Activity pause time

My config:

doug@Wulf:~/projects/Natives/libcommon-android/jni/tests/na/common$ cat AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

package="com.example.native_activity"

android:versionCode="1"

android:versionName="1.0">

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />

<activity android:name="android.app.NativeActivity"

android:label="@string/app_name"

android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden">

android:value="native-activity" />

<intent-filter>

</intent-filter>

</activity>

</application>

</manifest>

doug@Wulf:~/projects/Natives/libcommon-android/jni/tests/na/common$ cat default.properties

# This file is automatically generated by Android Tools.

# Do not modify this file -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE ERASED!

#

# This file must be checked in Version Control Systems.

#

# To customize properties used by the Ant build system use,

# "build.properties", and override values to adapt the script to your

# project structure.

# Project target.

target=android-7

doug@Wulf:~/projects/Natives/libcommon-android/jni/tests/na/common$ cat jni/Android.mk

# Root path for building.

ROOT_PATH := $(call my-dir)

# Externals

LOCAL_PATH := $(ROOT_PATH)

include $(call all-subdir-makefiles)

# Application

include $(CLEAR_VARS)

LOCAL_PATH := $(ROOT_PATH)

LOCAL_MODULE := native-activity

LOCAL_SRC_FILES := common.c android.c

LOCAL_CFLAGS := -std=c99

LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := \

$(NDK_MODULE_PATH)/libcommon-android/jni/include

LOCAL_LDLIBS := \

-llog \

-landroid \

-lEGL \

-lGLESv1_CM \

-lz

LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := android_native_app_glue na zip png

include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)

$(call import-module,libcommon-android/jni)

$(call import-module,android/native_app_glue)

doug@Wulf:~/projects/Natives/libcommon-android/jni/tests/na/common$ cat jni/Application.mk

APP_PLATFORM := android-9

Some build output if that's helpful:

doug@Wulf:~/projects/Natives/libcommon-android/jni/tests/na/common$ ~/projects/android-ndk/ndk-build NDK_LOG=1 NDK_DEBUG=1

Android NDK: NDK installation path auto-detected: '/home/doug/projects/android-ndk'

Android NDK: GNU Make version 3.81 detected

Android NDK: Host OS was auto-detected: linux

Android NDK: Host CPU was auto-detected: x86

Android NDK: HOST_TAG set to linux-x86

Android NDK: Host awk tool was auto-detected: awk

Android NDK: Host awk test returned: Pass

Android NDK: This NDK supports the following toolchains and target ABIs:

Android NDK: arm-eabi-4.4.0: armeabi armeabi-v7a

Android NDK: arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.3: armeabi armeabi-v7a

Android NDK: x86-4.4.3: x86

Android NDK: Found platform root directory: /home/doug/projects/android-ndk/platforms

Android NDK: Found supported platforms: android-3 android-4 android-5 android-8 android-9

Android NDK: PLATFORM android-3 supports: arm

Android NDK: ABI arm sysroot is: /home/doug/projects/android-ndk/platforms/android-3/arch-arm

Android NDK: PLATFORM android-4 supports: arm

Android NDK: ABI arm sysroot is: /home/doug/projects/android-ndk/platforms/android-4/arch-arm

Android NDK: PLATFORM android-5 supports: arm

Android NDK: ABI arm sysroot is: /home/doug/projects/android-ndk/platforms/android-5/arch-arm

Android NDK: PLATFORM android-8 supports: arm

Android NDK: ABI arm sysroot is: /home/doug/projects/android-ndk/platforms/android-8/arch-arm

Android NDK: PLATFORM android-9 supports: arm

Android NDK: ABI arm sysroot is: /home/doug/projects/android-ndk/platforms/android-9/arch-arm

Android NDK: Found stable platform levels: 3 4 5 8 9

Android NDK: Found max platform level: 9

Android NDK: Looking for AndroidManifest.xml in /home/doug/projects/Natives/libcommon-android/jni/tests/na/common

Android NDK: Found it !

Android NDK: Found project path: /home/doug/projects/Natives/libcommon-android/jni/tests/na/common

Android NDK: Parsing /home/doug/projects/Natives/libcommon-android/jni/tests/na/common/jni/Application.mk

Android NDK: Defaulted to APP_BUILD_SCRIPT=/home/doug/projects/Natives/libcommon-android/jni/tests/na/common/jni/Android.mk

Android NDK: Application 'local' forced debuggable through NDK_DEBUG

Android NDK: Selecting debug optimization mode (app is debuggable)

Android NDK: Adding import directory: /home/doug/projects/Natives

Android NDK: Adding import directory: /home/doug/projects/android-ndk/sources

Android NDK: Building application 'local' for ABI 'armeabi'

Android NDK: Using target toolchain 'arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.3' for 'armeabi' ABI

Android NDK: Looking for imported module with tag 'cxx-stl/system'

Android NDK: Probing /home/doug/projects/Natives/cxx-stl/system/Android.mk

Android NDK: Probing /home/doug/projects/android-ndk/sources/cxx-stl/system/Android.mk

Android NDK: Found in /home/doug/projects/android-ndk/sources/cxx-stl/system

Android NDK: Looking for imported module with tag 'libcommon-android/jni'

Android NDK: Probing /home/doug/projects/Natives/libcommon-android/jni/Android.mk

Android NDK: Found in /home/doug/projects/Natives/libcommon-android/jni

Android NDK: Looking for imported module with tag 'android/native_app_glue'

Android NDK: Probing /home/doug/projects/Natives/android/native_app_glue/Android.mk

Android NDK: Probing /home/doug/projects/android-ndk/sources/android/native_app_glue/Android.mk

Android NDK: Found in /home/doug/projects/android-ndk/sources/android/native_app_glue

Android NDK: Looking for imported module with tag 'libzip-android/jni'

Android NDK: Probing /home/doug/projects/Natives/libzip-android/jni/Android.mk

Android NDK: Found in /home/doug/projects/Natives/libzip-android/jni

Android NDK: Looking for imported module with tag 'libpng-android/jni'

Android NDK: Probing /home/doug/projects/Natives/libpng-android/jni/Android.mk

Android NDK: Found in /home/doug/projects/Natives/libpng-android/jni

Android NDK: Skipping duplicate import for module with tag 'android/native_app_glue'

Gdbserver : [arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.3] libs/armeabi/gdbserver

Gdbsetup : libs/armeabi/gdb.setup

Compile thumb : native-activity <= common.c

Compile thumb : native-activity <= android.c

Compile thumb : na <= common.c

Compile thumb : na <= profile.c

Compile thumb : na <= mock.c

Compile thumb : na <= assets.c

Compile thumb : na <= mock.c

Compile thumb : na <= state.c

Compile thumb : na <= mock.c

Compile thumb : na <= events.c

Compile thumb : na <= mock.c

Compile thumb : na <= events.c

Compile thumb : na <= gfx.c

Compile thumb : na <= mock.c

Compile thumb : na <= gfx.c

Compile thumb : na <= texture.c

Compile thumb : na <= mock.c

Compile thumb : na <= api.c

Compile thumb : na <= android.c

Compile thumb : na <= state.c

Compile thumb : na <= android.c

Compile thumb : na <= gfx.c

Compile thumb : na <= android.c

In file included from /home/doug/projects/Natives/libcommon-android/jni/impl/na/events.android/android.h:21,

from /home/doug/projects/Natives/libcommon-android/jni/impl/na/events.android/android.c:17:

/home/doug/projects/android-ndk/platforms/android-9/arch-arm/usr/include/android/sensor.h:98: warning: declaration does not declare anything

/home/doug/projects/android-ndk/platforms/android-9/arch-arm/usr/include/android/sensor.h:103: warning: declaration does not declare anything

/home/doug/projects/android-ndk/platforms/android-9/arch-arm/usr/include/android/sensor.h:104: warning: declaration does not declare anything

/home/doug/projects/android-ndk/platforms/android-9/arch-arm/usr/include/android/sensor.h:125: warning: declaration does not declare anything

Compile thumb : na <= events.c

In file included from /home/doug/projects/Natives/libcommon-android/jni/impl/na/events.android/android.h:21,

from /home/doug/projects/Natives/libcommon-android/jni/impl/na/events.android/events.c:18:

/home/doug/projects/android-ndk/platforms/android-9/arch-arm/usr/include/android/sensor.h:98: warning: declaration does not declare anything

/home/doug/projects/android-ndk/platforms/android-9/arch-arm/usr/include/android/sensor.h:103: warning: declaration does not declare anything

/home/doug/projects/android-ndk/platforms/android-9/arch-arm/usr/include/android/sensor.h:104: warning: declaration does not declare anything

/home/doug/projects/android-ndk/platforms/android-9/arch-arm/usr/include/android/sensor.h:125: warning: declaration does not declare anything

Compile thumb : na <= profile.c

Compile thumb : na <= common.c

Compile thumb : na <= assets.c

Compile thumb : na <= common.c

Compile thumb : na <= assets.c

Compile thumb : na <= android.c

Compile thumb : na <= texture.c

Compile thumb : na <= common.c

Compile thumb : na <= json.c

Compile thumb : na <= mock.c

StaticLibrary : libna.a

SharedLibrary : libnative-activity.so

Install : libnative-activity.so => libs/armeabi/libnative-activity.so

Doug .

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Jul 2, 2011, 3:40:02 AM7/2/11

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Humm... saw that I was using android-7 and android-9 as my targets and switched them both to android-10, regenerated all the project files, cleaned, rebuilt and still the same result. Aw well. It was worth a shot.

Doug .

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Jul 2, 2011, 9:52:59 PM7/2/11

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After a _really long time_ trying to figure out WTF was going on, it turns out I dropped the app_dummy() call from my android_main(), and as a result the android glue was stripped. Argh.

Oh well. Let this post live on in the cache for other who hit the same problem.

Xia

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"Doug ." <douglas...@gmail.com>编写：

>Humm... saw that I was using android-7 and android-9 as my targets and
>switched them both to android-10, regenerated all the project files,
>cleaned, rebuilt and still the same result. Aw well. It was worth a shot.
>

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Hi, Doug - you know what? Your post really helped me tonight! I
stumbled upon your post after having spent at least a couple of hours
trying to figure out why my native activity (on 2.3.3) was crashing
with a "most informative" message:
"java.lang.IllegalArgumentException."

Turns out that I had stripped app_dummy() call in my massive
refactoring effort :)

Thanks!
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