Hello everyone. I need to use a static C library, ...

# kotlin-native

[Glen]

Hello everyone. I need to use a static C library, written by a friend of mine. How do I include it in a Kotlin/Native project, using CInterop? And also, how do I use the library from there in an android client?

[Kris Wong]

https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/building-mpp-with-gradle.html#cinterop-support

[Kris Wong]

w.r.t. android you'll need to use JNI

[Glen]

Thanks, @Kris Wong, but can't I just use Kotlin/MPP to bypass the JNI solution?

[Kris Wong]

no

[Kris Wong]

that's not within the scope of multiplatform

[Glen]

My goal was to eliminate the need to use JNI.

[Glen]

Hey, @Kris Wong, I just found this resource : https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin-native/tree/master/samples/androidNativeActivity, and the example demonstrates using Kotlin/Native in an android app.

[Glen]

Just showed you to check it out and see if I am dead wrong...

[Kris Wong]

sure, if you want to write your android app using native code

[Kris Wong]

do you really want to do that?

[Kris Wong]

or as it appears in this case, if you want to write your app using only kotlin multiplatform, which will limit what other dependencies you can use

[Glen]

If possible, I want to do that.

[Arkadii Ivanov]

There was a JW's talk at the past Droidcon NY about using KN and Kotlin JS in Android. I don't have any links handy but you can try Google it. May be it will help.

[Glen]

Thanks @Arkadii Ivanov. I wi;; check it out.