mkapk

mkapk: Android Build System for Termux

mkapk is a lightweight, native Android build orchestrator designed specifically for high-speed, local compilation directly inside Termux (aarch64). It bypasses the overhead of heavy cross-compilation environments, bringing intelligent incremental builds, code optimization, and multi-architecture targeting straight to your terminal.

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Features

• Incremental Builds: Automatically detects source changes and rebuilds only what is necessary, drastically cutting down iteration times.
• Obfuscation Engine: Built-in support for Java, Kotlin, and resource obfuscation to protect your source code.
• Binary Stripping: Automatically strips library binaries to minimize your final APK footprint.
• Project Initialization: Bootstrap new Android projects instantly with built-in template directory structure initialization.
• Targeted Architecture Generation: Compile universal APKs or generate split, architecture-specific binaries smoothly.

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Prerequisites

Before compiling or running mkapk, you need to ensure the required native build utilities, Java development kit, and Android platform tools are installed in your Termux environment.

Required Packages

• openjdk-21
• openssl
• ndk-multilib
• aapt2
• apksigner
• clang
• binutils
• libzip
• wget

One-Line Installation

Run the following command inside Termux to install all dependencies at once:

apt update && apt install openjdk-21 ndk-multilib aapt2 clang binutils libzip openssl apksigner -y

Debian package download

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Project template Repository

Template

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Usage Instructions

Project Setup

Initialise template directory structure in the current directory.

mkapk init

Build

Start build using:

mkapk build

Default build is debug.

Build Flags

• -release: Do a release build
• -all: Force a full rebuild
• -ndk-all: Build apk for all supported architectures along with a universal apk
• -arch <architecture>: Build apk only for the specified architecture

Clean Up

To clean up previous build artifacts, run:

mkapk clean

Note: This will disable incremental build for the next build.

Language Plugin Management (experimental)

To install a plugin, run:

mkapk install <path/to/plugin.pl>

To uninstall a plugin, run:

mkapk uninstall <path/to/plugin.pl>

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