axmol/tools/tolua/README.md

How to Use bindings-generator
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On Windows:
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* Make sure that you have installed `android-ndk-r16` or later.
* Download python2.7.3 (32bit) from (http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.3/python-2.7.3.msi).
* Add the installed path of python (e.g. C:\Python27) to windows environment variable named 'PATH'.
* Download pyyaml from http://pyyaml.org/download/pyyaml/PyYAML-3.11.win32-py2.7.exe and install it.
* Download [Cheetah-2.4.4.tar.gz](https://pypi.python.org/packages/cd/b0/c2d700252fc251e91c08639ff41a8a5203b627f4e0a2ae18a6b662ab32ea/Cheetah-2.4.4.tar.gz#md5=853917116e731afbc8c8a43c37e6ddba), extract and install it by `python setup.py`.
* Set environment variables `ANDROID_NDK` and `PYTHON_BIN`
* Go to "cocos2d-x/tools/tolua" folder, and run "genbindings.py". The generated codes will be under "cocos\scripting\auto-generated\lua-bindings".


On MAC:
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* The OSX 10.10 has a built-in python2.7 and if your os don't have python2.7 then use [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/) to install the python and use pip install the python dependencies.
<pre>
	brew install python
</pre>

* Install python dependices by pip.
<pre>
    sudo easy_install pip
    sudo pip install PyYAML
	sudo pip install Cheetah
</pre>
    
* Download NDK 64bit r10c or later from [Android Ndk](https://developer.android.com/ndk/downloads/index.html)
* Run
<pre>
	export ANDROID_NDK=/path/to/android-ndk-10c
    ./genbindings.py
</pre>


On Ubuntu Linux 12.04 64bit
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* Install python
<pre>
	sudo apt-get install python2.7
</pre>
* Install python dependices by pip.
<pre>
	sudo apt-get install python-pip
	sudo pip install PyYAML
	sudo pip install Cheetah
</pre>
* Download NDK 64bit r10c or later from [Android Ndk](https://developer.android.com/ndk/downloads/index.html)
* Go to "cocos2d-x/tools/tolua", Run
<pre>
	export ANDROID_NDK=/path/to/android-ndk-r10c
    ./genbindings.py
</pre>