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+#!/usr/bin/python
+#coding=utf-8
+"""****************************************************************************
+Copyright (c) 2014 cocos2d-x.org
+
+http://www.cocos2d-x.org
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+****************************************************************************"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+from optparse import OptionParser
+
+COCOS_CONSOLE_ROOT = 'COCOS_CONSOLE_ROOT'
+NDK_ROOT = 'NDK_ROOT1'
+
+
+class SetEnvVar:
+
+	current_absolute_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
+	@staticmethod
+	def _isWindows():
+		return sys.platform == 'win32'
+
+	@staticmethod
+	def _isLinux():
+		return sys.platform.startswith('linux')
+
+	# modify register table to add an environment variable on windows
+	# TODO: test in on windows
+	@staticmethod
+	def _set_environment_variable_win32(key, value):
+
+		import _winreg
+
+		env = _winreg.OpenKeyEx(_winreg._winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,\
+			                    r'SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\Environment',\
+			                    0,
+			                    _winreg.KEY_SET_VALUE|_winreg.KEY_READ)
+		_winreg.SetValueEx(env, key, 0, _winreg.REG_SZ, value)
+
+	# modify ~/.bash_profile to add an environment variable
+	@staticmethod
+	def _set_environment_variable_unix(key, value):
+		home = os.path.expanduser('~')
+		profile_path = os.path.join(home, '.bash_profile')
+
+		file = open(profile_path, 'a')
+		file.write('export %s=%s\n' % (key, value))
+		file.write('export PATH=$%s:$PATH\n' % key)
+		file.close()
+
+		# make it take effect immediately
+		cmd = 'source ' + profile_path
+		p = os.popen(cmd)
+		p.close()
+
+
+	@staticmethod
+	def _set_environment_variable(key, value):
+
+		if SetEnvVar._isWindows():
+			_set_environment_variable_win32(key, value)
+		else:
+			SetEnvVar._set_environment_variable_unix(key, value)
+
+	@staticmethod
+	def set_environment_variables():
+
+		SetEnvVar.set_console_root()
+		SetEnvVar.set_ndk_root(None)
+
+	@staticmethod
+	def set_console_root():
+		
+		try:
+			cocos_console_root = os.environ[COCOS_CONSOLE_ROOT]
+		except Exception:
+			cocos_console_root = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'tools/cocos2d-console/bin')
+			SetEnvVar._set_environment_variable(COCOS_CONSOLE_ROOT, cocos_console_root)
+			os.environ[COCOS_CONSOLE_ROOT] = cocos_console_root
+		finally:
+			print "'COCOS_CONSOLE_ROOT' is %s" % cocos_console_root
+
+	@staticmethod
+	def _get_ndk_root():
+
+		ndk_root = None
+
+		# python on linux doesn't include Tkinter model, so let user input in terminal
+		if SetEnvVar._isLinux():
+			print "not linux"
+			while True:
+
+				ndk_root = raw_input('Enter path of ndk, press enter to skip: ')
+				if not ndk_root:
+					break
+
+				if not os.path.exists(ndk_root):
+					print 'input path %s does not exist' % ndk_root
+				else:
+					break
+			
+		else:
+			# pop up a window to let user select path for ndk root
+			import Tkinter, tkFileDialog
+
+			try:
+				ndk_root = os.environ[NDK_ROOT]
+			except Exception:
+				root = Tkinter.Tk()
+				SetEnvVar._center(root)
+
+				def callback():
+					ndk_root = tkFileDialog.askdirectory()
+					root.destroy()
+
+
+				frame = Tkinter.Frame(root)
+				Tkinter.Label(frame, text='select path for ndk root').pack(side=Tkinter.LEFT)
+				Tkinter.Button(frame, text='...', command=callback).pack(side=Tkinter.LEFT)
+				frame.pack()
+				root.mainloop()
+
+		return ndk_root
+
+	# display a window in center and put it on top
+	@staticmethod
+	def _center(win):
+		win.update_idletasks()
+		width = win.winfo_width()
+		height = win.winfo_height()
+		x = (win.winfo_screenwidth() / 2) - (width / 2)
+		y = (win.winfo_screenheight() / 2) - (height / 2)
+		win.geometry('{}x{}+{}+{}'.format(width, height, x, y))
+		win.wm_attributes('-topmost', 1)
+
+
+	@staticmethod
+	def set_ndk_root(value):
+
+		if value:
+			ndk_root = value
+		else:
+			ndk_root = SetEnvVar._get_ndk_root()
+
+		print "ndk_root is %s" % ndk_root
+
+		if ndk_root:
+			os.environ[NDK_ROOT] = ndk_root
+			SetEnvVar._set_environment_variable(NDK_ROOT, ndk_root)
+
+usage = ""
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	
+	parser = OptionParser()
+	parser.add_option('-n', '--ndkroot', dest='ndk_root', help='directory of ndk root')
+	opts, args = parser.parse_args()
+
+	# ndk_root is passed in
+	if opts.ndk_root:
+		os.environ[NDK_ROOT] = opts.ndk_root
+		SetEnvVar.set_ndk_root()
+		exit(0)
+
+	# set environment variables
+	SetEnvVar.set_environment_variables()
+		
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