Merge "docs: revisions to ndk release notes" into gingerbread

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          <ul>

            <li>A new toolchain (based on GCC 4.4.3), which generates better code, and can also now

be used as a standalone cross-compiler, for people who want to build their stuff with

<code>./configure &amp;&amp; make</code>. See

docs/STANDALONE-TOOLCHAIN.html for the details. The binaries for GCC 4.4.0 are still provided,

but the 4.2.1 binaries were removed.</li>

            <li>Support for prebuilt static and shared libraries (docs/PREBUILTS.html), module

exports and imports to make sharing and reuse of third-party modules much easier

(docs/IMPORT-MODULE.html explains why).</li>

            <li>A C++ STL implementation (based on STLport) is now provided as a helper module. It

can be used either as a static or shared library (details and usage exemple under

sources/android/stlport/README). <strong>Note:</strong> For now, C++ Exceptions and RTTI are still

not supported.</li>

            <li>Improvements to the <code>cpufeatures</code> helper library to deal with buggy

kernel that incorrectly report they run on an ARMv7 CPU (while the device really is an ARMv6). We

recommend developers that use it to simply rebuild their applications to benefit from it, then

upload to Market.</li>

            <li>Adds support for native activities, which allows you to write completely native

            applications.</li>

            <li>Adds an EGL library that lets you create and manage OpenGL ES textures and

            services.</li>

            <li>Provides an interface that lets you write a native text-to-speech engine.</li>

            <li>Adds native support for the following:

              <ul>

                <li>the input subsystem (such as the keyboard and touch screen)</li>

                <li>Input subsystem (such as the keyboard and touch screen)</li>

                <li>the window and surface subsystem.</li>

                <li>Window and surface subsystem</li>

                <li>audio APIs based on the OpenSL ES standard that support playback and recording

                as well as control over platform audio effects.</li>

                <li>Audio APIs based on the OpenSL ES standard that support playback and recording

                as well as control over platform audio effects</li>

                <li>event loop APIs to wait for things such as input and sensor events.</li>

                <li>Event loop APIs to wait for things such as input and sensor events</li>

                <li>accessing assets packaged in an <code>.apk</code> file.</li>

                <li>Access to assets packaged in the <code>.apk</code></li>

                <li>accessing sensor data (accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, etc).</li>

                <li>provides sample applications, <code>native-plasma</code> and

                <code>native-activity</code>, to demonstrate how to write a native activity.</li>

                <li>Access to sensor data (accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, etc.)</li>

              </ul>

            </li>

            <li>New sample applications, <code>native-plasma</code> and

              <code>native-activity</code>, to demonstrate how to write a native activity.</li>

            <li>Plus many bugfixes and other small improvements; see docs/CHANGES.html for a more

detailed list of changes.</li>

          </ul>

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