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Android NDK/JNI: Building a shared library that depends on other shared libraries

I am writing an android app that wants to make JNI calls into a shared library built in using the NDK. The trick is this shared library calls functions provided by OTHER shared libraries. The other shared libraries are C libraries that have been compiled elsewhere.
Here's what I've tried:
My Environment:
I'm working in Eclipse. I've added native support and have a jni library. In that library I have my code and a \lib directory where I have copied my other .so files.
Attempt #1 Android.mk: Just telling it where the libs are
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := native_lib
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := native_lib.cpp
LOCAL_LDLIBS := -L$(SYSROOT)/../usr/lib -llog
LOCAL_LDLIBS += -L$(LOCAL_PATH)/lib/support_lib1
LOCAL_LDLIBS += -L$(LOCAL_PATH)/lib/support_lib2
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
This builds just fine, but when I try to run I get errors indicating that dlopen(libnative_lib) failed because it couldn't load libsupport_lib1.
Coming here I found this:
Can shared library call another shared library?
which said that I needed to call load library on all necessary libraries. Great!
Attempt #2 Opening each library first
static {
System.loadLibrary("support_lib1");
System.loadLibrary("support_lib2");
System.loadLibrary("native_lib");
}
Again, this builds just fine, however when I run I get a new error:
couldn't load libsupport_lib1. findLibrary returned null.
Now we're getting somewhere. It must not be loading the libraries over to the target.
Attempt #3 Copying .so files into project/libs/armeabi
Didn't work. When Eclipse builds it deleted the files I dropped in there.
Attempt #4 Creating a new module for each library
So then I found this:
Android NDK: Link using a pre-compiled static library
It's about static libraries, but maybe I am having a similar problem. The gist is that I need to declare a module for each library. So my new Android.mk looks like this:
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
#get support_lib1
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := support_lib1
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/lib/support_lib1.so
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
#get support_lib2
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := support_lib2
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/lib/support_lib2.so
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
#build native lib
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := native_lib
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := native_lib.cpp
LOCAL_LDLIBS := -L$(SYSROOT)/../usr/lib -llog
LOCAL_LDLIBS += -L$(LOCAL_PATH)/lib/support_lib1
LOCAL_LDLIBS += -L$(LOCAL_PATH)/lib/support_lib2
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
This builds! Even better, armeabi has the sos now! Even BETTER I get the following messages when I try to run it (telling me that support_lib1 and 2 were opened by LoadLibrary:
Trying to load lib /data/app-lib/com.example.tst/libsupport_lib1.so
added shared lib /data/app-lib/com.example.tst/libsupport_lib1.so
no JNI_OnLoad found in /data/app-lib/com.example.tst/libsupport_lib1.so, skipping init
but then...
dlopen failed: Could not locate symbol func_that_exists_in_libsupport_lib.so referenced by libnative_lib.so
Edit: Attempt 5: Use PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY
So I found this:
How can i Link prebuilt shared Library to Android NDK project?
which seems to be exactly what I'm asking. Their answer seems to be 'don't use 'build_shared_library' but instead 'use PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY
Okay, let's try.
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
#get support_lib1
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := support_lib1
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/lib/support_lib1.so
include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
#get support_lib2
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := support_lib2
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/lib/support_lib2.so
include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
#build native lib
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := native_lib
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := native_lib.cpp
LOCAL_LDLIBS := -L$(SYSROOT)/../usr/lib -llog
LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := support_lib1 support_lib2
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
Build... fails! The build complains about missing symbols now.
Edit: Attempt 6: Flatten everything
So I went back to the prebuilts documentation in the NDK. It says:
Each prebuilt library must be declared as a single independent module to the build system. Here is a trivial example where we assume that the file "libfoo.so" is located in the same directory than the Android.mk below:
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := foo-prebuilt
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := libfoo.so
include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
Notice that, to declare such a module, you really only need the following:
Give the module a name (here 'foo-prebuilt'). This does not need to correspond to the name of the prebuilt library itself.
Assign to LOCAL_SRC_FILES the path to the prebuilt library you are providing. As usual, the path is relative to your LOCAL_PATH.
Include PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY, instead of BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY, if you are providing a shared, library. For static ones, use PREBUILT_STATIC_LIBRARY.
A prebuilt module does not build anything. However, a copy of your prebuilt shared library will be copied into $PROJECT/obj/local, and another will be copied and stripped into $PROJECT/libs/.
So let's try flattening everything out to match the trivial example. I copied my libraries out of their cozy /lib folder and put them in the jni root. I then did this:
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
#get support_lib1
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := support_lib1
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := support_lib1.so
include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
#get support_lib2
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := support_lib2
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := support_lib2.so
include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
#build native lib
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := native_lib
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := native_lib.cpp
LOCAL_LDLIBS := -L$(SYSROOT)/../usr/lib -llog
LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := support_lib1 support_lib2
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
and... same error. Moreover I'm most definitely NOT seeing library files getting copied to $PROJECT/obj/local.
sooooo.... now what?

Your problem is with the naming convention. NDK and Android insist on the shared library names to always begin with lib. Otherwise, the libraries will not be linked properly, and not copied to the libs/armeabi folder properly, and not installed on the device (copied to /data/data/package/lib directory properly.
If you rename support_lib1.so to libsupport_1.so and support_lib2.so to libsupport_2.so, and put these two files in jni/lib directory, then your Attempt #5 will work with minor change:
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
#get support_lib1
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := support_lib1
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := lib/libsupport_1.so
include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
#get support_lib2
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := support_lib2
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := lib/libsupport_2.so
include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
#build native lib
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := native_lib
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := native_lib.cpp
LOCAL_LDLIBS := -L$(SYSROOT)/../usr/lib -llog
LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := support_lib1 support_lib2
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
BTW, I don't think you need this -L$(SYSROOT)/../usr/lib.
PS Don't forget to update the Java side, too:
static {
System.loadLibrary("support_lib1");
System.loadLibrary("support_lib2");
System.loadLibrary("native_lib");
}

Not sure if this is exactly where you are at, but here's what I know about these sorts of things.
Make each prebuilt libary its own separate Makefile. Multiple targets in Android.mk tends to get wonky. Sad.
Include each make file using $(call import-add-path) and $(call import-module)
Export as much as you can from the prebuilt's make files, using the LOCAL_EXPORT_ family of variables.
Prebuilt Shared Library Android.mk
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := my_module_name
MY_LIBRARY_NAME := shared_library_name
### export include path
LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/include
### path to library
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := libs/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/lib$(MY_LIBRARY_NAME).so
### export dependency on the library
LOCAL_EXPORT_LDLIBS := -L$(LOCAL_PATH)/libs/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/
LOCAL_EXPORT_LDLIBS += -l$(MY_LIBRARY_NAME)
include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
This is assuming that the prebuilt libaries live in a dir structure like this
+ SharedProjectFolderName
+--- Android.mk
+--- include/
+-+- libs/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/
|- libshared_library_name.so
If you are not building for multiple ABI, I guess you can leave that bit out
The Project's Android.mk
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := my_jni_module
## source files here, etc...
### define dependency on the other library
LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := my_module_name
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
$(call import-add-path,$(LOCAL_PATH)/path/to/myLibraries/)
$(call import-module,SharedProjectFolderName)
$(call import-module,AnotherSharedProject)
I recommend you put all shared libraries in one folder. When you say $(call import-module,SharedProjectFolderName) it looks for a folder containing an Android.mk along the search path you told it (import-add-path)
By the way, you probably shouldn't specify LOCAL_LDLIBS := -L$(SYSROOT)/../usr/lib. It should be finding the proper libs from NDK by itself. Adding more linker paths will probably confuse it. The proper way is to export the linker paths as flags from the sub-modules.
ALSO, you can use ndk-build V=1 to get a ton of info on why it can't find paths, etc

The -L option gives the linker a directory path in which to look for libraries. The -l option gives the linker a library file name to link in. Library file names must begin with "lib". Your libraries should be named libsupport_lib1.so and libsupport_lib2.so. If you do that, then this is probably what you should do (replacing attempt #1):
LOCAL_LDLIBS := -L$(SYSROOT)/../usr/lib -llog -lsupport_lib1 -lsupport_lib2
LOCAL_LDLIBS += -L$(LOCAL_PATH)/lib
The linker will prefix the library name you specify using -l with "lib" and suffix it with ".so". (Why do you have -L$(SYSROOT)/../usr/lib?)
I believe that attempts #1 and #2 failed because you did not link your libraries into your executable - they are not mentioned in a -l option. By the way, you can verify this yourself. Unzip the .apk file and look in the lib directory and subdirectories. Are your .so files in there?
Looking at the error:
but then... dlopen failed: Could not locate symbol func_that_exists_in_libsupport_lib.so referenced by libnative_lib.so
Can you supply the entire message? dlopen() loads and links libraries into the running process.

Android NDK: Static library used is different than precompiled library specified

I build a C++ library manually using the Android SDK compiler. The result is libMyUtils.a.
I'm using the following in my Java/JNI test application:
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := MyUtils
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := ../../../../libs/libMyUtils.a
include $(PREBUILT_STATIC_LIBRARY)
LOCAL_MODULE := AndroidTests
LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := MyUtils
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
When I build the console shows the following:
[armeabi] Install : libMyUtils.so => libs/armeabi/libMyUtils.so
Now for some bizarre reason the library ../../../../libs/libMyUtils.a is a couple megabytes, but the library libs/armeabi/libMyUtils.so is only 5KB. Isn't it supposed to be the same library?
When I run my test application I get UnsatisfiedLinkError. Obviously the native function I'm calling isn't located in the library. What am I doing wrong?

A full explanation, as your Android.mk does not make much sense to me: sorry if you already know some of that.
Static libraries should be pure C/C++, and wrapped using the Android NDK in order to be usable from Java.
For example, assuming your static library is built from a simple .c and .h files:
highfive.h:
int giveMeFive();
highfive.c:
#include "highfive.h"
int giveMeFive() {
return 5;
}
This can be compiled as a static library using the Android NDK compiler, which apparently you already know how to do: this will give us a highfive.a library.
In this form, this library is unusable from Java, but it can be wrapped using the Android NDK. See the Android NDK documentation for naming conventions etc...
highfiveWrapper.c:
#include "highfive.h"
jint
Java_your_package_name_HighFive_giveMeFive(JNIEnv *env, jobject o) {
return (jint) giveMeFive();
}
and its corresponding Java file:
package your.package.name;
class HighFive {
static {
System.loadLibrary("highfive");
}
public native int giveMeFive();
}
Now, how do we compile all this to get it to work:
Android.mk:
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := libhighfive-prebuilt
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := path/to/highfive.a
LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDES := path/to/highfive.h/folder
include $(PREBUILT_STATIC_LIBRARY)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := highfive
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := path/to/highfiveWrapper.c
LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libhighfive-prebuilt
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
And there you should be able to use your native library as you wished to!
Hope this helps!

Usually, static libraries contain many objects, which contain many functions, of which many are unused. That's why the linker only pulls the referenced objects from static libraries. So, in the example given by #mbrenon, highfiveWrapper.c defines which components of highfive.a will be linked into highfive.so.
But in your setup, you need whole static library to be loaded. OK, there is a special word for it: LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES.
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := MyUtils
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := ../../../../libs/libMyUtils.a
include $(PREBUILT_STATIC_LIBRARY)
LOCAL_MODULE := AndroidTests
LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES := MyUtils
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)

In the end the solution was to build the MyUtils library as a prebuilt shared library. This way the linker doesn't strip anything. Then I modified my makefile as follows:
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := MyUtils
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := ../../../../libs/libMyUtils.so
include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
LOCAL_MODULE := AndroidTests
LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := MyUtils
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
Notice the .so extention and the PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY and BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY scripts.

Linking dependent .so files with ndk-build for Android

I have created a .so file that exposes a native C call to Java via JNI. This works well and I can deploy the app onto my Android system if I just use system libraries in my C code. However, if I want to make calls to functions in other .so files, I cannot get my project to link correctly.
For example, say I have the "libotherso.so" file which contains APIs defined in C that I can call from the "MyJNILibrary.c" code I'm using to generate "libMyJNILibrary.so".
I tried to change my Android.mk file as follows:
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := MyJNILibrary
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := MyJNILibrary.c
LOCAL_LDLIBS += -lotherso
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
But when I call ndk-build on this, I get errors finding -lotherso. Where do I put the "libotherso.so" file so that ndk-build can pick it up?
Thanks for any help you can provide.

LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := otherso
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := ../lib/libotherso.so
include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := MyJNILibrary
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := MyJNILibrary.c
LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := otherso
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
Note that LOCAL_SRC_FILES is relative to your LOCAL_PATH.
Don't forget to load your dependency before your own JNI library:
static {
System.loadLibrary("otherso");
System.loadLibrary("MyJNILibrary");
}

how to setup a prebuilt library in jni for android?

hi, i need to use a prebuilt library in my native code so i am placing the library following the example in ndk/samples/native-activity. Below is the structure. Please some one help me out with this error, dsplink.h can not be found. Thanks in advance :)

I thin Vladimir was on the right track.
But don't keep the static lib in the obj folder since that one is delete every run, instead create a jni/modules/precompiled or something and put the stuff there...
what you have is a precompiled static lib. that's what the .a file is.
it's meant to add it to a compilation process so that it'll be in the final binary.
so what you should have is :
#
# DSPLINK
#
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := dsplink
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := [path-to-prebuilt-lib]/libdsplink.a
LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDES := [path-to-dsplink-headers-folder]
include $(PREBUILT_STATIC_LIBRARY)
and also dont forget to include it for the linker in the project .. so below this section in the main shared lib add this line :
LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := dsplink

Your C file includes dsplink.h file. If you have it, you should add the full path to this file in LOCAL_C_INCLUDES, e.g.
LOCAL_MODULE := jnihello
LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/inlcudes
By the way, if dsplink.a file is prebuilt, you will be on the safe side to keep it outside of the libs/ folder, so that make clean does not delete it. You can use something like
LOCAL_LDFLAGS += $(LOCAL_PATH)/prebuilt/dsplink.a
to help the linker find the file.

libmath-prebuilt.so is a prebuilt library which has some functions which are used by buyya_read.c. First generate libmath-prebuilt.so using ndk-build and keep in jni folder where buyya_read.c is kept in ur project in elcipse.
Android.mk
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := math-prebuilt
LOCAL_SRC_FILES = libmath-prebuilt.so
include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := buyya_read
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := buyya_read.c
LOCAL_LDLIBS := -llog
LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := math-prebuilt
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
You see the project directory structure in below image.

You should define prebuilt library dsplink in your Android.mk before jnihello project:
#
# DSPLINK
#
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := dsplink
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := [path]/libs/armeabi/libdsplink.so
LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDES := [directory-with-dsplink.h-file]
include $(PREBUILT_STATIC_LIBRARY)
...
# jnihello

How to link a prebuilt shared Library to an Android NDK project?

Here I used this Android.mk file in jni/ folder.
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
# Here we give our module name and source file(s)
LOCAL_MODULE := offlineDownload
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := offline_download.c
LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES :=../lib/libpackext.so.1.0
LOCAL_LDLIBS := -L$(SYSROOT)/usr/lib -llog
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
And make one lib folder in project directory and put my prebuilt .so library and make one Android.mk file which contains following
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := packext
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := libpackext.so.1.0
LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/../include
include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
And when i use ndk-build -B command than i got undefined reference to packageExtraction. Here I use my prebuilt library functions means I can't link my prebuilt shared library to my offlinedownload library.
So any body please help me to solved out this issue.

Here is a complete Android.mk file for using a 3rd party shared library.
The library (libffmpeg.so) is placed in the jni folder.
Its "LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDES" specifies where the header files are kept for the library.
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := ffmpeg
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := libffmpeg.so
LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/../../ffmpeg/libs/arm-linux-androideabi4.7_1/include
include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := ffmpegandroid
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := ffmpegandroid.c
LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := ffmpeg
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
If you wanted to support multiple architectures then you could specify:
APP_ABI := armeabi armeabi-v7a x86 mips
in your jni/Application.mk and change the LOCAL_SRC_FILES to something like:
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/libffmpeg.so
and place a libffmpeg.so at jni/armeabi/libffmpeg.so, jni/armeabi-v7a/libffmpeg.so etc ..

Android NDK official hello-libs CMake example
https://github.com/googlesamples/android-ndk/tree/840858984e1bb8a7fab37c1b7c571efbe7d6eb75/hello-libs
Just worked for me on Ubuntu 17.10 host, Android Studio 3, Android SDK 26, NDK 15.2. so I strongly recommend that you base your project on it.
The shared library is called libgperf, the key code parts are:
hello-libs/app/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt:
// -L
add_library(lib_gperf SHARED IMPORTED)
set_target_properties(lib_gperf PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
${distribution_DIR}/gperf/lib/${ANDROID_ABI}/libgperf.so)
// -I
target_include_directories(hello-libs PRIVATE
${distribution_DIR}/gperf/include)
// -lgperf
target_link_libraries(hello-libs
lib_gperf)
on C++ code, use: #include <gperf.h>
header location: hello-libs/distribution/gperf/include/gperf.h
lib location: distribution/gperf/lib/arm64-v8a/libgperf.so
app/build.gradle:
android {
sourceSets {
main {
// let gradle pack the shared library into apk
jniLibs.srcDirs = ['../distribution/gperf/lib']
Then, if you look under /data/app on the device, libgperf.so will be there as well.
If you only support some architectures, see: Gradle Build NDK target only ARM
The example git tracks the prebuilt shared libraries, but it also contains the build system to actually build them as well: https://github.com/googlesamples/android-ndk/tree/840858984e1bb8a7fab37c1b7c571efbe7d6eb75/hello-libs/gen-libs

You have to do either one of the following:
Cut and paste everything except LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir) from your second Android.mk into your first.
Put the following in the end of your first Android.mk:
$(call import-module,packext)
Also make sure that you set your NDK_MODULE_PATH environment variable to a path where the Android.mk-file defining the module packext can be found.
You also have to change the LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES in the same way mgiza said in the first answer. I suppose the packageExtraction that you got undefined reference to is in your prebuilt library so unless you have other linking problems this should solve the issue.

Have a look at the ndk documentation for prebuilts:
android-ndk/docs/PREBUILTS.html
You have to change
LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES :=../lib/libpackext.so.1.0
to
LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := packext
Be sure that your folder containing the Android.mk for the packext module is named packext and can be found in in your NDK_MODULE_PATH.