props += "sdk.dir=%s\n" % config['sdk_path']
props += "sdk-location=%s\n" % config['sdk_path']
ndk_path = build.ndk_path()
- if ndk_path:
+ # if it wasn't expanded correctly (because the NDK is not
+ # installed or $ANDROID_NDK not set properly), don't insert it.
+ # even if not actually used, Gradle will error with a cryptic
+ # message.
+ # https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidserver/issues/171
+ if ndk_path and ndk_path[0] != '$':
# Add ndk location
props += "ndk.dir=%s\n" % ndk_path
props += "ndk-location=%s\n" % ndk_path