Build: -Pmobilegl.androidApi=29 builds a separate API 29 library and plugin; the default stays 26.

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -118,12 +118,15 @@ if (ANDROID)
             "(gradle builds get this from minSdk ${MOBILEGL_ANDROID_API_LEVEL}, so "
             "check that minSdk instead of adding an override).")
     elseif (_mobilegl_android_api GREATER MOBILEGL_ANDROID_API_LEVEL)
+        # A higher level is a separate artifact of the SAME source (gradle -Pmobilegl.androidApi=29:
+        # native ELF TLS instead of emulated TLS). Any post-${MOBILEGL_ANDROID_API_LEVEL} API use must
+        # sit behind a compile-time __ANDROID_API__ gate and never replace the API
+        # ${MOBILEGL_ANDROID_API_LEVEL} path; the minSdk-${MOBILEGL_ANDROID_API_LEVEL} build stays the
+        # enforcing compile.
         message(STATUS
             "MobileGL: configuring at Android API ${_mobilegl_android_api} "
-            "(> shipping minimum ${MOBILEGL_ANDROID_API_LEVEL}). Allowed, but the "
-            "tree must not use post-${MOBILEGL_ANDROID_API_LEVEL} APIs - the "
-            "minSdk-${MOBILEGL_ANDROID_API_LEVEL} gradle build is the enforcing "
-            "compile.")
+            "(> shipping minimum ${MOBILEGL_ANDROID_API_LEVEL}): a separate artifact; "
+            "post-${MOBILEGL_ANDROID_API_LEVEL} APIs only behind a compile-time __ANDROID_API__ gate.")
     endif()
 
     message(STATUS "MobileGL: Android API level ${_mobilegl_android_api}")

android-plugin/app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ fun Project.mobileGlDisaggregatedEnabled(): Boolean {
 fun Project.mobileGlApplicationIdSuffix(): String =
     (findProperty("mobilegl.applicationIdSuffix") ?: "").toString().trim()
 
+// The Android API level of the build (the library's build.gradle reads the same property). Above
+// the shipped 26 the APK is a separate artifact: it gets an ".apiNN" id suffix and "-apiNN" version
+// suffix unless an explicit application-id suffix is given, so both installs can coexist.
+fun Project.mobileGlAndroidApi(): Int =
+    (findProperty("mobilegl.androidApi") ?: System.getenv("MOBILEGL_ANDROID_API") ?: "26").toString().trim().toInt()
+
 fun Project.runGit(vararg arguments: String): String? = runCatching {
     ProcessBuilder("git", *arguments)
         .directory(rootDir)
@@ -123,8 +129,11 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId = "top.mobilegl.plugin"
-        mobileGlApplicationIdSuffix().takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }?.let { applicationIdSuffix = it }
-        minSdk = 26
+        val androidApi = mobileGlAndroidApi()
+        val idSuffix = mobileGlApplicationIdSuffix().ifEmpty { if (androidApi > 26) ".api$androidApi" else "" }
+        idSuffix.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }?.let { applicationIdSuffix = it }
+        if (androidApi > 26) versionNameSuffix = "-api$androidApi"
+        minSdk = androidApi
         targetSdk = 34
         versionCode = mobileGlVersionMajor * 1_000_000 + mobileGlVersionMinor * 10_000 + mobileGlMonthlyRevision
         versionName = "%d.%02d.%s".format(mobileGlVersionMajor, mobileGlVersionMinor, mobileGlGitShortHash)

build.gradle

@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ def mobileGlBuildDisaggregated = {
 def mobileGlEnableLto = {
     (rootProject.findProperty('mobilegl.enableLto') ?: System.getenv('MOBILEGL_ENABLE_LTO') ?: 'ON') as String
 }
+// The Android API level the library is built for: minSdk, and with it the NDK's ANDROID_PLATFORM.
+// 26 is the shipped build. 29 is a SEPARATE artifact (its own library, plugin APK and FCL-embedded
+// copy, never selected at load time): at 29 the NDK uses native ELF TLS instead of emulated TLS.
+// -Pmobilegl.androidApi=29 (or MOBILEGL_ANDROID_API=29) selects it; the source is the same.
+def mobileGlAndroidApi = {
+    (rootProject.findProperty('mobilegl.androidApi') ?: System.getenv('MOBILEGL_ANDROID_API') ?: '26') as String
+}
 def mobileGlBuildDisaggregatedInproc = {
     (rootProject.findProperty('mobilegl.buildDisaggregatedInproc') ?: System.getenv('MOBILEGL_BUILD_DISAGGREGATED_INPROC') ?: mobileGlBuildDisaggregated()) as String
 }
@@ -60,7 +67,7 @@ android {
     compileSdk 34
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdk 26
+        minSdk Integer.parseInt(mobileGlAndroidApi())
 
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"