← Home · Toolchain
NDK — Native Development Kit Versions
Overview
The NDK (Native Development Kit) contains all header files, FD files, link libraries, and autodocs needed to develop for AmigaOS. It is the authoritative source for all structure definitions and API specifications.
Version History
| NDK |
OS |
Source |
Availability |
| NDK 1.3 |
OS 1.3 |
Commodore |
Archived; ADF collections |
| NDK 2.0 |
OS 2.0 |
Commodore |
Archived |
| NDK 3.1 |
OS 3.1 |
Commodore (final) |
Widely archived, Aminet |
| NDK 3.5 |
OS 3.5 |
Haage & Partner |
Included with OS 3.5 CD |
| NDK 3.9 |
OS 3.9 |
Haage & Partner |
Free download from Hyperion/Aminet |
| NDK 3.2 |
OS 3.2 |
Hyperion |
Commercial (~€30), bundled with OS 3.2 |
Where to Download
| NDK |
URL |
| NDK 3.9 |
Aminet: dev/misc/NDK39.lha — free, recommended baseline |
| NDK 3.2 |
https://www.hyperion-entertainment.com/ (purchase required) |
| NDK 3.1 |
Search Aminet or archive.org for NDK3.1.lha |
Contents
NDK_3.9/
Include/
include_h/ C headers (.h)
include_i/ Assembler includes (.i)
fd/ FD files (function definitions)
sfd/ SFD files (extended function definitions)
pragmas/ SAS/C pragma headers
inline/ GCC inline headers
proto/ Portable proto headers
lvo/ LVO offset include files (.i)
Documentation/
autodocs/ Library/device API documentation
Lib/
linker_libs/ Amiga link libraries (.lib)
startup/ C startup code
Key Differences Between Versions
| Feature |
NDK 3.1 |
NDK 3.9 |
NDK 3.2 |
exec/exec.h |
OS 3.1 structures |
+ V39 extensions |
+ V47 extensions |
| 68040/060 support |
Minimal |
040/060 library headers |
Full |
| SFD files |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Locale support |
Basic |
Full |
Full |
| Datatypes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Reaction GUI |
No |
No |
Yes |
Using NDK with Cross-Compiler
# Set up include paths:
export NDK=/path/to/NDK_3.9
m68k-amigaos-gcc -I$NDK/Include/include_h \
-L$NDK/Lib/linker_libs \
-noixemul -o output source.c
References
- Hyperion Entertainment: https://www.hyperion-entertainment.com/
- Aminet: https://aminet.net/