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+Android Native + SDL2 + Lua Example
+Copyright (c) 2013 Martin Felis <martin@fysx.org>
+
+This is a simple example that integrates SDL2 and Lua in a Android
+App that uses the Android NDK.
+
+Instructions:
+-------------
+
+Install the Android SDK and Android NDK and run
+
+    ndk-build
+
+in the root folder of this project.
+
+Features:
+---------
+* loading and running of a Lua script
+* modification of the color using Lua
+* reacting on a touch event using Lua code
+* calling a lua function on every frame that does stuff
+
+License:
+--------
+
+This code is public domain, so feel free to do whatever you want with it.
+No liability however.
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-engine.log("logginf from FIIILLLEEEE")
-engine.set_color (1., 0., 0.)
-
-function on_touch(x, y)
-  engine.log ("got touch at " .. tostring(x) .. "," .. tostring(y))
-end