diff --git a/cmake/modules/AppTarget.cmake b/cmake/modules/AppTarget.cmake
index 3bbe57f..a38a6b2 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/AppTarget.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/AppTarget.cmake
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@ if(NOT BUILTIN_TRANSLATIONS)
 endif()
 
 # add target for building the application
-add_executable(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} ${GUI_TYPE} ${ALL_FILES})
+if (NOT ANDROID)
+    add_executable(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} ${GUI_TYPE} ${ALL_FILES})
+else()
+    # create a library which can be loaded from the Java-side
+    add_library(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX} SHARED ${GUI_TYPE} ${ALL_FILES})
+endif()
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}
     PUBLIC ${ACTUAL_ADDITIONAL_LINK_FLAGS} "${PUBLIC_LIBRARIES}"
     PRIVATE "${PRIVATE_LIBRARIES}"
@@ -77,6 +82,16 @@ if(NOT META_NO_INSTALL_TARGETS AND ENABLE_INSTALL_TARGETS)
             BUNDLE DESTINATION "${BUNDLE_INSTALL_DESTINATION}"
             COMPONENT binary
         )
+    elseif(ANDROID)
+        install(
+            TARGETS ${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}
+            RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+            COMPONENT binary
+            LIBRARY DESTINATION lib${SELECTED_LIB_SUFFIX}
+            COMPONENT binary
+            ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib${SELECTED_LIB_SUFFIX}
+            COMPONENT binary
+        )
     else()
         install(TARGETS ${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}
             RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
diff --git a/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake b/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
index 56d54a6..a1040fd 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ if(HAS_PARENT)
     set(${META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER}_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" PARENT_SCOPE)
     set(${META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER}_BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}" PARENT_SCOPE)
     set(${META_PROJECT_NAME}_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}" PARENT_SCOPE)
-    if(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH AND MINGW)
-        set(RUNTIME_LIBRARY_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}" ${RUNTIME_LIBRARY_PATH} PARENT_SCOPE)
-    endif()
+    set(RUNTIME_LIBRARY_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}" ${RUNTIME_LIBRARY_PATH} PARENT_SCOPE)
 endif()
 
 # determine version
@@ -257,6 +255,8 @@ if(EXISTS "${CLANG_FORMAT_RULES}")
         COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E create_symlink "${CLANG_FORMAT_RULES}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/.clang-format"
         COMMENT "Linking coding style from ${CLANG_FORMAT_RULES}"
     )
+else()
+    message(WARNING "Format rules for clang-format not found.")
 endif()
 
 # add target for tidying with clang-format
@@ -428,4 +428,16 @@ if(NOT META_NO_INSTALL_TARGETS AND ENABLE_INSTALL_TARGETS)
     endif()
 endif()
 
+# determine library directory suffix
+# note: Applications might be built as libraries under some platforms (eg. Android). Hence this is part of BasicConfig and not LibraryConfig.
+set(LIB_SUFFIX "" CACHE STRING "specifies the general suffix for the library directory")
+set(SELECTED_LIB_SUFFIX "${LIB_SUFFIX}")
+set(LIB_SUFFIX_32 "" CACHE STRING "specifies the suffix for the library directory to be used when building 32-bit library")
+set(LIB_SUFFIX_64 "" CACHE STRING "specifies the suffix for the library directory to be used when building 64-bit library")
+if(LIB_SUFFIX_64 AND CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P MATCHES "8")
+    set(SELECTED_LIB_SUFFIX "${LIB_SUFFIX_64}")
+elseif(LIB_SUFFIX_32 AND CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P MATCHES "4")
+    set(SELECTED_LIB_SUFFIX "${LIB_SUFFIX_32}")
+endif()
+
 set(BASIC_PROJECT_CONFIG_DONE YES)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/LibraryTarget.cmake b/cmake/modules/LibraryTarget.cmake
index 34105f4..6e96944 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/LibraryTarget.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/LibraryTarget.cmake
@@ -19,17 +19,6 @@ endif()
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 include(TemplateFinder)
 
-# determine library directory suffix
-set(LIB_SUFFIX "" CACHE STRING "specifies the general suffix for the library directory")
-set(SELECTED_LIB_SUFFIX "${LIB_SUFFIX}")
-set(LIB_SUFFIX_32 "" CACHE STRING "specifies the suffix for the library directory to be used when building 32-bit library")
-set(LIB_SUFFIX_64 "" CACHE STRING "specifies the suffix for the library directory to be used when building 64-bit library")
-if(LIB_SUFFIX_64 AND CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P MATCHES "8")
-    set(SELECTED_LIB_SUFFIX "${LIB_SUFFIX_64}")
-elseif(LIB_SUFFIX_32 AND CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P MATCHES "4")
-    set(SELECTED_LIB_SUFFIX "${LIB_SUFFIX_32}")
-endif()
-
 # set install destination for the CMake modules, config files and header files
 set(HEADER_INSTALL_DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include")
 set(BIN_INSTALL_DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin")