diff --git a/alienblaster/project/jni/application/Android.mk b/alienblaster/project/jni/application/Android.mk
index c4b3ab370..5c4a0c108 100644
--- a/alienblaster/project/jni/application/Android.mk
+++ b/alienblaster/project/jni/application/Android.mk
@@ -22,9 +22,33 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(foreach F, $(APP_SUBDIRS), $(addprefix $(F)/,$(notdir $(wil
 # Uncomment to also add C sources
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES += $(foreach F, $(APP_SUBDIRS), $(addprefix $(F)/,$(notdir $(wildcard $(LOCAL_PATH)/$(F)/*.c))))
 
-LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := sdl sdl_mixer tremor stlport
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := sdl sdl_mixer tremor
+
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := stlport
 
 LOCAL_LDLIBS := -lGLESv1_CM -ldl -llog -lz
 
-include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
+LIBS_WITH_LONG_SYMBOLS := $(strip $(shell \
+	for f in $(LOCAL_PATH)/../../libs/armeabi/*.so ; do \
+		if echo $$f | grep "libapplication[.]so" > /dev/null ; then \
+			continue ; \
+		fi ; \
+		if [ -e "$$f" ] ; then \
+			if nm -g $$f | cut -c 12- | egrep '.{128}' > /dev/null ; then \
+				echo $$f | grep -o 'lib[^/]*[.]so' ; \
+			fi ; \
+		fi ; \
+	done \
+) )
 
+ifneq "$(LIBS_WITH_LONG_SYMBOLS)" ""
+$(foreach F, $(LIBS_WITH_LONG_SYMBOLS), \
+$(info Library $(F): abusing symbol names are: \
+$(shell nm -g $(LOCAL_PATH)/../../libs/armeabi/$(F) | cut -c 12- | egrep '.{128}' ) ) \
+$(info Library $(F) contains symbol names longer than 128 bytes, \
+YOUR CODE WILL DEADLOCK WITHOUT ANY WARNING when you'll access such function - \
+please make this library static to avoid problems. ) )
+$(error Detected libraries with too long symbol names. Remove all files under project/libs/armeabi, make these libs static, and recompile)
+endif
+
+include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/asstring.h b/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/asstring.h
index 518122e6b..bd63bf4c3 100644
--- a/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/asstring.h
+++ b/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/asstring.h
@@ -20,12 +20,8 @@
 #ifndef _AS_STRING_H_
 #define _AS_STRING_H_
 
-//#include <sstream>
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sstream>
 
-
-// TODO: why the hell this function deadlocks? Is ostringstream illegal in Android? And why did it work earlier?
-/*
 template<typename T> std::string asString(const T& obj) {
 
   std::ostringstream t;
@@ -33,18 +29,5 @@ template<typename T> std::string asString(const T& obj) {
   std::string res(t.str());
   return res;  
 }
-*/
-
-static inline std::string asString(int obj) {
-	char t[64];
-	sprintf(t, "%i", obj);
-	return std::string (t);
-}
-
-static inline std::string asString(unsigned int obj) {
-	char t[64];
-	sprintf(t, "%u", obj);
-	return std::string (t);
-}
 
 #endif
diff --git a/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/game.cpp b/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/game.cpp
index 98a4c1c74..471a042a5 100644
--- a/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/game.cpp
+++ b/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/game.cpp
@@ -74,37 +74,27 @@ int difficultyLevel;
 float actBackgroundPos;
 
 Game::Game() {
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Game::Game() 0");
   videoserver = new Video();
   screen = 0;
   screen = videoserver->init();
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Game::Game() 1");
   settings = new Settings();
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Game::Game() 11");
   intro = new Intro( screen );
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Game::Game() 12");
   setDifficulty = new SetDifficulty( screen );
   menuArcadeMode = new MenuArcadeMode( screen );
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Game::Game() 13");
   
   pauseSprite = surfaceDB.loadSurface( FN_PAUSED );
   youLoseSprite = surfaceDB.loadSurface( FN_YOU_LOSE );
   youWinSprite = surfaceDB.loadSurface( FN_YOU_WIN );
   // for arcadeMode
   gameOverSprite = surfaceDB.loadSurface( FN_GAME_OVER );
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Game::Game() 14");
 
   nukeEffectSurface = surfaceDB.loadSurface( FN_NUKE_EFFECT );
 
   bossAlarm = Mixer::mixer().loadSample( FN_SOUND_BOSS_ALARM, 60 );
 
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Game::Game() 15");
-
   fontTime = new Font( FN_FONT_NUMBERS_TIME );
   fontSizeTime = fontTime->getCharWidth();
 
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Game::Game() 16");
-
   racers = 0;
   explosions = 0;
   enemys = 0;
@@ -138,8 +128,6 @@ Game::Game() {
   background = new Background();
   loadLevel( FN_LEVEL_ONE_PLAYER );
 
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Game::Game() 2");
-
   SDL_Surface *loadingSprite = surfaceDB.loadSurface( FN_LOADING );
   SDL_Rect dest;
   dest.x = (SCREEN_WIDTH - loadingSprite->w ) / 2;
@@ -148,9 +136,7 @@ Game::Game() {
   dest.h = loadingSprite->h;
   SDL_BlitSurface( loadingSprite, 0, screen, &dest );
   SDL_Flip( screen );
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Game::Game() 3");
   initAllSurfaces();
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Game::Game() done");
 }
 
 Game::~Game(){
diff --git a/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/intro.cpp b/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/intro.cpp
index 9fa5ace40..2ed88919f 100644
--- a/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/intro.cpp
+++ b/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/intro.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ Intro::~Intro() {}
 
 void Intro::run( GameStates &gameState ) {
 
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Intro::run()");
-
   if ( playMusicOn && Mixer::mixer().whichMusicPlaying() != MUSIC_INTRO ) {
     Mixer::mixer().playMusic( MUSIC_INTRO, -1, 1000 );
   }
diff --git a/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/settings.cpp b/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/settings.cpp
index 09c2a7d34..c582adb6a 100644
--- a/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/alienblaster/project/jni/application/src/settings.cpp
@@ -39,26 +39,18 @@ Settings *settings;
 Settings::Settings() {
   opfile = NULL;
 
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Settings::Settings() 0");
-  
   introSprite = surfaceDB.loadSurface( FN_ALIENBLASTER_INTRO );
 
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Settings::Settings() 1");
-  
   activeChoiceSprite = surfaceDB.loadSurface( FN_INTRO_SHOW_CHOICE );
   bluePlain = surfaceDB.loadSurface( FN_SETTINGS_BLUE, true );
   whitePlain = surfaceDB.loadSurface( FN_SETTINGS_WHITE, false );
 
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Settings::Settings() 2");
-
   fontMenu = new Font ( FN_FONT_SETTINGS );
   fontMenuHighlighted = new Font ( FN_FONT_SETTINGS_HIGHLIGHTED );
   fontNormal = new Font( FN_FONT_SETTINGS_SMALL );
   fontKey = new Font ( FN_FONT_SETTINGS_SMALL_BLUE );
   fontHighlighted = new Font( FN_FONT_SETTINGS_SMALL_HIGHLIGHTED );
 
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Settings::Settings() 3");
-
   playerEventNames[ PE_UNKNOWN ] = "UNKNOWN"; 
   playerEventNames[ PE_UP ]    = "UP"; 
   playerEventNames[ PE_DOWN ]  = "DOWN"; 
@@ -87,16 +79,10 @@ Settings::Settings() {
   defaultSettings[ string("PLAYER1-") + playerEventNames[ PE_FIRE_WEAPONS ] ] = SDLK_LCTRL;
   defaultSettings[ string("PLAYER1-") + playerEventNames[ PE_FIRE_SPECIALS ] ] = SDLK_LALT;
 
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Settings::Settings() 4");
-
   setKeyNames();
 
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Settings::Settings() 5");
-
   loadSettings();
 
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Settings::Settings() done");
-
 }
 
 
@@ -114,33 +100,24 @@ void Settings::loadSettings() {
   if (opfile) {
     delete opfile;
   }
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Settings::loadSettings() 1");
   opfile = new Options( FN_SETTINGS );
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Settings::loadSettings() 2");
   playerKeys.clear();
   for(int i=0; i < MAX_PLAYER_CNT; ++i) {
-    __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Settings::loadSettings() 21: %d", i);
     PlayerEventKeys pk;
     for(int t=1; t < PlayerEventCnt; ++t) {
-      __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Settings::loadSettings() 22: %d %d", i, t);
-      __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Settings::loadSettings() 221: %d %d str %s", i, t, asString(i).c_str());
       int key;
       string keyname = string("PLAYER") + asString(i) + "-" + playerEventNames[(PlayerEvent)t];
-      __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Settings::loadSettings() 23: %d %d", i, t);
       if (!opfile->getInt( keyname , key)) {
 	key = defaultSettings[ keyname ];
 	restoredSettings = true;
       }
       pk[ (PlayerEvent)t ] = (SDLKey)key;
-      __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Settings::loadSettings() 24: %d %d", i, t);
     }
     playerKeys.push_back(pk);
   }
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Settings::loadSettings() 3");
   if (restoredSettings) {
     saveSettings();
   }
-  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "alienblaster", "Settings::loadSettings() done");
 }
 
 void Settings::saveSettings() {
diff --git a/alienblaster/project/jni/sdl/src/audio/android/SDL_androidaudio.c b/alienblaster/project/jni/sdl/src/audio/android/SDL_androidaudio.c
index 210d831ed..09f6f0d2e 100644
--- a/alienblaster/project/jni/sdl/src/audio/android/SDL_androidaudio.c
+++ b/alienblaster/project/jni/sdl/src/audio/android/SDL_androidaudio.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ static void ANDROIDAUD_DeleteDevice(SDL_AudioDevice *device)
 
 static SDL_AudioDevice *ANDROIDAUD_CreateDevice(int devindex)
 {
-	__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "libSDL", "ANDROIDAUD_CreateDevice");
 	SDL_AudioDevice *this;
 
 	/* Initialize all variables that we clean on shutdown */
@@ -152,7 +151,6 @@ static void ANDROIDAUD_CloseAudio(_THIS)
 
 static int ANDROIDAUD_OpenAudio(_THIS, SDL_AudioSpec *spec)
 {
-	__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "libSDL", "ANDROIDAUD_OpenAudio");
 	if( ! (spec->format == AUDIO_S8 || spec->format == AUDIO_S16) )
 		return (-1); // TODO: enable format conversion? Don't know how to do that in SDL
 	
@@ -186,8 +184,6 @@ static int ANDROIDAUD_OpenAudio(_THIS, SDL_AudioSpec *spec)
 	
 	SDL_mutexV(audioMutex);
 
-	__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "libSDL", "ANDROIDAUD_OpenAudio exit");
-
 	return(0);
 }
 
@@ -199,7 +195,6 @@ static void ANDROIDAUD_WaitAudio(_THIS)
 
 static void ANDROIDAUD_PlayAudio(_THIS)
 {
-	__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "libSDL", "ANDROIDAUD_PlayAudio: enter");
 	SDL_mutexP(audioMutex);
 
 	//audioBuffer = this->hidden->mixbuf;
@@ -213,7 +208,6 @@ static void ANDROIDAUD_PlayAudio(_THIS)
 	this->hidden->mixbuf = audioBuffer;
 	
 	SDL_mutexV(audioMutex);
-	__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "libSDL", "ANDROIDAUD_PlayAudio: exit");
 }
 
 #ifndef SDL_JAVA_PACKAGE_PATH
@@ -302,8 +296,6 @@ extern jint JAVA_EXPORT_NAME(AudioThread_nativeAudioBufferLock) ( JNIEnv * env,
 	if( audioMutex == NULL )
 		return(-1);
 
-	__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "libSDL", "nativeAudioBufferLock");
-	
 	SDL_mutexP(audioMutex);
 	
 	if( !audioInitialized )
@@ -342,8 +334,6 @@ extern jint JAVA_EXPORT_NAME(AudioThread_nativeAudioBufferUnlock) ( JNIEnv * env
 	
 	SDL_mutexV(audioMutex);
 
-	__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "libSDL", "nativeAudioBufferUnlock");
-
 	SDL_CondSignal(audioCond);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/alienblaster/project/jni/sdl/src/video/android/SDL_androidvideo.c b/alienblaster/project/jni/sdl/src/video/android/SDL_androidvideo.c
index 4c35660e4..e37b7c7e7 100644
--- a/alienblaster/project/jni/sdl/src/video/android/SDL_androidvideo.c
+++ b/alienblaster/project/jni/sdl/src/video/android/SDL_androidvideo.c
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ SDL_Surface *ANDROID_SetVideoMode(_THIS, SDL_Surface *current,
 	/* Wait 'till we can draw */
 	ANDROID_FlipHWSurface(this, current);
 	/* We're done */
-    __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "libSDL", "SDL_SetVideoMode(): done");
 	return(current);
 }
 
@@ -362,7 +361,6 @@ static void ANDROID_UpdateRects(_THIS, int numrects, SDL_Rect *rects)
 
 static int ANDROID_FlipHWSurface(_THIS, SDL_Surface *surface)
 {
-	__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "libSDL", "FlipHWSurface: Frame is ready to render");
 	if( ! WaitForNativeRender )
 	{
 		__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_ERROR, "libSDL", "FlipHWSurface: called before SetVideoMode");
@@ -395,7 +393,6 @@ static int ANDROID_FlipHWSurface(_THIS, SDL_Surface *surface)
 
 		if( WaitForNativeRenderState != Render_State_Started )
 		{
-			__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "libSDL", "FlipHWSurface: Frame rendering done");
 			if( memBuffer == memBuffer1 )
 				memBuffer = memBuffer2;
 			else
@@ -421,8 +418,6 @@ static int ANDROID_FlipHWSurface(_THIS, SDL_Surface *surface)
 
 	processAndroidTrackballKeyDelays( -1, 0 );
 	
-	__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "libSDL", "FlipHWSurface: exit");
-	
 	return(0);
 };
 
@@ -814,7 +809,6 @@ JAVA_EXPORT_NAME(DemoRenderer_nativeRender) ( JNIEnv*  env, jobject  thiz, jfloa
 			// TODO: use accelerometer as joystick
 			glTexSubImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, 0, 0, memX, memY, GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_6_5, memBufferTemp);
 			glDrawTexiOES(0, sWindowHeight-memY, 1, memX, memY);
-			__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "libSDL", "nativeRender: Frame rendered");
 		}
 
 		//glFinish(); //glFlush();
diff --git a/alienblaster/project/jni/stlport/Android.mk b/alienblaster/project/jni/stlport/Android.mk
index f38d518cf..00340f9bd 100644
--- a/alienblaster/project/jni/stlport/Android.mk
+++ b/alienblaster/project/jni/stlport/Android.mk
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION := .cpp
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(addprefix src/,$(notdir $(wildcard $(LOCAL_PATH)/src/*.cpp $(LOCAL_PATH)/src/*.c))))
 
-include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
+include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)