Recent changes to Building Android

WikiPage Building Android modified by Alvin Wong

Alvin Wong — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 05:49:54 -0000

--- v5
+++ v6
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
 ~~~~~~
 Or you can simply use `lunch` and select a combo.
 
-Then to create the functional rootfs:
+Then to get output files:
 
 ~~~~~~
 :::bash
-$ . device/ipaq214android/host_scripts/cprootfs 
+$ . ipaq214android-release.sh 
 ~~~~~~
-where \ can be "/media/SD_CARD_MOUNT_POINT".
+where \ is recommended to be an empty directory in your home directory.
 
 WiFi
 ------

WikiPage Building Android modified by Alvin Wong

Alvin Wong — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:43:27 -0000

--- v4 
+++ v5 
@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@
 $ lunch full_ipaq214-eng
 $ make -j4
 ~~~~~~
-
-

+Or you can simply use `lunch` and select a combo.
+
 Then to create the functional rootfs:
 
 ~~~~~~
 :::bash
 $ . device/ipaq214android/host_scripts/cprootfs 
 ~~~~~~
 where \ can be "/media/SD_CARD_MOUNT_POINT".
 
 WiFi
 ------
 If you want WiFi to work with your build, you will need to have a patched wpa_supplicant driver, which is AWEXT at the moment. The patch I used is here: http://blog.linuxconsulting.ro/2010/04/porting-wifi-drivers-to-android.html, probably you will need to manually patch some files if you used the patch there.
 
-I am going to upload my copy (or patch) of it later...
+My patch file is on the git repo.

WikiPage Building Android modified by Alvin Wong

Alvin Wong — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:01:54 -0000

--- v3 
+++ v4 
@@ -2,31 +2,36 @@
 I usually visit the page http://android.googlesource.com and it will redirect me to http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html
 
 For me, I just do
+
+~~~~~~
+:::bash
 $ repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-2.3.7_r1
 $ repo sync -c
+~~~~~~
 so that I will only get the specific branch to save time. (I think it can)
 
-After you've cloned the tree, you have to add the device-specific information. See [Android build device files].
+After you've cloned the tree, you have to add the device-specific files and apply necessary patches. See [Android build device files].
 
 Then
 
 ~~~~~~
 :::bash
 $ . build/envsetup.sh
 $ lunch full_ipaq214-eng
 $ make -j4
 ~~~~~~
 
+

 Then to create the functional rootfs:
 
 ~~~~~~
 :::bash
 $ . device/ipaq214android/host_scripts/cprootfs 
 ~~~~~~
 where \ can be "/media/SD_CARD_MOUNT_POINT".
 
 WiFi
 ------
 If you want WiFi to work with your build, you will need to have a patched wpa_supplicant driver, which is AWEXT at the moment. The patch I used is here: http://blog.linuxconsulting.ro/2010/04/porting-wifi-drivers-to-android.html, probably you will need to manually patch some files if you used the patch there.
 
-I am going to upload my copy of it later...
+I am going to upload my copy (or patch) of it later...

WikiPage Building Android modified by Alvin Wong

Alvin Wong — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:41:07 -0000

--- v2 
+++ v3 
@@ -9,15 +9,24 @@
 After you've cloned the tree, you have to add the device-specific information. See [Android build device files].
 
 Then
+
+~~~~~~
+:::bash
 $ . build/envsetup.sh
 $ lunch full_ipaq214-eng
 $ make -j4
-
-And if you have the [copyrootfs.sh] you can run
-$ . copyrootfs.sh /media/SD_CARD_MOUNT_POINT
-If not, you can run
-$ cp -rp out/target/product/ipaq214/root/* /media/SD_CARD_MOUNT_POINT
-$ cp -rp out/target/product/ipaq214/system/* /media/SD_CARD_MOUNT_POINT system
-to copy the root filesystem.
-
-Lastly, modify init.rc and comment out `mount` commands about "mtd".
+~~~~~~
+
+Then to create the functional rootfs:
+
+~~~~~~
+:::bash
+$ . device/ipaq214android/host_scripts/cprootfs 
+~~~~~~
+where \ can be "/media/SD_CARD_MOUNT_POINT".
+
+WiFi
+------
+If you want WiFi to work with your build, you will need to have a patched wpa_supplicant driver, which is AWEXT at the moment. The patch I used is here: http://blog.linuxconsulting.ro/2010/04/porting-wifi-drivers-to-android.html, probably you will need to manually patch some files if you used the patch there.
+
+I am going to upload my copy of it later...

WikiPage Building Android modified by Alvin Wong

Alvin Wong — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:46:23 -0000

--- v1 
+++ v2 
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 First, get the Android build system from Google.
 I usually visit the page http://android.googlesource.com and it will redirect me to http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html
 
-For me, I usually do
+For me, I just do
 $ repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-2.3.7_r1
 $ repo sync -c
-so that I will only get the specific branch to save time.
+so that I will only get the specific branch to save time. (I think it can)
 
 After you've cloned the tree, you have to add the device-specific information. See [Android build device files].
 
 Then
 $ . build/envsetup.sh
 $ lunch full_ipaq214-eng
 $ make -j4
 
 And if you have the [copyrootfs.sh] you can run
 $ . copyrootfs.sh /media/SD_CARD_MOUNT_POINT
 If not, you can run
-$ sudo cp -rp out/target/product/ipaq214/root/* /media/SD_CARD_MOUNT_POINT
-$ sudo cp -rp out/target/product/ipaq214/system/* /media/SD_CARD_MOUNT_POINT system
+$ cp -rp out/target/product/ipaq214/root/* /media/SD_CARD_MOUNT_POINT
+$ cp -rp out/target/product/ipaq214/system/* /media/SD_CARD_MOUNT_POINT system
 to copy the root filesystem.
 
 Lastly, modify init.rc and comment out `mount` commands about "mtd".

WikiPage Building Android modified by Alvin Wong

Alvin Wong — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:16:50 -0000

First, get the Android build system from Google. I usually visit the page http://android.googlesource.com and it will redirect me to http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html For me, I usually do $ repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-2.3.7_r1 $ repo sync -c so that I will only get the specific branch to save time. After you've cloned the tree, you have to add the device-specific information. See [Android build device files]. Then $ . build/envsetup.sh $ lunch full_ipaq214-eng $ make -j4 And if you have the [copyrootfs.sh] you can run $ . copyrootfs.sh /media/SD_CARD_MOUNT_POINT If not, you can run $ sudo cp -rp out/target/product/ipaq214/root/* /media/SD_CARD_MOUNT_POINT $ sudo cp -rp out/target/product/ipaq214/system/* /media/SD_CARD_MOUNT_POINT system to copy the root filesystem. Lastly, modify init.rc and comment out `mount` commands about "mtd".