This post is more generic than the previous one, every linux may work :

Let’s get the sources, Google uses a tool called “repo” so you need first to get this tool.

mkdir ~/bin
cat >> ~/.bashrc
# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
if [ -d ~/bin ] ; then
  PATH=~/bin:"${PATH}"
fi

source ~/.bash_profile

This step allow you to have your own bin directory so you don’t mess your system with binaries that are not managed by emerge.

curl http://android.git.kernel.org/repo > ~/bin/repo
chmod a+x ~/bin/repo

Let’s try :

repo --version
repo version v1.6.8.8
        (from git://android.git.kernel.org/tools/repo.git)
git version 1.6.5.6
Python 2.6.4 (r264:75706, Dec  7 2009, 12:35:13)
[GCC 4.1.2 (Gentoo 4.1.2 p1.3)]

Now we will initialize android repository.

mkdir -p ~/src/android
cd ~/src/android
repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git -b donut

After a while you will be able to synchronize your repository

repo sync
export ANDROID_JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME
make

Now compile is running …

272 minutes later, compilation completed  (on my AMD Athlon XP 3200+) !

In the next part we will test our fresh build !

See You !

I own a HTC Magic 32B (Google branded) so the tests i will perform is intended to work on this specific platform.

As you know, it can be risky to modify your Android ROM with a custom one. You’re warn ! I am not responsible of possible deterioration of your terminal !

So, let’s begin !

Part 1 – The Prerequisites (for Gentoo)

You may read the Official documentation located here : http://source.android.com/download.

Let’s start with dependencies installation,

emerge git gnupg
emerge "<dev-java/sun-jdk-1.6"
emerge flex bison gperf libsdl esound wxGTK
emerge zip unzip curl zlib readline

Android does not compile with JDK-1.6 so we have merged a JDK-1.5, let’s configure your system to use it.

eselect java-vm list
  [1]   sun-jdk-1.5
  [2]   sun-jdk-1.6  system-vm
eselect java-vm set user sun-jdk-1.5

or

eselect java-vm set user 1

Now you need to refresh your environment :

sudo env-update && source /etc/profile

Environment is now ready let’s try to compile android system : How To make your custom Android ROM – Compiling the system (part 2)

So here some simple ideas, I will attempt to realize :

• an upnp client to browse medias on local network
• another worpress editor via XmlRpc that the one I am using (30 minutes to write this post)