Android AOSP Build with Docker

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Create a rapid development environment for building Android systems without taking the head. You can compile for almost all Android versions.

By default you will have the recommended environment depending on the Android version.

I need feedback for old Android versions (from Android 8 to Android 1.5).

These containers are for "manual" use. They replace for example the use of a virtual machine. They are not optimized for automatic construction.

Containers are updates automatically every week and every time I make a change.

How to

Choose your version

You must choose for which version of Android you will have to compile when you will define the image tag :

• android-latest
• android-13
• android-12
• android-11
• android-10
• android-9
• android-8
• android-7
• android-6
• android-5
• android-4
• android-2.3
• android-2.2
• android-2.1
• android-2.0
• android-1.6
• android-1.5

Some tags share same image :

• from android-latest to android-9
• from android-8 to android-7
• from android-4 to android-2.3
• from android-2.2 to android-1.5

latest tag reference android-latest to android-9.

You can choose also choose which distribution to use. You can find more information about how choosing the right version at ./doc/version.md

Run with docker

Here is the minimal command for starting the container (change /PATH/ANDROID_SOURCES with your Android path) :

docker run \
    -d \ # run in background
    -v /PATH/ANDROID_SOURCES:/workspace \ # mount your local directory
    -e UID=$UID \ # for using same id as your host user
    -e GID=$UID \ # same for group
    -e GIT_USERNAME="My Name" \ # need for repo command
    -e GIT_MAIL="my@mail.com" \ # same as before
    --name builder-android-13 \ # optional : set any name for simpler manage the container
    ak1pe/android-aosp-build:android-13 # choose your android version

Then you can control the shell :

docker exec -it builder-android-13 bash # "builder-android-13" is what we define with "--name"

Now you can execute any commands for building.

Work with podman too.

Run with docker compose

Here is the same minimal configuration with docker-compose.yml :

# docker-compose.yml
---
version: "3.5"

services:
    builder-android-13:
        image: "ak1pe/android-aosp-build:android-13"
        environment:
            UID: ${UID:-1000}
            GID: ${UID:-1000}
            GIT_USERNAME: "Test Name"
            GIT_MAIL: "mail@test.com"
        volumes:
        - /PATH/HOST/ANDROID_WORKSPACE:/workspace

Then you can start the container :

docker compose up -d docker-compose.yml

At last you can control the shell :

docker compose exec builder-android-13 bash

Now you can execute any commands for building.

More information at doc/docker-compose.md.

Switch Python version

By default your will have Python 3 used when available.

You will need to switch to Python 2 in relation to certain moments of the constructions, for example before building most Android versions.

When you are connect to the shell, you can switch with this commands :

• Python 2

source /python/3/bin/activate

• Python 3

source /python/2/bin/activate

• Revert back

deactivate

If you have this kind of errors :

[  0% 21/13012] Generated: (.../out/target/product/DEVICE/> android-info.txt)
FAILED: .../out/target/product/DEVICE/android-info.txt 
/bin/bash -c "(build/make/tools/check_radio_versions.py ) && (echo \"board=sm6150\" > .../out/target/product/DEVICE/android-info.txt )"
  File "build/make/tools/check_radio_versions.py", line 56
    print "*** Error opening \"%s.sha1\"; can't verify %s" % (fn, key)
          ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
[  0% 38/13012] target  C++: recovery-refresh <= bootable/recovery/rotate_logs.cpp
ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
18:17:52 ninja failed with: exit status 1

Then you should try to change the version of Python used.

Documentation

• Which version to use ? doc/version.md
• How to change the version of Python ? doc/python.md
• How to enter inside the container ? doc/shell.md
• How to use it with docker compose ? doc/docker-compose.md
• How to build myself ? doc/build.md
• What resources I used : doc/external_resources.md

License

These project is under MIT License, except for files jdk-6u45-linux-x64.bin & jdk-1_5_0_22-linux-amd64.bin which are under the Oracle Binary Code License Agreement for Java SE license.

When you use these images version :

• android-4
• android-2.3
• android-2.2
• android-2.1
• android-2.0
• android-1.6
• android-1.5

Your automatically accept the Oracle Binary Code License Agreement for Java SE license.