[ GUIDE ] How to Setup Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander to Compile Android ROMs - Android

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Initializing a fresh Android Build Environment in Ubuntu 13.10 sucks, right? The instructions at the AOSP page are outdated and inaccurate. Near as I can tell, they try to have you install 2 JDKs, the first one not even being the correct link for Saucy Salamander, and the second being OpenJDK. Which might work. But I dunno about all that, I'd rather have Oracle's official stamp when it comes to building for Android.
Currently most of the guides are up to 12.04 LTS, which is fine and dandy, but being on the cutting edge is nice too.
This guide applies to all variations of Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander 64 bit. Do not use the 32 Bit version. Also, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION when to use "sudo" and when to not. It can make things funky if you do something as root that you shouldn't.
Much thanks goes out to Google, ProTekk, Canonical, and everyone else that I read a random paragraph here and snippet there.
First, let's set up the correct JDK.
Many of you probably have some kind of wrong Java installed unless you're starting with a fresh Ubuntu base, and even then maybe.
Let's get rid of that. Copy and paste this into a Terminal window:
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sudo apt-get purge openjdk-\* icedtea-\* icedtea6-\*
Follow the instructions to remove OpenJDK. If you must keep it, it's possible. But I'm not going to tell you how to do it here. I don't want any chance of confusion or mistake.
Now copy and paste the following into the Terminal:
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
This will add the correct PPA to your system for updated builds of Java 6 JDK that are compatible with 13.10. No more unrecognized Java version errors! And it will update automatically with the rest of your system.
Next, we actually need to install the package. More copy-paste:
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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install oracle-java6-installer
Follow the on-screen instructions. You have to Accept the Licensing Agreement to complete the install. Hopefully no human centipede clauses.
Let's make sure the correct version of Java is activated, run the following Terminal command:
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java -version
You should see something like the following:
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java version "1.6.0_45"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_45-b06)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.12-b01, mixed mode)
Ok, back to a fresh Terminal prompt. Time for installing the guts to build stuff in Ubuntu:
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sudo apt-get install git-core lzop ccache gnupg flex bison gperf build-essential zip curl zlib1g-dev zlib1g-dev:i386 libc6-dev lib32ncurses5 lib32z1 lib32bz2-1.0 lib32ncurses5-dev x11proto-core-dev libx11-dev:i386 libreadline6-dev:i386 lib32z-dev libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libgl1-mesa-dev g++-multilib mingw32 tofrodos python-markdown libxml2-utils xsltproc readline-common libreadline6-dev libreadline6 lib32readline-gplv2-dev libncurses5-dev lib32readline5 lib32readline6 libreadline-dev libreadline6-dev:i386 libreadline6:i386 bzip2 libbz2-dev libbz2-1.0 libghc-bzlib-dev lib32bz2-dev libsdl1.2-dev libesd0-dev squashfs-tools pngcrush schedtool libwxgtk2.8-dev python gcc g++ cpp gcc-4.8 g++-4.8
When that is done installing, run the following command in your Terminal window:
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sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so
That's it on the package side of things.
You guessed it, time for more Terminal. This really is the easiest way, seriously. And it's totally worth it when you're basking in the glory of a bunch of people on XDA.
The binary for a program called "repo" will let you talk to git servers and download all that precious source code. That second part after the && allows it to be executable:
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mkdir ~/bin && curl http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo && chmod a+x ~/bin/repo
Use your favorite text editor to open ~/.bashrc
I like nano:
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sudo nano ~/.bashrc
At the very bottom, add the following line:
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export PATH=~/bin:$PATH
Save it. In nano that would be Ctrl-O and then Enter. Then Ctrl-X to exit back to a prompt. Restart bash:
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source ~/.bashrc
In the terminal, navigate to where you would like to store the Android source code. The directions below will make it in your home folder, but if you have limited space, you may want to create it somewhere else. Faster is better, i.e. SSD would be best, USB external is basically unusable. Here we go:
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mkdir ~/android
cd ~/android
Now you're going to initialize the repo. Here's where you decide the flavor of Android you want to build for, ie AOKP, CyanogenMod, AOSP etc. The following, for the purposes of this tutorial, will initialize for AOKP Jellybean MR-2:
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repo init -u git://github.com/AOKP/platform_manifest.git -b jb-mr2
Almost there. Last step, but it's a doozy. You're going to get the source. Prepare yourself, mere mortal. 10+ GB of downloading await you. Don't worry, it's automated. Go to sleep. Eat something. Perhaps you have heard of this new thing the kids are doing called "going outside"? Yeah, I didn't think so. Me neither. The final terminal command, to be run from your android directory:
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repo sync
Check back periodically every hour or so. It really all depends on how fast your internet connection is.
That should be everything. Now you're ready to build Android the right way. Luck!
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Thanks for this... It should work on the official final release right?
I tried using a guide for Ubuntu 13.04 and it can't install one of the packages listed and repo init fails...hopefully this will work
Also, anyone know what the repo init command to build PAC rom is?
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hmm...all good except repo doesnt seem to work with
curl https://dl-ssl.google.com/dl/googlesource/git-repo/repo > ~/bin/repo
but it does with
curl http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo
from http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html

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I am getting this error:
[email protected]:~/cm10.1$ repo init -u git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b cm-10.1
/home/kevin/bin/repo: Zeile 1: Syntaxfehler beim unerwarteten Wort »newline«
/home/kevin/bin/repo: Zeile 1: `<!DOCTYPE html>'
---------- Post added at 05:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:14 PM ----------
Edit: Fixed it myself.

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Kevinjoa said:
I am getting this error:
[email protected]:~/cm10.1$ repo init -u git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b cm-10.1
/home/kevin/bin/repo: Zeile 1: Syntaxfehler beim unerwarteten Wort »newline«
/home/kevin/bin/repo: Zeile 1: `<!DOCTYPE html>'
---------- Post added at 05:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:14 PM ----------
Edit: Fixed it myself.
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How do you fixed it? I am getting the same Error here.

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chrisi92 said:
How do you fixed it? I am getting the same Error here.
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metalspring posted the fix above (as did I in another thread yesterday):
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$ curl http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo

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Oh sry, i didnt saw it. But thx for the solution
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chrisi92 said:
Oh sry, i didnt saw it. But thx for the solution
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No problems - good luck with the build.

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This is awesome. I was having this same problem and now I will have it fixed. Thanks so much.
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Excellent guide...
Read several guides and got stuck in every guide..
Thank you for this great guide...!!!!

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if i wanted to build specific for e4gt(d710) i would replace mr2 with d710?
(repo init -u git://github.com/AOKP/platform_manifest.git -b jb-d710)

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twrex82 said:
if i wanted to build specific for e4gt(d710) i would replace mr2 with d710?
(repo init -u git://github.com/AOKP/platform_manifest.git -b jb-d710)
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instructions are right on the aokp platform manifest page-
Init repo only for a particular device :
$ repo init -u https://github.com/AOKP/platform_manifest.git -b jb-mr2 -g all,-notdefault,<devicename>,<vendorname>
for example, to init only trees needed to build mako :
$ repo init -u https://github.com/AOKP/platform_manifest.git -b jb-mr2 -g all,-notdefault,mako,lge

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out of curiousity, is there a reason why we need to use java 6? instead of 7 or even 8 now?

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psycopanther said:
out of curiousity, is there a reason why we need to use java 6? instead of 7 or even 8 now?
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As far as I know android will only build properly with the java 6 the op says to use... I've never tried anything else but I've heard there are issues for trying to build using anything else
(Feel free to try though, it's easy enough to remove other java versions and go back to java 6)
Edit: it is possible to build with java 7 but you have to use workarounds to fix different issues
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1966023

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I'm looking forward to reading through this once I get my environment set-up again. My previous attempts to build android have all failed

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Ok I have problems with this step:
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sudo apt-get install git-core gnupg flex bison gperf build-essential zip curl zlib1g-dev zlib1g-dev:i386 libc6-dev lib32ncurses5 lib32z1 lib32bz2-1.0 lib32ncurses5-dev x11proto-core-dev libx11-dev:i386 libreadline6-dev:i386 lib32z-dev libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libgl1-mesa-dev g++-multilib mingw32 tofrodos python-markdown libxml2-utils xsltproc readline-common libreadline6-dev libreadline6 lib32readline-gplv2-dev libncurses5-dev lib32readline5 lib32readline6 libreadline-dev libreadline6-dev:i386 libreadline6:i386 bzip2 libbz2-dev libbz2-1.0 libghc-bzlib-dev lib32bz2-dev libsdl1.2-dev libesd0-dev squashfs-tools pngcrush schedtool libwxgtk2.8-dev python
I get those errors:
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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package lib32ncurses5
E: Unable to locate package lib32z1
E: Unable to locate package lib32bz2-1.0
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'lib32bz2-1.0'
E: Unable to locate package lib32ncurses5-dev
E: Unable to locate package lib32z-dev
E: Unable to locate package lib32readline-gplv2-dev
E: Unable to locate package lib32readline5
E: Unable to locate package lib32readline6
E: Unable to locate package lib32bz2-dev
Please advise me how to reslove this.

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You are using Ubuntu 13.10, right? Different versions of Ubuntu have slightly different packages they need
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metalspring said:
You are using Ubuntu 13.10, right? Different versions of Ubuntu have slightly different packages they need
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Yes I do.

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I'm trying to install the 64 bit version 13.10 onto my laptop via Virtualbox. I keep getting the following error message when trying to boot up the iso so that I can install it. As far as I know, I the core i5 processor (3210m) is able to support 64bit software. If I am wrong, or there is something that I am possibly doing wrong, please let me know. Thanks in advance.
edit: of course, I find this after posting my issue (hopefully, it helps anyone else who is having the problem, as well):
http://askubuntu.com/questions/3089...ntu-12-04-on-my-virtualbox-4-2-not-successful

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