• Build Android from Source
  • 1. Hardware resource
  • 2. Software resource
  • 3. Compiling Android

Build Android from Source

1. Hardware resource

• A R18 development board
• Power adapter, USB to serial port, micro-usb line
• PC and/or compilation server

2. Software resource

• It is recommended to install Ubuntu 12.04 64bit on your workstation.
• Install Dependencies:
  • sudo apt-get install build-essential subversion git-core libncurses 5-dev zlib1g-dev gawk flex quilt libssl-dev
• Firmware Flashing tools:
  • LiveSuit (Linux)
  • PhonixSuit (Windows)

3. Compiling Android

• Download Source

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• Setup build Environment
  • $ source build/envsetup.sh
• Choose Build Target
  • $ lunch
  • Select tulip_*
• Start Build
  • $ make -j$(nproc)
  • $ pack [-d]
  • pack, -d: The serial port information of the firmware package is transferred to the TF card output.

After the compilation is completed. The system image will be packaged in the out/<board>/ directory.