Build Container for AOSP (Docker)

About

This repository holds a Dockerfile to provide the needed toolchain for building AOSP14+

Install Docker CE and Compose

1. Install Docker CE and Docker-Compose on your host machine (recommended: Debian, 30GB+, 8 Cores, 250GB+ HDD)
2. see https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian/ and https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/

Run

1. checkout repo and change config/gitconfig file using your full name and email
2. docker-compose up -d --build
3. docker exec -it aosp_builder bash

Download AOSP source

This follows the normal AOSP approach, e.g.

1. repo init --depth=1 -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-14.0.0_r14
2. repo sync -c --no-tags --no-clone-bundle -j$(nproc --all)

See also Android tags

Build AOSP

This follows the normal AOSP approach, e.g.

1. source build/envsetup.sh
2. lunch aosp_car_arm64
3. rm -rf /aosp/out (cleans build target folder)
4. m -j$(nproc --all)

Tips

Use screen on your docker host if you connect via ssh

1. screen -S aosp creates a screen session
2. screen -r aosp attaches to a screen session
3. screen -d or CTRL+a + CTRL+d detaches a screen session
4. exit closes a screen session