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Expand Up @@ -16,19 +16,15 @@ Preparing a Build Environment

For installing dependencies, refer to the article ["Initializing a Build Environment"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140208084633/http://source.android.com/source/initializing.html) from the AOSP documentation.

It is recommended to use an older Linux distribution. All builds have been tested on Ubuntu 12.04 ("Precise Pangolin"), which can be downloaded from [here](https://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/12.04/ubuntu-12.04.5-desktop-amd64.iso), although for Cupcake especially, it is recommended to install 10.04 instead. The repo script will however not work by default on 10.04.
It is recommended to use an older Linux distribution. All builds have been tested on Ubuntu 12.04 ("Precise Pangolin"), which can be downloaded from [here](https://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/12.04/ubuntu-12.04.5-desktop-amd64.iso), although for Eclair especially, it is recommended to install 10.04 instead. The repo script will however not work by default on 10.04.

For the repositories to work, it is needed to replace any `archive.ubuntu.com` and `security.ubuntu.com` mentions in your repository list (which is under /etc/apt/sources.list) with `old-releases.ubuntu.com`. Then, it will be possible to install required dependencies.
To prepare a build environment, you can use our own Bash script, which you can obtain [here](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/froyocomb/tools/refs/heads/main/envsetup.sh). Download it in your compiling environment and use chmod (or GUI interface) to give it executing permissions.

Ubuntu 12.04 usually bundles newer GCC version, like 4.6. However, for those builds, GCC 4.4 is more recommended. To download older GCC, execute:
After you execute the script, select the first option by typing in 1 and pressing Enter. It should automatically update the system and install required dependencies, including the repo script. After the option is done, restart the computer.

sudo apt-get install gcc-4.4 g++-4.4 gcc-4.4-multilib g++-4.4-multilib
After the machine restarts, run the script again to install Java - select the 2nd option in the main menu and then select option 1. The script can also change the default Java version, which can be useful if compiling different Android versions.

For 10.04:

sudo apt-get install gcc-4.2 g++-4.2 gcc-4.2-multilib g++-4.2-multilib

Android 2.0-2.1 Eclair also requires Java 1.5 for building. It is recommended to install it and run the update-alternatives command for both `java` and `javac` to set it as default.
After the script is finished, create a folder in which the build files will be kept in, such as "android", then move on to the next step.

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