android-build-tools

This repository provides easier way to build Android build tools using cmake and system provided toolchain.

How to build

• Build dependencies: C and C++ toolchain, bison, flex, cmake, ninja, git, linux-headers, pkgconf.

• Runtime dependencies: libfmt, googletest, expat, libpng, protobuf.

• Build command:

  • clone this repository with git submodules.

    git clone --recurse-submodules --depth 1 <repository_url>

  • build with cmake.

    cmake -B build
    cmake --build build

  • install with cmake.

    cmake --install build

Supported Tools

• aapt - Android Asset Packaging Tool

• aapt2 - Android Asset Packaging Tool, version 2

• zipalign - Zip alignment utility

Development

The project follows android-XX.X.X_rYY tags from AOSP repositories. See tags from any of the git submodules as reference. e.g. base

To update submodules, change the git tag in clone.sh and CMakeLists.txt. Then execute clone.sh script and git add the submodules.

Todo

• Fix build issues with different supported OSes and compilers.

• Upstream patches to AOSP.

• Add other Android build tools.

Similar projects

This project is based on the following.

• https://github.com/nmeum/android-tools

• https://github.com/lzhiyong/android-sdk-tools

License

This project is licensed under Apache License Version 2.0, which is same as the upstream Android repositories. See LICENSE.