Codewalker: aosp

1. Download android source code.

http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html

$ repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-4.4_r1.2
$ repo sync

2. Build

$ source build/envsetup.sh
$ lunch
You're building on Linux

Lunch menu... pick a combo:
1. aosp_arm-eng
2. aosp_x86-eng
3. aosp_mips-eng
4. vbox_x86-eng
5. mini_mips-userdebug
6. mini_armv7a_neon-userdebug
7. mini_x86-userdebug
8. aosp_manta-userdebug
9. aosp_grouper-userdebug
10. aosp_flo-userdebug
11. aosp_deb-userdebug
12. aosp_tilapia-userdebug
13. aosp_mako-userdebug
14. aosp_hammerhead-userdebug

Which would you like? [aosp_arm-eng] 1

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PLATFORM_VERSION_CODENAME=REL
PLATFORM_VERSION=4.4
TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm
TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=eng
TARGET_BUILD_TYPE=release
TARGET_BUILD_APPS=
TARGET_ARCH=arm
TARGET_ARCH_VARIANT=armv7-a
TARGET_CPU_VARIANT=generic
HOST_ARCH=x86
HOST_OS=linux
HOST_OS_EXTRA=Linux-3.11.0-14-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-13.10-saucy
HOST_BUILD_TYPE=release
BUILD_ID=KRT16S
OUT_DIR=out
============================================

[~/projects/android_kitkat]$ make -j8

....

k-r8e/:/opt/toolchains/arm-eabi-4.6/bin/:/opt/toolchains/arm-2010q1/bin:/usr/bin/:/usr/lib/ccache
+ ENABLE_SPARSE_IMAGE=
+ '[' out/target/product/generic/system = -s ']'
+ '[' 6 -ne 5 -a 6 -ne 6 ']'
+ SRC_DIR=out/target/product/generic/system
+ '[' '!' -d out/target/product/generic/system ']'
+ OUTPUT_FILE=out/target/product/generic/obj/PACKAGING/systemimage_intermediates/system.img
+ EXT_VARIANT=ext4
+ MOUNT_POINT=system
+ SIZE=576716800
+ FC=out/target/product/generic/root/file_contexts
+ case $EXT_VARIANT in
+ '[' -z system ']'
+ '[' -z 576716800 ']'
+ '[' -n out/target/product/generic/root/file_contexts ']'
+ FCOPT='-S out/target/product/generic/root/file_contexts'
+ MAKE_EXT4FS_CMD='make_ext4fs -S out/target/product/generic/root/file_contexts -l 576716800 -a system out/target/product/generic/obj/PACKAGING/systemimage_intermediates/system.img out/target/product/generic/system'
+ echo make_ext4fs -S out/target/product/generic/root/file_contexts -l 576716800 -a system out/target/product/generic/obj/PACKAGING/systemimage_intermediates/system.img out/target/product/generic/system
make_ext4fs -S out/target/product/generic/root/file_contexts -l 576716800 -a system out/target/product/generic/obj/PACKAGING/systemimage_intermediates/system.img out/target/product/generic/system
+ make_ext4fs -S out/target/product/generic/root/file_contexts -l 576716800 -a system out/target/product/generic/obj/PACKAGING/systemimage_intermediates/system.img out/target/product/generic/system
Creating filesystem with parameters:
Size: 576716800
Block size: 4096
Blocks per group: 32768
Inodes per group: 7040
Inode size: 256
Journal blocks: 2200
Label:
Blocks: 140800
Block groups: 5
Reserved block group size: 39
Created filesystem with 1262/35200 inodes and 81852/140800 blocks
+ '[' 0 -ne 0 ']'
Install system fs image: out/target/product/generic/system.img
out/target/product/generic/system.img+ maxsize=588791808 blocksize=2112 total=576716800 reserve=5947392
[~/projects/android_kitkat]$

3. Install eclipse and adt
http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/installing-adt.html

4. Install android sdk
https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

5. Android SDK Manager
update API 19