[HELP/Q&A][SourceBuilding,AllDevices] The Source Building Q&A Help Thread - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have been wandering around the question and answers forum for some time now...i noticed a thing that most of them who had errors building from source have been left un answered..
i assume the following reasons for this
1)no dev would really care to search through and help out
2)users are scared to pm dev's
3)their posts are getting lost due to no actiivity within seconds of posting
as a outcome of all the above
the user isn't getting help
so i thought of making a thread for just source build errors..
so this this thread will focus on providing answers for all the problems that you are facing while building from source......
now i would like the users to follow a format similar to this for reporting
1)A full error encountered (pastie or any similar site's
2)your device name
3)your device tree that you have used for compiling(github link)
4)which rom are you building(cm aokp etc)
5)The guide which you are using to build(link)
another kind request please spread the link for this thread as many may benefit from it....
and find developers who are interested in helping....
feel free to give suggestions....
Before you move ahead make sure you copy paste this into the terminal
32bit users(ics & below)
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sudo apt-get install git-core gnupg flex bison gperf libsdl-dev libesd0-dev libwxgtk2.6-dev build-essential zip curl libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev valgrind squashfs-tools zip curl pngcrush schedtool ia32-libs x11proto-core-dev libx11-dev:i386 libreadline6-dev:i386 libwxgtk2.6-dev
64bit ( you need this in addition with 32bit packages)
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sudo apt-get install git-core gnupg flex bison gperf build-essential \
zip curl zlib1g-dev libc6-dev lib32ncurses5-dev ia32-libs \
x11proto-core-dev libx11-dev lib32readline5-dev lib32z-dev \
libgl1-mesa-dev g++-multilib mingw32 tofrodos python-markdown \
libxml2-utils gcc-4.3-multilib g++-4.3-multilib g++-multilib
common build errors
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build/core/product_config.mk:196: *** _nic.PRODUCTS.[[device/YG/m805_892x/device_m805_892x.mk]]: "device/YG/m805_892x/m805_892x-vendor-blobs.mk" does not exist. Stop.
cause for problem
device_m805_892x.mk
Here in your device folder it is calling a make file which is required for compiling as in this case (device_m805_892x.mk) has a reference to
(device/YG/m805_892x/m805_892x-vendor-blobs.mk)
check if
(m805_892x-vendor-blobs.mk)
is there in vendors folder... as in this case this is not found ..
solution
1)remove the reference to that makefile..
2)check the path for makefile(these are case sensitive)
3)correct the makefile in vendor folder to match that in the makefile that has called it
2)
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make: *** No rule to make target `vendor/cm/proprietary/RomManager.apk', needed by `out/target/product/m805_892x/system/app/RomManager.apk'. Stop.
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
cause for the problem
Here the script is written to copy rommanager.apk to system app during the build process...
But the apk is missing which is stoping the make process
solution
cd into vendors/cm
then type this
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./get-prebuilts
IF some dev helps you out show your appreciation by using the thanks button

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dude, you rock..
anyways, im still building the same pac...since my initial build wouldn't boot, i decided to switch up some of the internals...
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build/core/base_rules.mk:171: *** frameworks/native/cmds/sensorservice: MODULE.TARGET.EXECUTABLES.sensorservice already defined by frameworks/base/cmds/sensorservice. Stop.
Ive asked this question so many times, im ready to go nuts...ive looked thru every file and i cant find where these are referenced...where do i redirect this? and any other that may error back the already defined?

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Contribute :
So..... A great thread to help all the beginners and the developers ( as everybody are prone to make mistakes ) I'd like to help too
But at first.... With reference to the problems I've encountered so far from different users.. all tat i see is most of them forget to install the necessary packages that are required for the build....
I've made a general command tat would hold most of the packages that are required for the build
For 32 Bit :
Code:
sudo apt-get install git-core gnupg flex bison gperf libsdl-dev libesd0-dev libwxgtk2.6-dev build-essential zip curl libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev valgrind squashfs-tools zip curl pngcrush schedtool ia32-libs x11proto-core-dev libx11-dev:i386 libreadline6-dev:i386 libwxgtk2.6-dev
For 64 Bit :
Code:
sudo apt-get install git-core gnupg flex bison gperf build-essential \
zip curl zlib1g-dev libc6-dev lib32ncurses5-dev ia32-libs \
x11proto-core-dev libx11-dev lib32readline5-dev lib32z-dev \
libgl1-mesa-dev g++-multilib mingw32 tofrodos python-markdown \
libxml2-utils gcc-4.3-multilib g++-4.3-multilib g++-multilib
Ps : I'd add more as and when needed as we encounter new problems
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cbucz24 said:
dude, you rock..
anyways, im still building the same pac...since my initial build wouldn't boot, i decided to switch up some of the internals...
PHP:
build/core/base_rules.mk:171: *** frameworks/native/cmds/sensorservice: MODULE.TARGET.EXECUTABLES.sensorservice already defined by frameworks/base/cmds/sensorservice. Stop.
Ive asked this question so many times, im ready to go nuts...ive looked thru every file and i cant find where these are referenced...where do i redirect this? and any other that may error back the already defined?
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It would help us more to understand the problem if u could provide the device tree that u r using ( Github Link )

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cbucz24 said:
dude, you rock..
anyways, im still building the same pac...since my initial build wouldn't boot, i decided to switch up some of the internals...
PHP:
build/core/base_rules.mk:171: *** frameworks/native/cmds/sensorservice: MODULE.TARGET.EXECUTABLES.sensorservice already defined by frameworks/base/cmds/sensorservice. Stop.
Ive asked this question so many times, im ready to go nuts...ive looked thru every file and i cant find where these are referenced...where do i redirect this? and any other that may error back the already defined?
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it seems that a single service (sensorservice) is defined in two places your tree would help... and spread the word about this thread as it ma help many people out just a request...
your error is like your destination is x
and there are two paths leading to it and you are confused which one to take..
so it has stopped ok try deleting
frameworks/base/cmds/sensorservice
or
frameworks/native/cmds/sensorservice
(one of two not both
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I would like to share some solution to some basic build problems. I did copy this from my own thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1935162
Fix problems... This the learning part.. Fun but can be really anoying to.
First i got my self:
make otatools did not work.
-Try make -j4 out/host/linux-x86/bin/unpackbootimg
-put "unpackbootimg" in ~/android/system/out/host/linux-x86/bin then i copy it to ~/usr/bin and set chmod.
Im did see a download if it some place. Google.
-copy unpackbootimg to into /usr/bin If it is there, make it executable.
make executable: sudo chmod a+x /usr/bin/unpackbootimg
-Run make clubber from The ICS folder. Than restart pc might help to.
Nother problem that i did run into trying to make ext4 images:
make_ext4fs -s -l 0x40000000 -a data out/target/product/m805_892x/userdata.img out/target/product/m805_892x/data
Need size of filesystem
make: *** [out/target/product/m805_892x/userdata.img] Error 4
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs..
The sizes need to be in bytes it seems.
make_ext4fs does not support hex in the -l argument
DD dump you´re partitions and you see the amount of bytes.
I put this in my BoardConfig.mk like this:
BOARD_USERDATAIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE := 1073741824
Use this to finisch waiting jobs..:
make_ext4fs -s -l 1073741824 -a data out/target/product/m805_892x/userdata.img out/target/product/m805_892x/data
problem:
[email protected]:~/ICS$ make -j4 recoveryimage
build/core/product_config.mk:196: *** _nic.PRODUCTS.[[device/YG/m805_892x/device_m805_892x.mk]]: "device/YG/m805_892x/m805_892x-vendor-blobs.mk" does not exist. Stop.
The error is somewhare found in this file:
device_m805_892x.mk I used the original file and start adding things again.
Problem:
make: *** No rule to make target `vendor/cm/proprietary/RomManager.apk', needed by `out/target/product/m805_892x/system/app/RomManager.apk'. Stop.
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
Copy: out/target/product/m805_892x/system/bin/compcache
Copy: out/target/product/m805_892x/system/bin/handle_compcache
[email protected]:~/ICS$
For that use the terminal and cd to:
cd /vendor/cm
run:
./get-prebuilts
This will download the RomManager.apk and bit of other stuff.

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[email protected] said:
I would like to share some solution to some basic build problems. I did copy this from my own thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1935162
Fix problems... This the learning part.. Fun but can be really anoying to.
First i got my self:
make otatools did not work.
-Try make -j4 out/host/linux-x86/bin/unpackbootimg
-put "unpackbootimg" in ~/android/system/out/host/linux-x86/bin then i copy it to ~/usr/bin and set chmod.
Im did see a download if it some place. Google.
-copy unpackbootimg to into /usr/bin If it is there, make it executable.
make executable: sudo chmod a+x /usr/bin/unpackbootimg
-Run make clubber from The ICS folder. Than restart pc might help to.
Nother problem that i did run into trying to make ext4 images:
make_ext4fs -s -l 0x40000000 -a data out/target/product/m805_892x/userdata.img out/target/product/m805_892x/data
Need size of filesystem
make: *** [out/target/product/m805_892x/userdata.img] Error 4
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs..
The sizes need to be in bytes it seems.
make_ext4fs does not support hex in the -l argument
DD dump you´re partitions and you see the amount of bytes.
I put this in my BoardConfig.mk like this:
BOARD_USERDATAIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE := 1073741824
Use this to finisch waiting jobs..:
make_ext4fs -s -l 1073741824 -a data out/target/product/m805_892x/userdata.img out/target/product/m805_892x/data
problem:
[email protected]:~/ICS$ make -j4 recoveryimage
build/core/product_config.mk:196: *** _nic.PRODUCTS.[[device/YG/m805_892x/device_m805_892x.mk]]: "device/YG/m805_892x/m805_892x-vendor-blobs.mk" does not exist. Stop.
The error is somewhare found in this file:
device_m805_892x.mk I used the original file and start adding things again.
Problem:
make: *** No rule to make target `vendor/cm/proprietary/RomManager.apk', needed by `out/target/product/m805_892x/system/app/RomManager.apk'. Stop.
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
Copy: out/target/product/m805_892x/system/bin/compcache
Copy: out/target/product/m805_892x/system/bin/handle_compcache
[email protected]:~/ICS$
For that use the terminal and cd to:
cd /vendor/cm
run:
./get-prebuilts
This will download the RomManager.apk and bit of other stuff.
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i will add this to op... i will expalin the problem the cause for it and the fix for it..i will explain stuff and type it in general for all devices..btw thanks for the reply ... will update the op soon..

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So I've subscribed to this thread and I'll help when I can I've built about seven different ROMs and have had to solve allot of issues lol
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ktempleton said:
So I've subscribed to this thread and I'll help when I can I've built about seven different ROMs and have had to solve allot of issues lol
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thank you for helping..i too have done a lot of source builds and faced hell lot of problems so i made this as a general thread to get help and help other's too...

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Great Thread
Really very helpful thread for beginners. Keep on updating this thread. I will post my errors later

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RishabhAd said:
Really very helpful thread for beginners. Keep on updating this thread. I will post my errors later
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thank you for the support spread the thread so that more people get benfited...

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Sticky please

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Help Please
Getting this error while compiling for Samsung Galaxy Fit. I have used CM 10's device config & did changes as mentioned. Please any there help me
http://pastebin.com/QW2ViEDk

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RishabhAd said:
Getting this error while compiling for Samsung Galaxy Fit. I have used CM 10's device config & did changes as mentioned. Please any there help me
http://pastebin.com/QW2ViEDk
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Code:
packages/apps/Bluetooth/src/com/android/bluetooth/map/BluetoothMasService.java:394: cannot find symbol
symbol : variable REQUEST_TYPE_MESSAGE_ACCESS
location: class android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice
BluetoothDevice.REQUEST_TYPE_MESSAGE_ACCESS);
^
packages/apps/Bluetooth/src/com/android/bluetooth/map/BluetoothMasService.java:458: cannot find symbol
symbol : variable REQUEST_TYPE_MESSAGE_ACCESS
location: class android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice
BluetoothDevice.REQUEST_TYPE_MESSAGE_ACCESS);
The part thats causing u the errors... !!!!
check the files BluetoothMasService.java and BluetoothMasService.java with the one in CM10 repo nd see wat is missing

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RishabhAd said:
Getting this error while compiling for Samsung Galaxy Fit. I have used CM 10's device config & did changes as mentioned. Please any there help me
http://pastebin.com/QW2ViEDk
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What repo are you using I'll post a thread in aa min you need to get the repo for utackas repo because pa repo is broke
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35507138
Don't know if your using this repo but I was getting errors like that until I switched
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wilfredcool007 said:
Code:
packages/apps/Bluetooth/src/com/android/bluetooth/map/BluetoothMasService.java:394: cannot find symbol
symbol : variable REQUEST_TYPE_MESSAGE_ACCESS
location: class android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice
BluetoothDevice.REQUEST_TYPE_MESSAGE_ACCESS);
^
packages/apps/Bluetooth/src/com/android/bluetooth/map/BluetoothMasService.java:458: cannot find symbol
symbol : variable REQUEST_TYPE_MESSAGE_ACCESS
location: class android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice
BluetoothDevice.REQUEST_TYPE_MESSAGE_ACCESS);
The part thats causing u the errors... !!!!
check the files BluetoothMasService.java and BluetoothMasService.java with the one in CM10 repo nd see wat is missing
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I tried i think this is d error of source.
ktempleton said:
What repo are you using I'll post a thread in aa min you need to get the repo for utackas repo because pa repo is broke
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35507138
Don't know if your using this repo but I was getting errors like that until I switched
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u compiled by using utacka's repo? n what is d size of source?

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ktempleton said:
What repo are you using I'll post a thread in aa min you need to get the repo for utackas repo because pa repo is broke
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35507138
Don't know if your using this repo but I was getting errors like that until I switched
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Ummm, how long has the pa repo been broken? I did see that someone said something about it. Reason I'm asking, In building PAC and part of the manifest pulls from PA doesn't it? Could that be causing my problems?
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Have you erased one of those files the error pointed to
My PAC runs fine but when I ran it for the first time I had maybe four duplicates I had to take care of
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ktempleton said:
Have you erased one of those files the error pointed to
My PAC runs fine but when I ran it for the first time I had maybe four duplicates I had to take care of
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well, i think i have to switch one or two more items in my local_manifest...i saw that git links i was using are not going to be updated any longer due to another dev going forward with the project.
but before i can switch them all out, i have to make sure i have the links right..but github is down so im kinda stuck for a bit