Android Crystal Gem

  1. AOSP 8.1 failing to build on Mac High Sierra

    If you're trying to build AOSP on Mac High Sierra and getting this (or a similar error): [ 0% 35/75651] yacc out/soong/.intermediates/system/tools/aidl/libaidl-common/darwin_x86_64_static/gen/yacc/system/tools/aidl/aidl_language_y.cpp FAILED: out/soong/.intermediates/system/tools/aidl/libaidl-common/darwin_…
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  2. Will Android kill single activities in case it runs out of memory?

    I answered this question on Reddit, and I thought the answer might be interesting to document here as well (is there good documentation_of android lifetimes) is there good documentation of android lifetimes Meaning, let's say there's an OOM event (or Android needs to clean up RAM for another app)…
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  3. Opening AOSP with IntelliJ - part 3

    In this post, I'm going to continue with how to open AOSP and get IntelliJ support, Part 2 covered how to build AOSP, this part is how to open it in IntelliJ so you can navigate the codebase using a familiar editor similar to how you write apps. I tried…
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  4. Building AOSP on a mac - part 2

    In this post, I'm going to continue with how to build and open AOSP - Part 1 covered how to download the respository, and this part is how to build it so that you end up with an image that can be deployed via fastboot Part 3 (coming up) will…
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  5. Installing AOSP on a mac - part 1

    In this post, I'm going to go into the details of how to download and install AOSP on a modern macOS machine. The instructions on the official Android page are somewhat out-of-date, and aren't as well-maintained as the Linux instructions. 1. Create a case-sensitive disk image: Because Android requires a…
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