Setting up a Linux build environment

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner" 
sudo add-apt-repository "deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner" 
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk


curl https://android.git.kernel.org/repo > ~/bin/repo $ chmod a+x ~/bin/repo[/code][/code]
The repo was missing on the site, so got it from an alternate location: [/code][/code]
curl "http://php.webtutor.pl/en/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/repo" > ~/bin/repo[/code]
[/code]
[email protected]:~/android_source$ repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git

Getting manifest ...

   from git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git

android.git.kernel.org[0: 149.20.4.77]: errno=Connection refused

fatal: unable to connect a socket (Connection refused)

fatal: cannot obtain manifest git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git[/code]
Seems the manifest is missing. But fortunately, Google has mirrored it to https://github.com/android/platform_manifest[/code]
(Thanks, gen_scheisskopf at Xda for the info)[/code]
[email protected]:~$ repo init -u https://github.com/android/platform_manifest.git[/code]
Getting repo ...

   from git://codeaurora.org/tools/repo.git

remote: Counting objects: 1116, done.

remote: Compressing objects: 100% (420/420), done.

remote: Total 1116 (delta 681), reused 1068 (delta 674)

Receiving objects: 100% (1116/1116), 392.38 KiB | 104 KiB/s, done.

Resolving deltas: 100% (681/681), done.

From git://codeaurora.org/tools/repo

 * [new branch]      master     -> origin/master

 * [new branch]      stable     -> origin/stable

 * [new tag]         v1.6.8.1   -> v1.6.8.1

 * [new tag]         v1.7.5     -> v1.7.5

From git://codeaurora.org/tools/repo

 * [new tag]         v1.0       -> v1.0

 * [new tag]         v1.0.1     -> v1.0.1

 * [new tag]         v1.0.2     -> v1.0.2

 * [new tag]         v1.0.3     -> v1.0.3

 * [new tag]         v1.0.4     -> v1.0.4

 * [new tag]         v1.0.5     -> v1.0.5

 * [new tag]         v1.0.6     -> v1.0.6

 * [new tag]         v1.0.7     -> v1.0.7

 * [new tag]         v1.0.8     -> v1.0.8

 * [new tag]         v1.0.9     -> v1.0.9

 * [new tag]         v1.1       -> v1.1

 * [new tag]         v1.2       -> v1.2

 * [new tag]         v1.3       -> v1.3

 * [new tag]         v1.3.1     -> v1.3.1

 * [new tag]         v1.3.2     -> v1.3.2

 * [new tag]         v1.4       -> v1.4

 * [new tag]         v1.4.1     -> v1.4.1

 * [new tag]         v1.4.2     -> v1.4.2

 * [new tag]         v1.4.3     -> v1.4.3

 * [new tag]         v1.4.4     -> v1.4.4

 * [new tag]         v1.5       -> v1.5

 * [new tag]         v1.5.1     -> v1.5.1

 * [new tag]         v1.6       -> v1.6

 * [new tag]         v1.6.1     -> v1.6.1

 * [new tag]         v1.6.10    -> v1.6.10

 * [new tag]         v1.6.10.1  -> v1.6.10.1

 * [new tag]         v1.6.10.2  -> v1.6.10.2

 * [new tag]         v1.6.2     -> v1.6.2

 * [new tag]         v1.6.3     -> v1.6.3

 * [new tag]         v1.6.4     -> v1.6.4

 * [new tag]         v1.6.5     -> v1.6.5

 * [new tag]         v1.6.6     -> v1.6.6

 * [new tag]         v1.6.7     -> v1.6.7

 * [new tag]         v1.6.7.1   -> v1.6.7.1

 * [new tag]         v1.6.7.2   -> v1.6.7.2

 * [new tag]         v1.6.7.3   -> v1.6.7.3

 * [new tag]         v1.6.7.4   -> v1.6.7.4

 * [new tag]         v1.6.7.5   -> v1.6.7.5

 * [new tag]         v1.6.8     -> v1.6.8

 * [new tag]         v1.6.8.10  -> v1.6.8.10

 * [new tag]         v1.6.8.11  -> v1.6.8.11

 * [new tag]         v1.6.8.2   -> v1.6.8.2

 * [new tag]         v1.6.8.3   -> v1.6.8.3

 * [new tag]         v1.6.8.4   -> v1.6.8.4

 * [new tag]         v1.6.8.5   -> v1.6.8.5

 * [new tag]         v1.6.8.6   -> v1.6.8.6

 * [new tag]         v1.6.8.7   -> v1.6.8.7

 * [new tag]         v1.6.8.8   -> v1.6.8.8

 * [new tag]         v1.6.8.9   -> v1.6.8.9

 * [new tag]         v1.6.9     -> v1.6.9

 * [new tag]         v1.6.9.1   -> v1.6.9.1

 * [new tag]         v1.6.9.2   -> v1.6.9.2

 * [new tag]         v1.6.9.3   -> v1.6.9.3

 * [new tag]         v1.6.9.4   -> v1.6.9.4

 * [new tag]         v1.6.9.5   -> v1.6.9.5

 * [new tag]         v1.6.9.6   -> v1.6.9.6

 * [new tag]         v1.6.9.7   -> v1.6.9.7

 * [new tag]         v1.6.9.8   -> v1.6.9.8

 * [new tag]         v1.7       -> v1.7

 * [new tag]         v1.7.1     -> v1.7.1

 * [new tag]         v1.7.2     -> v1.7.2

 * [new tag]         v1.7.3     -> v1.7.3

 * [new tag]         v1.7.3.1   -> v1.7.3.1

 * [new tag]         v1.7.4     -> v1.7.4

 * [new tag]         v1.7.4.1   -> v1.7.4.1

 * [new tag]         v1.7.4.2   -> v1.7.4.2

 * [new tag]         v1.7.4.3   -> v1.7.4.3

Getting manifest ...

   from https://github.com/android/platform_manifest.git

remote: Counting objects: 874, done.

remote: Compressing objects: 100% (359/359), done.

remote: Total 874 (delta 369), reused 853 (delta 351)

Receiving objects: 100% (874/874), 284.60 KiB | 99 KiB/s, done.

Resolving deltas: 100% (369/369), done.

From https://github.com/android/platform_manifest

 * [new branch]      android-1.5 -> origin/android-1.5

 * [new branch]      android-1.5r2 -> origin/android-1.5r2

 * [new branch]      android-1.5r3 -> origin/android-1.5r3

 * [new branch]      android-1.5r4 -> origin/android-1.5r4

 * [new branch]      android-1.6_r1 -> origin/android-1.6_r1

 * [new branch]      android-1.6_r1.1 -> origin/android-1.6_r1.1

 * [new branch]      android-1.6_r1.2 -> origin/android-1.6_r1.2

 * [new branch]      android-1.6_r1.3 -> origin/android-1.6_r1.3

 * [new branch]      android-1.6_r1.4 -> origin/android-1.6_r1.4

 * [new branch]      android-1.6_r1.5 -> origin/android-1.6_r1.5

 * [new branch]      android-1.6_r2 -> origin/android-1.6_r2

 * [new branch]      android-2.0.1_r1 -> origin/android-2.0.1_r1

 * [new branch]      android-2.0_r1 -> origin/android-2.0_r1

 * [new branch]      android-2.1_r1 -> origin/android-2.1_r1

 * [new branch]      android-2.1_r2 -> origin/android-2.1_r2

 * [new branch]      android-2.1_r2.1p -> origin/android-2.1_r2.1p

 * [new branch]      android-2.1_r2.1p2 -> origin/android-2.1_r2.1p2

 * [new branch]      android-2.1_r2.1s -> origin/android-2.1_r2.1s

 * [new branch]      android-2.2.1_r1 -> origin/android-2.2.1_r1

 * [new branch]      android-2.2.1_r2 -> origin/android-2.2.1_r2

 * [new branch]      android-2.2.2_r1 -> origin/android-2.2.2_r1

 * [new branch]      android-2.2_r1 -> origin/android-2.2_r1

 * [new branch]      android-2.2_r1.1 -> origin/android-2.2_r1.1

 * [new branch]      android-2.2_r1.2 -> origin/android-2.2_r1.2

 * [new branch]      android-2.2_r1.3 -> origin/android-2.2_r1.3

 * [new branch]      android-2.3.1_r1 -> origin/android-2.3.1_r1

 * [new branch]      android-2.3.2_r1 -> origin/android-2.3.2_r1

 * [new branch]      android-2.3.3_r1 -> origin/android-2.3.3_r1

 * [new branch]      android-2.3.3_r1.1 -> origin/android-2.3.3_r1.1

 * [new branch]      android-2.3.4_r0.9 -> origin/android-2.3.4_r0.9

 * [new branch]      android-2.3.4_r1 -> origin/android-2.3.4_r1

 * [new branch]      android-2.3.5_r1 -> origin/android-2.3.5_r1

 * [new branch]      android-2.3_r1 -> origin/android-2.3_r1

 * [new branch]      android-adt-0.9.8 -> origin/android-adt-0.9.8

 * [new branch]      android-adt-0.9.9 -> origin/android-adt-0.9.9

 * [new branch]      android-cts-2.1_r2 -> origin/android-cts-2.1_r2

 * [new branch]      android-cts-2.1_r3 -> origin/android-cts-2.1_r3

 * [new branch]      android-cts-2.1_r4 -> origin/android-cts-2.1_r4

 * [new branch]      android-cts-2.1_r5 -> origin/android-cts-2.1_r5

 * [new branch]      android-cts-2.2_r1 -> origin/android-cts-2.2_r1

 * [new branch]      android-cts-2.2_r2 -> origin/android-cts-2.2_r2

 * [new branch]      android-cts-2.2_r3 -> origin/android-cts-2.2_r3

 * [new branch]      android-cts-2.2_r4 -> origin/android-cts-2.2_r4

 * [new branch]      android-cts-2.2_r5 -> origin/android-cts-2.2_r5

 * [new branch]      android-cts-2.2_r6 -> origin/android-cts-2.2_r6

 * [new branch]      android-cts-2.2_r7 -> origin/android-cts-2.2_r7

 * [new branch]      android-cts-2.3_r1 -> origin/android-cts-2.3_r1

 * [new branch]      android-cts-2.3_r2 -> origin/android-cts-2.3_r2

 * [new branch]      android-cts-2.3_r3 -> origin/android-cts-2.3_r3

 * [new branch]      android-cts-2.3_r4 -> origin/android-cts-2.3_r4

 * [new branch]      android-cts-2.3_r5 -> origin/android-cts-2.3_r5

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-1.5-pre -> origin/android-sdk-1.5-pre

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-1.5_r1 -> origin/android-sdk-1.5_r1

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-1.5_r3 -> origin/android-sdk-1.5_r3

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-1.6-docs_r1 -> origin/android-sdk-1.6-docs_r1

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-1.6_r1 -> origin/android-sdk-1.6_r1

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-1.6_r2 -> origin/android-sdk-1.6_r2

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-2.0.1-docs_r1 -> origin/android-sdk-2.0.1-docs_r1

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-2.0.1_r1 -> origin/android-sdk-2.0.1_r1

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-2.0_r1 -> origin/android-sdk-2.0_r1

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-2.1_r1 -> origin/android-sdk-2.1_r1

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-2.2_r1 -> origin/android-sdk-2.2_r1

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-2.2_r2 -> origin/android-sdk-2.2_r2

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-2.3.4_r1 -> origin/android-sdk-2.3.4_r1

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-adt_r12 -> origin/android-sdk-adt_r12

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-tools_r12 -> origin/android-sdk-tools_r12

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-tools_r2 -> origin/android-sdk-tools_r2

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-tools_r3 -> origin/android-sdk-tools_r3

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-tools_r4 -> origin/android-sdk-tools_r4

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-tools_r5 -> origin/android-sdk-tools_r5

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-tools_r6 -> origin/android-sdk-tools_r6

 * [new branch]      android-sdk-tools_r7 -> origin/android-sdk-tools_r7

 * [new branch]      cdma-import -> origin/cdma-import

 * [new branch]      cupcake    -> origin/cupcake

 * [new branch]      cupcake-release -> origin/cupcake-release

 * [new branch]      donut      -> origin/donut

 * [new branch]      donut-plus-aosp -> origin/donut-plus-aosp

 * [new branch]      eclair     -> origin/eclair

 * [new branch]      froyo      -> origin/froyo

 * [new branch]      froyo-plus-aosp -> origin/froyo-plus-aosp

 * [new branch]      gingerbread -> origin/gingerbread

 * [new branch]      master     -> origin/master

 * [new branch]      release-1.0 -> origin/release-1.0

 * [new branch]      tools-adt_r11 -> origin/tools-adt_r11

 * [new branch]      tools_r10  -> origin/tools_r10

 * [new branch]      tools_r11  -> origin/tools_r11

 * [new branch]      tools_r12  -> origin/tools_r12

 * [new branch]      tools_r13  -> origin/tools_r13

 * [new branch]      tools_r7   -> origin/tools_r7

 * [new branch]      tools_r8   -> origin/tools_r8

 * [new branch]      tools_r9   -> origin/tools_r9

 * [new tag]         android-1.5 -> android-1.5

 * [new tag]         android-1.5r2 -> android-1.5r2

 * [new tag]         android-1.5r3 -> android-1.5r3

 * [new tag]         android-1.5r4 -> android-1.5r4

 * [new tag]         android-1.6_r1 -> android-1.6_r1

 * [new tag]         android-1.6_r1.1 -> android-1.6_r1.1

 * [new tag]         android-1.6_r1.2 -> android-1.6_r1.2

 * [new tag]         android-1.6_r1.3 -> android-1.6_r1.3

 * [new tag]         android-1.6_r1.4 -> android-1.6_r1.4

 * [new tag]         android-1.6_r1.5 -> android-1.6_r1.5

 * [new tag]         android-1.6_r2 -> android-1.6_r2

 * [new tag]         android-2.0.1_r1 -> android-2.0.1_r1

 * [new tag]         android-2.0_r1 -> android-2.0_r1

 * [new tag]         android-2.1_r1 -> android-2.1_r1

 * [new tag]         android-2.1_r2 -> android-2.1_r2

 * [new tag]         android-2.1_r2.1p -> android-2.1_r2.1p

 * [new tag]         android-2.1_r2.1p2 -> android-2.1_r2.1p2

 * [new tag]         android-2.1_r2.1s -> android-2.1_r2.1s

 * [new tag]         android-2.2.1_r1 -> android-2.2.1_r1

 * [new tag]         android-2.2.1_r2 -> android-2.2.1_r2

 * [new tag]         android-2.2.2_r1 -> android-2.2.2_r1

 * [new tag]         android-2.2_r1 -> android-2.2_r1

 * [new tag]         android-2.2_r1.1 -> android-2.2_r1.1

 * [new tag]         android-2.2_r1.2 -> android-2.2_r1.2

 * [new tag]         android-2.2_r1.3 -> android-2.2_r1.3

 * [new tag]         android-2.3.1_r1 -> android-2.3.1_r1

 * [new tag]         android-2.3.2_r1 -> android-2.3.2_r1

 * [new tag]         android-2.3.3_r1.1 -> android-2.3.3_r1.1

 * [new tag]         android-2.3.3_r1a -> android-2.3.3_r1a

 * [new tag]         android-2.3.4_r0.9 -> android-2.3.4_r0.9

 * [new tag]         android-2.3.4_r1 -> android-2.3.4_r1

 * [new tag]         android-2.3.5_r1 -> android-2.3.5_r1

 * [new tag]         android-2.3_r1 -> android-2.3_r1

 * [new tag]         android-adt-0.9.8 -> android-adt-0.9.8

 * [new tag]         android-adt-0.9.9 -> android-adt-0.9.9

 * [new tag]         android-cts-2.1_r2 -> android-cts-2.1_r2

 * [new tag]         android-cts-2.1_r3 -> android-cts-2.1_r3

 * [new tag]         android-cts-2.1_r4 -> android-cts-2.1_r4

 * [new tag]         android-cts-2.1_r5 -> android-cts-2.1_r5

 * [new tag]         android-cts-2.2_r1 -> android-cts-2.2_r1

 * [new tag]         android-cts-2.2_r2 -> android-cts-2.2_r2

 * [new tag]         android-cts-2.2_r3 -> android-cts-2.2_r3

 * [new tag]         android-cts-2.2_r4 -> android-cts-2.2_r4

 * [new tag]         android-cts-2.2_r5 -> android-cts-2.2_r5

 * [new tag]         android-cts-2.2_r6 -> android-cts-2.2_r6

 * [new tag]         android-cts-2.2_r7 -> android-cts-2.2_r7

 * [new tag]         android-cts-2.3_r1 -> android-cts-2.3_r1

 * [new tag]         android-cts-2.3_r2 -> android-cts-2.3_r2

 * [new tag]         android-cts-2.3_r3 -> android-cts-2.3_r3

 * [new tag]         android-cts-2.3_r4 -> android-cts-2.3_r4

 * [new tag]         android-cts-2.3_r5 -> android-cts-2.3_r5

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-1.5-pre -> android-sdk-1.5-pre

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-1.5_r1 -> android-sdk-1.5_r1

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-1.5_r3 -> android-sdk-1.5_r3

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-1.6-docs_r1 -> android-sdk-1.6-docs_r1

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-1.6_r1 -> android-sdk-1.6_r1

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-1.6_r2 -> android-sdk-1.6_r2

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-2.0.1-docs_r1 -> android-sdk-2.0.1-docs_r1

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-2.0.1_r1 -> android-sdk-2.0.1_r1

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-2.0_r1 -> android-sdk-2.0_r1

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-2.1_r1 -> android-sdk-2.1_r1

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-2.2_r1 -> android-sdk-2.2_r1

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-2.2_r2 -> android-sdk-2.2_r2

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-2.3.4_r1 -> android-sdk-2.3.4_r1

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-adt_r12 -> android-sdk-adt_r12

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-tools_r12 -> android-sdk-tools_r12

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-tools_r2 -> android-sdk-tools_r2

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-tools_r3 -> android-sdk-tools_r3

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-tools_r4 -> android-sdk-tools_r4

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-tools_r5 -> android-sdk-tools_r5

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-tools_r6 -> android-sdk-tools_r6

 * [new tag]         android-sdk-tools_r7 -> android-sdk-tools_r7

From https://github.com/android/platform_manifest

 * [new tag]         android-1.0 -> android-1.0

 * [new tag]         android-2.3.3_r1 -> android-2.3.3_r1
Your Name  [Droid Zone]: dz

Your Email [[email protected]]: [email protected]
Your identity is: dz <[email protected]>

is this correct [y/n]? y
Testing colorized output (for 'repo diff', 'repo status'):

  black    red      green    yellow   blue     magenta   cyan     white

  bold     dim      ul       reverse

Enable color display in this user account (y/n)? y
repo initialized in /home/droidzone[/code]
Ok, test is a success.[/code]
Once again, I'll try because I want only Gingerbread[/code]
repo init -u https://github.com/android/platform_manifest.git -b gingerbread[/code]
[/code]
repo sync again lands in trouble[/code]
[email protected]:~/android_source$ repo sync

android.git.kernel.org[0: 149.20.4.77]: errno=Connection refused

fatal: unable to connect a socket (Connection refused)

error: Cannot fetch platform/bionic[/code]
[/code]
[/code]
[/code]
Joel G Mathew
Joel G Mathew, known in tech circles by the pseudonym Droidzone, is an opensource and programming enthusiast.
He is a full stack developer, whose favorite languages are currently Python and Vue.js. He is also fluent in Javascript, Flutter/Dart, Perl, PHP, SQL, C and bash shell scripting. He loves Linux, and can often be found tinkering with linux kernel code, and source code for GNU applications. He used to be an active developer on XDA forums, and his tinkered ROMS used to be very popular in the early 2000s.
His favorite pastime is grappling with GNU compilers, discovering newer Linux secrets, writing scripts, hacking roms, and programs (nothing illegal), reading, blogging. and testing out the latest gadgets.
When away from the tech world, Dr Joel G. Mathew is a practising ENT Surgeon, busy with surgeries and clinical practise.

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