Why Do Some Commits Get Fetched and Others Don’t? (Git & AOSP repo)
TL;DR Which commits end up in your local repo is decided by four levers: Change any of these and you […]
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Making AOSP’s nsjail Work with AppArmor (Ubuntu 24.04)
TL;DR On Ubuntu 24.04 (kernel 6.8) with kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns=1, our AOSP 16 (also applicable to 15 and similar versions) builds showed:
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Fixing nsjail “Permission denied” on Ubuntu 24.04 when Building AOSP
TL;DR If your AOSP build fails with: it almost always means your system is blocking unprivileged user namespaces under AppArmor.
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Setting Up a Buildbarn RBE Cluster for AOSP (Ubuntu 24.04, From Source)
Topology What you get TL;DR Build the five binaries with Bazelisk, create storage/worker file pools, drop the Jsonnet files under
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Automatically Build AOSP Before Merging to Integration Branch Using Jenkins and Gerrit
In large-scale Android development, it’s essential to verify each proposed change before it’s merged into the integration branch. This guide
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Speed Up AOSP Repo Sync with a Local Mirror
Android’s repo tool simplifies working with hundreds of Git repositories. But syncing the full AOSP (Android Open Source Project) tree,
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Creating AOSP Product Branches in Bulk Using the Gerrit REST API (Python)
In my previous post, I explained how to mirror AOSP Android 15 into gerrit.maksonlee.com with complete commit history and tags.
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How to Store AOSP Build Artifacts in Artifactory
This guide explains how to automate AOSP (Android Open Source Project) artifact uploads to Artifactory using a Maven-style layout via
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Build Android 15 AOSP with Jenkins and Docker on an SSH Connected Agent
This guide walks you through setting up a Jenkins pipeline to build AOSP 15 using Docker on a remote SSH-connected
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Build Android 15 (AOSP) with Docker on Ubuntu 24.04
Why Docker Instead of Podman? While Podman supports rootless builds, Docker is the better choice for most users, especially in