How to add anonymous data file in Android.bp

[ardda]

Hello

I'm trying to convert Android.mk to Android.bp.

Android.mk used LOCAL_MODULE_PATH to copy data files in system and/or vendor partitions, for example /system/usr/... .

Using cc_prebuilt_binary in Android.bp, files are copied into /system/bin. It can't be located in other path.

When searching Android.bp and Android.mk files in other modules to copy data files into other location in system partition, they all seem using Android.mk not Android.bp.

Is it possible to copy data files using Android.bp and golang? or should I keep using Andorid.mk?

Thanks

ardda

[Dan Willemsen]

Soong (Android.bp) does not have extensive prebuilt support yet, it's limited to some common cases that are useful to be in Soong.

cc_* are intended to be C/C++ shared libraries or executables. We've recently added "prebuilt_etc" and "prebuilt_etc_xml" to install configuration files into the various configuration directories for each partition. There isn't anything in Android.bp that can install into /system/usr currently -- we'd want to consider how to properly model that as a concept, rather than allowing arbitrary path definitions like Android.mk files can do.

- Dan

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[ardda]

Dear Dan

Thank you for your reply. I've check "prebuilt_etc" module type works.

I have one more question.

Won't you have plan to allow arbitrary path for vendor partition in future release?

I guess each vendor might want to use its specific path.

Thank you in advance.

ardda