Some help with moving executables to proprietary location using Android.mk

[Shardul Bhakta]

Hi,

I am fairly new to Android build system.

I have created a test project on my Android M tree under "vendor/apps/ssbtest/" , which I want to convert to an executable and store it in a proprietary location like "out/product/prod1/system/vendor/bin."

I know that by default, the exectable is installed in location "out/product/prod1/system/bin", I just wanna know a way through which I can install it in another location.

ssb@ubuntu:~/clones/master/vendor/apps/ssbtestapp$ ls

Android.mk  test.c

ssb@ubuntu:~/clones/master/vendor/apps/ssbtestapp$ cat test.c

#include<stdio.h>

int main() {

    printf("Welcome to my test app. Hello World");

    return 0;

}

ssb@ubuntu:~/clones/master/vendor/apps/ssbtestapp$ cat Android.mk

LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)

include $(CLEAR_VARS)

LOCAL_MODULE := ssbtest

LOCAL_MODULE_OWNER := intel

LOCAL_SRC_FILES := test.c

include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)

ssb@ubuntu:~/clones/master/vendor/apps/ssbtestapp$ mm -B

============================================

PLATFORM_VERSION=6.0.1

TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug

OUT_DIR=out

============================================

make: Entering directory `/home/ssb/clones/master'

Import includes file: out/target/product/prod1/obj/EXECUTABLES/ssbtest_intermediates/import_includes

target  C: ssbtest <= vendor/apps/ssbtestapp/test.c

target Executable: ssbtest (out/target/product/prod1/obj/EXECUTABLES/ssbtest_intermediates/LINKED/ssbtest)

target Unpacked: ssbtest (out/target/product/prod1/obj/EXECUTABLES/ssbtest_intermediates/PACKED/ssbtest)

target Symbolic: ssbtest (out/target/product/prod1/symbols/system/bin/ssbtest)

Export includes file: vendor/apps/ssbtestapp/Android.mk -- out/target/product/prod1/obj/EXECUTABLES/ssbtest_intermediates/export_includes

target Strip: ssbtest (out/target/product/prod1/obj/EXECUTABLES/ssbtest_intermediates/ssbtest)

Install: out/target/product/prod1/system/bin/ssbtest

make: Leaving directory `/home/ssb/clones/master'

#### make completed successfully (2 seconds) ####

Can I please know if I can modify the Android.mk file to install it in /system/vendor/bin. It would be great if you guys help me out.

Thanks a lot.

[Dan Willemsen]

You can use LOCAL_PROPRIETARY_MODULE to trigger the move to /vendor/:

LOCAL_PROPRIETARY_MODULE := true

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[Shardul Bhakta]

I tried it out, and it works wonders. 

Thanks so much. I never thought it would be so easy.