Syntax to remove packages from AndroidProducts.mk

[Dave Smith]

So I know that we can use syntax like the following in our device's AndroidProducts.mk file to apply custom packages on top of what the standard AOSP build would include:

PRODUCT_PACKAGES := \

ApiDemos \

SoundRecorder \

$(call inherit-product, build/target/product/generic.mk)

But is there a syntax we can use to REMOVE standard packages from the build inside of this file without having to copy the entire PRODUCT_PACKAGES listing there?  I don't want to remove the call to inherit-product, because that script copies in more than just the packages list, and we don't have any reason to modify all those variables as well.  Is there something like `PRODUCT_PACKAGES -= Launcher2` or something?

Any help greatly appreciated!

[Jean-Baptiste Queru]

There's no way to explicitly remove packages.

However, you can override packages: in the Android.mk for your
replacement for Launcher2, set LOCAL_OVERRIDES_PACKAGES := Launcher2.
When your replacement is included in a product, Launcher2 won't be
included.

JBQ

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[Dave Smith]

Thanks JBQ, I'll take a look at the local overrides.

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