I don't know what i'm doing wrong?

[Nick Silverstein]

I am trying to build android-x86 oreo. This is my first time building from source code. I followed your guide on android-x86.org. I don't know what i'm doing wrong.

This is the error i'm getting:
[  0% 1/55730] build out/target/product/x86/obj/FAKE/selinux_policy_intermediates/reqd_policy_mask.conf
FAILED: out/target/product/x86/obj/FAKE/selinux_policy_intermediates/reqd_policy_mask.conf
/bin/bash -c "m4          -D mls_num_sens=1 -D mls_num_cats=1024         -D target_build_variant=user         -D target_with_dexpreopt=true         -D target_arch=x86         -D target_with_asan=false         -D target_full_treble=false         -s system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/security_classes system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/initial_sids system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/access_vectors system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/mls_macros system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/mls_decl system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/mls system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/reqd_mask.te system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/roles_decl system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/roles system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/users system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/initial_sid_contexts > out/target/product/x86/obj/FAKE/selinux_policy_intermediates/reqd_policy_mask.conf"
/bin/bash: out/target/product/x86/obj/FAKE/selinux_policy_intermediates/reqd_policy_mask.conf: Permission denied
[  0% 2/55730] build out/target/product/x86/obj/FAKE/selinux_policy_intermediates/plat_pub_policy.conf
FAILED: out/target/product/x86/obj/FAKE/selinux_policy_intermediates/plat_pub_policy.conf
/bin/bash -c "m4          -D mls_num_sens=1 -D mls_num_cats=1024         -D target_build_variant=user         -D target_with_dexpreopt=true         -D target_arch=x86         -D target_with_asan=false         -D target_full_treble=false         -s system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/security_classes system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/initial_sids system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/access_vectors system/sepolicy/public/global_macros system/sepolicy/public/neverallow_macros system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/mls_macros system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/mls_decl system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/mls system/sepolicy/public/te_macros system/sepolicy/public/attributes system/sepolicy/public/ioctl_defines system/sepolicy/public/ioctl_macros system/sepolicy/public/adbd.te system/sepolicy/public/asan_extract.te system/sepolicy/public/audioserver.te system/sepolicy/public/blkid.te system/sepolicy/public/blkid_untrusted.te system/sepolicy/public/bluetooth.te system/sepolicy/public/bootanim.te system/sepolicy/public/bootstat.te system/sepolicy/public/bufferhubd.te system/sepolicy/public/cameraserver.te system/sepolicy/public/charger.te system/sepolicy/public/clatd.te system/sepolicy/public/cppreopts.te system/sepolicy/public/crash_dump.te system/sepolicy/public/device.te system/sepolicy/public/dex2oat.te system/sepolicy/public/dhcp.te system/sepolicy/public/display_service_server.te system/sepolicy/public/dnsmasq.te system/sepolicy/public/domain.te system/sepolicy/public/drmserver.te system/sepolicy/public/dumpstate.te system/sepolicy/public/ephemeral_app.te system/sepolicy/public/file.te system/sepolicy/public/fingerprintd.te system/sepolicy/public/fsck.te system/sepolicy/public/fsck_untrusted.te system/sepolicy/public/gatekeeperd.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_allocator.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_audio.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_bluetooth.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_bootctl.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_camera.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_configstore.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_contexthub.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_drm.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_dumpstate.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_fingerprint.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_gatekeeper.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_gnss.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_graphics_allocator.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_graphics_composer.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_health.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_ir.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_keymaster.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_light.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_memtrack.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_neverallows.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_nfc.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_oemlock.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_power.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_sensors.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_telephony.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_tetheroffload.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_thermal.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_tv_cec.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_tv_input.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_usb.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_vibrator.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_vr.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_weaver.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_wifi.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_wifi_offload.te system/sepolicy/public/hal_wifi_supplicant.te system/sepolicy/public/healthd.te system/sepolicy/public/hwservice.te system/sepolicy/public/hwservicemanager.te system/sepolicy/public/idmap.te system/sepolicy/public/incident.te system/sepolicy/public/incidentd.te system/sepolicy/public/init.te system/sepolicy/public/inputflinger.te system/sepolicy/public/install_recovery.te system/sepolicy/public/installd.te system/sepolicy/public/isolated_app.te system/sepolicy/public/kernel.te system/sepolicy/public/keystore.te system/sepolicy/public/lmkd.te system/sepolicy/public/logd.te system/sepolicy/public/logpersist.te system/sepolicy/public/mdnsd.te system/sepolicy/public/mediacodec.te system/sepolicy/public/mediadrmserver.te system/sepolicy/public/mediaextractor.te system/sepolicy/public/mediametrics.te system/sepolicy/public/mediaserver.te system/sepolicy/public/modprobe.te system/sepolicy/public/mtp.te system/sepolicy/public/net.te system/sepolicy/public/netd.te system/sepolicy/public/netutils_wrapper.te system/sepolicy/public/nfc.te system/sepolicy/public/otapreopt_chroot.te system/sepolicy/public/otapreopt_slot.te system/sepolicy/public/performanced.te system/sepolicy/public/perfprofd.te system/sepolicy/public/platform_app.te system/sepolicy/public/postinstall.te system/sepolicy/public/postinstall_dexopt.te system/sepolicy/public/ppp.te system/sepolicy/public/preopt2cachename.te system/sepolicy/public/priv_app.te system/sepolicy/public/profman.te system/sepolicy/public/property.te system/sepolicy/public/racoon.te system/sepolicy/public/radio.te system/sepolicy/public/recovery.te system/sepolicy/public/recovery_persist.te system/sepolicy/public/recovery_refresh.te system/sepolicy/public/rild.te system/sepolicy/public/runas.te system/sepolicy/public/sdcardd.te system/sepolicy/public/service.te system/sepolicy/public/servicemanager.te system/sepolicy/public/sgdisk.te system/sepolicy/public/shared_relro.te system/sepolicy/public/shell.te system/sepolicy/public/slideshow.te system/sepolicy/public/su.te system/sepolicy/public/surfaceflinger.te system/sepolicy/public/system_app.te system/sepolicy/public/system_server.te system/sepolicy/public/tee.te system/sepolicy/public/tombstoned.te system/sepolicy/public/toolbox.te system/sepolicy/public/tzdatacheck.te system/sepolicy/public/ueventd.te system/sepolicy/public/uncrypt.te system/sepolicy/public/untrusted_app.te system/sepolicy/public/untrusted_app_25.te system/sepolicy/public/untrusted_v2_app.te system/sepolicy/public/update_engine.te system/sepolicy/public/update_engine_common.te system/sepolicy/public/update_verifier.te system/sepolicy/public/vdc.te system/sepolicy/public/vendor_shell.te system/sepolicy/public/vendor_toolbox.te system/sepolicy/public/virtual_touchpad.te system/sepolicy/public/vndservice.te system/sepolicy/public/vndservicemanager.te system/sepolicy/public/vold.te system/sepolicy/public/vr_hwc.te system/sepolicy/public/watchdogd.te system/sepolicy/public/webview_zygote.te system/sepolicy/public/wificond.te system/sepolicy/public/zygote.te system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/reqd_mask.te system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/roles_decl system/sepolicy/public/roles system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/roles system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/users system/sepolicy/reqd_mask/initial_sid_contexts > out/target/product/x86/obj/FAKE/selinux_policy_intermediates/plat_pub_policy.conf"
/bin/bash: out/target/product/x86/obj/FAKE/selinux_policy_intermediates/plat_pub_policy.conf: Permission denied
[  0% 4/55730] build out/target/product/x86/obj/ETC/plat_sepolicy.cil_intermediates/plat_policy.conf
ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
21:58:10 ninja failed with: exit status 1
build/core/main.mk:21: recipe for target 'run_soong_ui' failed
make: *** [run_soong_ui] Error 1

#### make failed to build some targets (02:10 (mm:ss)) ####


What does this mean? How can I build this?

Thank You!

[DANiO]

Hi, are you running as root user?
look at "/bin/bash: out/target/product/x86/obj/FAKE/selinux_policy_intermediates/plat_pub_policy.conf: Permission denied"