compilation error while building kitkat...No rule to make target `out/host/linux-x86/bin/dx

[rajkumar]

HI ,
 I am building android kitkat ...build script was taken from linaro...
after complete repo sync when it starts conliling after few min...it throws an error

Notice file: frameworks/base/tools/aidl/NOTICE -- out/host/linux-x86/obj/NOTICE_FILES/src//bin/aidl.txt
cat out/host/linux-x86/obj/EXECUTABLES/aidl_intermediates/aidl_language_y.hpp >> out/host/linux-x86/obj/EXECUTABLES/aidl_intermediates/aidl_language_y.h
make: *** No rule to make target `out/host/linux-x86/bin/dx', needed by `out/target/common/obj/APPS/BasicDreams_intermediates/classes-with-local.dex'. Stop.
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
echo '#endif' >> out/host/linux-x86/obj/EXECUTABLES/aidl_intermediates/aidl_language_y.h
rm -f out/host/linux-x86/obj/EXECUTABLES/aidl_intermediates/aidl_language_y.hpp
Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
Note: Some input files use unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.

what could be the possible solution?

[Christopher Latham (sudosurootdev)]

What variant of KitKat are you building? Plain AOSP or CM-11.0 or what? Also, for what device?

The problem is most likely that you need the following line in your platform/external/dexmaker/Android.mk file.

LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(call all-java-files-under, src/main/java src/dx/java)

If not that, than you probably do not have the platform_external_dexmaker project in your manifest and will need to add it and then repo sync again, or git clone it into platform/external/dexmaker.

If building AOSP here is a list of the projects: https://android.googlesource.com/?format=HTML