I will try to collect here useful tips for making Android development work for command-line loving person like me. See Android G1 if you are interested in hardware.

ADB

Part of http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

Remote adb access

dpavlin@t61p:~/Downloads/android$ adb shell
# setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555

dpavlin@t61p:~$ ssh -R 5555:192.168.1.40:5555 klin

dpavlin@klin:~$ adb connect 127.0.0.1:5555

dpavlin@klin:~$ adb devices
List of devices attached 
127.0.0.1:5555  device

provision device

• http://balloonboard.org/balloonwiki/AndroidBalloon

adb shell
su
cd /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases
sqlite3 settings.db
INSERT INTO system (name, value) VALUES ('device_provisioned', 1);
.exit

CyanogenMod

• http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Compile_CyanogenMod_for_Dream_%26_Sapphire
• enable swap with 99swapon in /system/etc/init.d/

A lot of host dependencies to install and build.

dpavlin@android:/srv/cyanogen$ . build/envsetup.sh
dpavlin@android:/srv/cyanogen$ lunch
dpavlin@android:/srv/cyanogen$ make -j8

flashing

Transfer files you just built:

dpavlin@x200:/virtual/android/cyanogen$ rsync -v android:/srv/cyanogen/out/target/product/dream_sapphire/{boot.img,recovery.img,system.img,android-info.txt} 2010-09-25/

Download fastboot from http://developer.htc.com/adp.html

Start G1 by pressing camera+power button

dpavlin@x200:/virtual/android/cyanogen$ sudo ./fastboot devices
HT840GZ00000    fastboot

dpavlin@x200:/virtual/android/cyanogen$ sudo sh -c "ANDROID_PRODUCT_OUT=2010-09-25/ ./fastboot flashall"
--------------------------------------------
Bootloader Version...: 1.33.2005
Baseband Version.....: 2.22.19.26I
Serial Number........: HT840GZ33728
--------------------------------------------
checking product... OKAY
checking version-bootloader... OKAY
sending 'boot' (2234 KB)... OKAY
writing 'boot'... OKAY
sending 'recovery' (3308 KB)... OKAY
writing 'recovery'... OKAY
sending 'system' (92239 KB)... OKAY
writing 'system'... OKAY
rebooting... 

• review changes: http://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_vendor_cyanogen/blob/froyo/CHANGELOG.mkdn

SL4A

• http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/wiki/RemoteControl

x86

• http://www.android-x86.org/getsourcecode

froyo 2.2

dpavlin@android:/srv/android-x86$ repo init -u git://git.android-x86.org/manifest.git -b froyo-x86
dpavlin@android:/srv/android-x86$ repo sync

# configure build
dpavlin@android:/srv/android-x86$ . build/envsetup.sh
dpavlin@android:/srv/android-x86$ lunch

# build
dpavlin@android:/srv/android-x86$ make -j8

audio doesn't work

eclair 2.1

dpavlin@android:/srv/android-x86$ repo init -u git://git.android-x86.org/manifest.git -b eclair-x86
dpavlin@android:/srv/android-x86$ repo sync
dpavlin@android:/srv/android-x86$ make -j8 iso_img TARGET_PRODUCT=generic_x86
# doesn't work

dpavlin@android:/srv/android-x86$ make -j8 iso_img TARGET_PRODUCT=eeepc

Application build process

• http://www.alittlemadness.com/2010/06/07/understanding-the-android-build-process/

repo

• http://source.android.com/source/git-repo.html
• enviroment vars: REPO_PROJECT REPO_PATH REPO_REMOTE
• see git command output: export REPO_TRACE=1
• export md5 hashes of verything (create tag): repo manifest -r -o tag.xml

repack applications

• http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/

repository with scripts