Recently, while compiling CM12 for the TBLTETMO, Galaxy Note Edge, I ran into an odd error. I did not get a chance to copy the error message, but essentially it […]
When Jack turns into a Ninja.
Well, Jack doesn’t actually turn into a Ninja. Actually Jack gets beat up by one. On my computer at least. I’ve used Jack for a while now, when compiling Marshmallow […]
Resurrection Remix 5.7.4 for the JFLTETMO
In my continuing quest to provide more roms and kernels for the Samsung Galaxy S4, T-Mobile variant, God has graciously blessed, allowing me to complete the latest addition of Resurrection […]
Insert an explicit cast to silence issue…
In the continuing saga of compiling AOSP 7 for the Samsung Galaxy S4, T-Mobile variant (SGH-M919, JFLTETMO) I ran into an interesting problem. While this used to be a non-issue […]
Compiling: Problems with Jack
Sometimes, Jack just doesn’t want to play. Here is the error I got while trying to compile AOSP 7.0 for the Samsung SGH-M919, T-Mobile S4: [CODE] [ 1% 73/5641] Ensure […]
Device configurations are no longer allowed to change the global flags… error bailing…
Sometimes Android does stuff that is probably a good idea, but is really annoying to the compiler. By compiler, I mean guys or gals like you and I who really […]
How to manually update your custom rom source code with security updates
For those of you who compile your own custom roms directly using AOSP source, the latest security updates are always added in as soon as they occure. For those of […]
Enabling the old Camera api and apps in Android 5 and up
While trying to figure out the problems with video recordings (which were resolved – Praise God!) on the SGH-M919 AOKP Marshmallow ROM, I learned a lot of great things about […]
Adding pre-built apps to your build
One of the big things that always comes up is that of adding pre-built apps to your build. Make is so dynamic that you could add these in just about […]
Using a fallback branch to overcome poor choice of repository branch names
I know that we have looked at fallback branches before, but this really is worth looking at again. Last time, we saw an instance where there was not a branch […]