Recompiling ICS SystemUI.apk

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Hey guys, I'm trying to mess around with the SystemUI from DAGr8's latest ics rom. I can't get it to recompile with apktool. Are there any other ways to edit XML and recompile?

sent from my iPhone killers killer, Samsung Galaxy Note.

I was trying to decompile/compile the ICS framework-res.apk to try to get CRT off animation working and encountered this problem too. I don't know how the Devs do it so easily.

y don't u just rename to .zip and unpack then when u r done repack and then rename to .apk, the apk is that same as a zip file. or are u just trying to edit the xml files?

Originally Posted by Bradl79

y don't u just rename to .zip and unpack then when u r done repack and then rename to .apk, the apk is that same as a zip file. or are u just trying to edit the xml files?

I am trying to edit the xml files.

Here is the output generated by apktool when I try and recompile:

justin@justin-MS-7681:~/themes/ics$ apktool b -d -f ./systemui/
I: Smaling...
I: Building resources...
invalid resource directory name: /home/justin/themes/ics/./systemui/res/drawable-sw600dp-hdpi
invalid resource directory name: /home/justin/themes/ics/./systemui/res/values-sw400dp
invalid resource directory name: /home/justin/themes/ics/./systemui/res/layout-sw600dp
invalid resource directory name: /home/justin/themes/ics/./systemui/res/values-sw600dp-port
invalid resource directory name: /home/justin/themes/ics/./systemui/res/values-sw720dp
invalid resource directory name: /home/justin/themes/ics/./systemui/res/layout-sw800dp
invalid resource directory name: /home/justin/themes/ics/./systemui/res/values-sw600dp
invalid resource directory name: /home/justin/themes/ics/./systemui/res/drawable-sw600dp-xhdpi
invalid resource directory name: /home/justin/themes/ics/./systemui/res/values-sw720dp-port
invalid resource directory name: /home/justin/themes/ics/./systemui/res/values-sw800dp
Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [aapt, p, -F, /tmp/APKTOOL2621526238038345530.tmp, -I, /home/justin/apktool/framework/1.apk, -S, /home/justin/themes/ics/./systemui/res, -M, /home/justin/themes/ics/./systemui/AndroidManifest.xml]
at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(An drolibResources.java:193)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Androlib .java:301)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResources(Androlib.jav a:248)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:171)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:154)
at brut.apktool.Main.cmdBuild(Main.java:182)
at brut.apktool.Main.main(Main.java:67)
Caused by: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [aapt, p, -F, /tmp/APKTOOL2621526238038345530.tmp, -I, /home/justin/apktool/framework/1.apk, -S, /home/justin/themes/ics/./systemui/res, -M, /home/justin/themes/ics/./systemui/AndroidManifest.xml]
at brut.util.OS.exec(OS.java:83)
at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(An drolibResources.java:191)
... 6 more
justin@justin-MS-7681:~/themes/ics$

Open up the apk with 7 zip and remove the classes.dex before decompiling and then put it back in after recompiling. See if that helps. Did you change any of the files in the folders that are throwing errors?

Originally Posted by hyukki

I was trying to decompile/compile the ICS framework-res.apk to try to get CRT off animation working and encountered this problem too. I don't know how the Devs do it so easily.

Decompile with apktool 1.4.2 and recompile with 1.4.3. But the CRT animation is not an easy framework change like GB. It is further ingrained in the system and will require modifying additional files.