[Q] Building CM11 from source / Running into error

[SonjaMichelle]

I'm trying to learn a bit about android and ROMs and programming in general. I have limited experience but not a whole lot. I have my environment set up, CM11 source downloaded and my tf701t tree downloaded.

When I go to run 'brunch tf701t' I get a couple of minutes into the build and I run into the following error:

warning: [options] source value 1.5 is obsolete and will be removed in a future release
warning: [options] target value 1.5 is obsolete and will be removed in a future release
warning: [options] To suppress warnings about obsolete options, use -Xlint:-options.
libcore/luni/src/main/java/java/util/EnumMap.java:162: error: incompatible types: Object cannot be converted to E
return type.get(new MapEntry(enumMap.keys[prePosition],
^
where E is a type-variable:
E extends Object declared in class EnumMapIterator
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.
1 error
3 warnings​

I'm using the Sun Java JDK jdk1.7.0_67. I fixed an earlier issue where I it was referencing the OpenJDK and killing the build almost right away. It COULD still be the JDK, there are so many damn versions out there.

I'm at a stopping point, not sure where to go on from here. Any help and suggestions are appreciated.

 

[SonjaMichelle]

OK, I solved that error by uninstalling all JDKs, rebooting then installing Sun JDK 6.

Now it's on to the next problem.

 

[sbdags]

Yes I was going to say I always drop to version 6 rather than 7 first if I get any java errors.

What is your next issue?

 

[SonjaMichelle]

My next issue was missing proprietary files, specifically the icera ones. I'm also missing keystore.tegra.so.

I'm building on a VMWare 10 Ubuntu 14 virtual machine with 4GB alloted of ram and 75GB of cache on an aging HP QuadCore. Not even an i series, so it is slow going.

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[SonjaMichelle]

I got past those errors by locating them and putting them in their proper locations.

The build process took about 8 hours. Zero hour arrived, I backed up my CROMBi-kk installation, loaded up my home cooked cm11 ROM, crossed my fingers and pressed the power button.

Success! Yay me! :laugh:

Everything booted up, wifi located and connected, signed into Google, CyangenMod and proceeded to restore my account.

It was pretty neat to see my name in the about section. :silly:

What I gained from this.
I need a new PC or at least I need to beef this one up a bit.. I bought the old girl in 2009.

I don't really like Ubuntu as a development environment. I don't like Unity, never have. I did install gnome-fallback, but I had issues with the minimal desktop, the dreadful screen blanking that I could just not turn off no matter how many settings and CLI tricks I used. I think I'm going to try Linux Mint next. IMHO it has lower overhead than Ubuntu and should, at least as a VM, give me some better performance.

My problem solving skills have not completely left me in my older years. I left IT some 15+ years to pursue a career in EMS and Firefighting, so my skills have been mostly backseat and hobby like. Being retired I've got the time to putz around and see what I can do. I was glued to Google remembering and dusting off my shell and CLI basics.

Now it is on to learning how to customize and tweak the ROM.