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21    <h2>In this document</h2>
22    <ol id="auto-toc">
23    </ol>
24  </div>
25</div>
26
27<p>
28  The Android source tree is located in a Git repository hosted by Google. This document
29  describes how to download the source tree for a specific Android code-line.
30</p>
31<h2 id="installing-repo">
32  Installing Repo
33</h2>
34<p>
35  Repo is a tool that makes it easier to work with Git in the context of Android. For more
36  information about Repo, see the <a href="developing.html">Developing</a> section.
37</p>
38<p>
39  To install Repo:
40</p>
41<ol>
42  <li>
43    <p>
44      Make sure you have a bin/ directory in your home directory and that it is included in
45      your path:
46    </p>
47    <pre>
48<code>$ mkdir ~/bin
49$ PATH=~/bin:$PATH
50</code>
51</pre>
52  </li>
53  <li>
54    <p>
55      Download the Repo tool and ensure that it is executable:
56    </p>
57    <pre>
58$ curl https://storage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo &gt; ~/bin/repo
59$ chmod a+x ~/bin/repo
60</pre>
61  </li>
62</ol>
63<p>
64  For version 1.17, the SHA-1 checksum for repo is ddd79b6d5a7807e911b524cb223bc3544b661c28
65</p>
66<p>
67  For version 1.19, the SHA-1 checksum for repo is 92cbad8c880f697b58ed83e348d06619f8098e6c
68</p>
69<p>
70  For version 1.20, the SHA-1 checksum for repo is e197cb48ff4ddda4d11f23940d316e323b29671c
71</p>
72<p>
73  For version 1.21, the SHA-1 checksum for repo is b8bd1804f432ecf1bab730949c82b93b0fc5fede
74</p>
75<h2 id="initializing-a-repo-client">
76  Initializing a Repo client
77</h2>
78<p>
79  After installing Repo, set up your client to access the Android source repository:
80</p>
81<ol>
82  <li>
83    <p>
84      Create an empty directory to hold your working files. If you're using MacOS, this has to
85      be on a case-sensitive filesystem. Give it any name you like:
86    </p>
87<pre>
88$ mkdir WORKING_DIRECTORY
89$ cd WORKING_DIRECTORY
90</pre>
91  </li>
92  <li>
93    <p>
94      Run <code>repo init</code> to bring down the latest version of Repo with all its most
95      recent bug fixes. You must specify a URL for the manifest, which specifies where the
96      various repositories included in the Android source will be placed within your working
97      directory.
98    </p>
99<pre>
100$ repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest
101</pre>
102    <p>
103      To check out a branch other than "master", specify it with <code>-b</code>. For a list of branches, see <a href="build-numbers.html#source-code-tags-and-builds">Source Code Tags and Builds</a>.
104    </p>
105<pre>
106$ repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-4.0.1_r1
107</pre>
108  </li>
109  <li>
110    <p>
111      When prompted, configure Repo with your real name and email address. To use the Gerrit
112      code-review tool, you will need an email address that is connected with a <a href=
113      "https://www.google.com/accounts">registered Google account</a>. Make sure this is a live
114      address at which you can receive messages. The name that you provide here will show up in
115      attributions for your code submissions.
116    </p>
117  </li>
118</ol>
119<p>
120  A successful initialization will end with a message stating that Repo is initialized in your
121  working directory. Your client directory should now contain a <code>.repo</code> directory
122  where files such as the manifest will be kept.
123</p>
124<h2 id="getting-the-files">
125  Downloading the Android Source Tree
126</h2>
127<p>
128  To pull down the Android source tree to your working directory from the repositories as
129  specified in the default manifest, run
130</p>
131<pre>$ repo sync</pre>
132<p>
133  The Android source files will be located in your working directory under their project names.
134  The initial sync operation will take an hour or more to complete. For more about <code>repo
135  sync</code> and other Repo commands, see the <a href="developing.html">Developing</a> section.
136</p>
137<h2 id="using-authentication">
138  Using Authentication
139</h2>
140<p>
141  By default, access to the Android source code is anonymous. To protect the servers against
142  excessive usage, each IP address is associated with a quota.
143</p>
144<p>
145  When sharing an IP address with other users (e.g. when accessing the source repositories from
146  beyond a NAT firewall), the quotas can trigger even for regular usage patterns (e.g. if many
147  users sync new clients from the same IP address within a short period).
148</p>
149<p>
150  In that case, it is possible to use authenticated access, which then uses a separate quota
151  for each user, regardless of the IP address.
152</p>
153<p>
154  The first step is to create a password with <a href=
155  "https://android.googlesource.com/new-password">the password generator</a>
156  and follow the instructions on the password generator page.
157</p>
158<p>
159  The second step is to force authenticated access, by using the following manifest URI:
160  <code>https://android.googlesource.com/a/platform/manifest</code>. Notice how the
161  <code>/a/</code> directory prefix triggers mandatory authentication. You can convert an
162  existing client to use mandatory authentication with the following command:
163</p>
164<pre>
165$ repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/a/platform/manifest
166</pre>
167<h2 id="troubleshooting-network-issues">
168  Troubleshooting network issues
169</h2>
170<p>
171  When downloading from behind a proxy (which is common in some corporate environments), it
172  might be necessary to explicitly specify the proxy that is then used by repo:
173</p>
174<pre>
175$ export HTTP_PROXY=http://&lt;proxy_user_id&gt;:&lt;proxy_password&gt;@&lt;proxy_server&gt;:&lt;proxy_port&gt;
176$ export HTTPS_PROXY=http://&lt;proxy_user_id&gt;:&lt;proxy_password&gt;@&lt;proxy_server&gt;:&lt;proxy_port&gt;
177</pre>
178<p>
179  More rarely, Linux clients experience connectivity issues, getting stuck in the middle of
180  downloads (typically during "Receiving objects"). It has been reported that tweaking the
181  settings of the TCP/IP stack and using non-parallel commands can improve the situation. You
182  need root access to modify the TCP setting:
183</p>
184<pre>
185$ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling=0
186$ repo sync -j1
187</pre>
188<h2 id="using-a-local-mirror">
189  Using a local mirror
190</h2>
191<p>
192  When using several clients, especially in situations where bandwidth is scarce, it is better
193  to create a local mirror of the entire server content, and to sync clients from that mirror
194  (which requires no network access). The download for a full mirror is smaller than the
195  download of two clients, while containing more information.
196</p>
197<p>
198  These instructions assume that the mirror is created in <code>/usr/local/aosp/mirror</code>.
199  The first step is to create and sync the mirror itself. Notice the <code>--mirror</code> flag, which
200  can be specified only when creating a new client:
201</p>
202<pre>
203$ mkdir -p /usr/local/aosp/mirror
204$ cd /usr/local/aosp/mirror
205$ repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/mirror/manifest --mirror
206$ repo sync
207</pre>
208<p>
209  Once the mirror is synced, new clients can be created from it. Note that it's important to
210  specify an absolute path:
211</p>
212<pre>$ mkdir -p /usr/local/aosp/master
213$ cd /usr/local/aosp/master
214$ repo init -u /usr/local/aosp/mirror/platform/manifest.git
215$ repo sync
216</pre>
217<p>
218  Finally, to sync a client against the server, the mirror needs to be synced against the
219  server, then the client against the mirror:
220</p>
221<pre>
222$ cd /usr/local/aosp/mirror
223$ repo sync
224$ cd /usr/local/aosp/master
225$ repo sync
226</pre>
227<p>
228  It's possible to store the mirror on a LAN server and to access it over NFS, SSH or Git. It's
229  also possible to store it on a removable drive and to pass that drive around between users or
230  between machines.
231</p>
232<h2 id="verifying-git-tags">
233  Verifying Git Tags
234</h2>
235<p>
236  Load the following public key into your GnuPG key database. The key is used to sign annotated
237  tags that represent releases.
238</p>
239<pre>
240$ gpg --import
241</pre>
242<p>
243  Copy and paste the key(s) below, then enter EOF (Ctrl-D) to end the input and process the
244  keys.
245</p>
246<pre>
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277</pre>
278<p>
279  After importing the keys, you can verify any tag with
280</p>
281<pre>
282$ git tag -v TAG_NAME
283</pre>
284<p>
285  If you haven't <a href="initializing.html#ccache">set up ccache</a> yet, now would be a good
286  time to do it.
287</p>
288