The Android source tree is located in a Git repository hosted by Google. The Git repository includes metadata for the Android source, including changes to the source and when the changes were made. This page describes how to download the source tree for a specific Android code-line.

To start with a factory image for a specific device instead of downloading the source, see Selecting a device build - download an image - raspberry pi or emulator

Installing Repo

Repo is a tool that makes it easier to work with Git in the context of Android. For more information about Repo, see the Repo Command Reference (point to create section) and Repo README.

Repo comes in two parts: One is a launcher script you install, and it communicates with the second part, the full Repo tool included in a source code checkout. To install Repo:

1. Make sure that you have a bin/ directory in your home directory and that it's included in your path:

   mkdir ~/bin PATH=~/bin:$PATH

2. Download the Repo Launcher and ensure that it's executable:

   curl https://storage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo chmod a+x ~/bin/repo

Initializing a Repo client

After installing the Repo Launcher, set up your client to access the Android source repository:

1. Create an empty directory to hold your working files. If you're using macOS, this has to be on a case-sensitive filesystem. Give it any name you like:

   mkdir WORKING_DIRECTORY 
   cd WORKING_DIRECTORY
   
   

2. Configure Git with your real name and email address. To use the Gerrit code-review tool, you need an email address that's connected with a registered Google account. Make sure that this is a live address where you can receive messages. The name that you provide here shows up in attributions for your code submissions.

   git config --global user.name "Your Name" 
   git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
   
   

3. Run repo init to get the latest version of Repo with its most recent bug fixes. You must specify a URL for the manifest, which specifies where the various repositories included in the Android source are placed within your working directory.

   repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest

   repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -m <manifestfile.xml> –b <branch name>

   
   

   example : repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -m rdkv-raspberrypi.xml –b morty

To check out a branch other than master, specify it with -b. For a list of branches, s

1. repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-4.0.1_r1
   

A successful initialization ends with a message stating that Repo is initialized in your working directory. Your client directory should now contain a .repo directory where files such as the manifest are kept.