Development

The CyanogenMod Learning Center

Developer Basics

• How to enable the hidden Performance/Developer options settings in CyanogenMod
• Installing and configuring the Android SDK (Software Development Kit)
• Using adb to communicate between your device and your computer
• Using fastboot to communicate between your device and your computer
• Using logcat to troubleshoot issues and report problems
• Glossary of Common Terminology
• The CyanogenMod Issue Tracking System
• View the latest accepted changes: changelog.bbqdroid.org, cmxlog.com

Learning To Build CM

• Why Build CyanogenMod?
• Building Basics – Basic language info, .mk files, Makefiles, and the /build directory, the $OUT directory, and shortcuts every CyanogenMod developer should know.
• Setting up a Virtual Machine for CyanogenMod development
• Tracking the source code – An introduction to Git and GitHub
• Importing into Eclipse – A small how-to on importing CM source into the Eclipse IDE.
• Importing into IntelliJ – A small how-to on importing CM source into the IntelliJ/Android Studio.
• Using manifests – Add, remove, or replace source code repositories with local_manifest.xml
• Recreating CM Releases with Manifests – How to build for your device exactly like the buildbots do.
• Envsetup help – what typing . build/envsetup.sh actually does, including CyanogenMod-specific build shortcuts.
• External Android Development Resources (Master List) – The Internet Helps You Learn. Free links that teach Java, C, C++, and all things Android

Intermediate Development

• Dealing with Build Errors
• “make clean” vs. “make clobber“
• What’s where? – a peek into the source code directories
• After you build – You’ve successfully built CM. Now what?
• Adding your own app – Tutorial: How to add your own app to the build
• Submitting code for review with Gerrit: what it is, and how to use it
• Translate CM – Guide: How to translate CyanogenMod’s features to your own language
• The “edify” scripting language – how .zip files work

Advanced Topics

• An Introduction To Porting – want to port CM to a new device? Here are some tips.
• Integrated Kernel Building – some info about CM’s automatic kernel-building.
• Submitting A Port – How to get your port to a new device accepted as “official”.
• Configure SSH access on your device (OpenSSH) – How-to setup SSH on your device.
• Configure SSH access on your device (Legacy – CM7) – How-to setup SSH on your device.

Device Maintainers Only

• Some Tips – how to skip gerrit and push straight to the repo.