Build for star2lte

 Introduction
o What you’ll need
 Build LineageOS and LineageOS Recovery
o Install the SDK
o Install the build packages
 Java
o Create the directories
o Install the repo command
o Put the ~/bin directory in your path of execution
o Initialize the LineageOS source repository
o Download the source code
o Prepare the device-specific code
o Extract proprietary blobs
o Turn on caching to speed up build
o Configure jack
o Start the build
 Install the build
o Success! So… what’s next?
 To get assistance

NOTE: This page is auto-generated for the Samsung Galaxy S9+, based on the device’s
information, located here. You can find similar instructions for every officially-supported
device on this wiki.

Introduction
These instructions will hopefully assist you to start with a stock Samsung Galaxy S9+,
unlock the bootloader (if necessary), and then download the required tools as well as
the very latest source code for LineageOS (based on Google’s Android operating
system) for your device. Using these, you can build both LineageOS and LineageOS
Recovery image from source code, and then install them both to your device.
It is difficult to say how much experience is necessary to follow these instructions. While
this guide is certainly not for the very very very uninitiated, these steps shouldn’t require
a PhD in software development either. Some readers will have no difficulty and breeze
through the steps easily. Others may struggle over the most basic operation. Because
people’s experiences, backgrounds, and intuitions differ, it may be a good idea to read
through just to ascertain whether you feel comfortable or are getting over your head.
Remember, you assume all risk of trying this, but you will reap the rewards! It’s pretty
satisfying to boot into a fresh operating system you baked at home :). And once you’re
an Android-building ninja, there will be no more need to wait for “nightly” builds from
anyone. You will have at your fingertips the skills to build a full operating system from
code to a running device, whenever you want. Where you go from there– maybe you’ll
add a feature, fix a bug, add a translation, or use what you’ve learned to build a new
app or port to a new device– or maybe you’ll never build again– it’s all really up to you.
What you’ll need
 A Samsung Galaxy S9+
 A relatively recent 64-bit computer (Linux, macOS, or Windows) with a
reasonable amount of RAM and about 100 GB of free storage (more if you
enable ccache or build for multiple devices). The less RAM you have, the longer
the build will take (aim for 8 GB or more). Using SSDs results in considerably
faster build times than traditional hard drives.
 A USB cable compatible with the Samsung Galaxy S9+
 A decent internet connection and reliable electricity :)
 Some familiarity with basic Android operation and terminology. It would help if
you’ve installed custom roms on other devices and are familiar with recovery. It
may also be useful to know some basic command line concepts such as cd,
which stands for “change directory”, the concept of directory hierarchies, and that
in Linux they are separated by /, etc.
TIP: If you are not accustomed to using Linux, this is an excellent chance to learn. It’s free –
just download and run a virtual machine (VM) such as VirtualBox, then install a Linux
distribution such as Ubuntu (AOSP vets Ubuntu as well). Any recent 64-bit version should
work great, but the latest Long Term Support (LTS) version is recommended. There are
plenty of instructions on setting up VirtualBox to run Ubuntu, so we’ll leave that to you.
Let’s begin!

Build LineageOS and LineageOS Recovery

NOTE: You only need to do these steps once. If you have already prepared your build
environment and downloaded the source code, skip to Prepare the device-specific code

Install the SDK

If you haven’t previously installed adb and fastboot, you can download them from
Google. Extract it running:

unzip platform-tools-latest-linux.zip -d ~
Now you have to add adb and fastboot to your PATH. Open ~/.profile and add the
following:

# add Android SDK platform tools to path

if [ -d "$HOME/platform-tools" ] ; then

PATH="$HOME/platform-tools:$PATH"

fi

Then, run source ~/.profile to update your environment.

Install the build packages
Several packages are needed to build LineageOS. You can install these using your
distribution’s package manager.
TIP: A package manager in Linux is a system used to install or remove software (usually
originating from the Internet) on your computer. With Ubuntu, you can use the Ubuntu
Software Center. Even better, you may also use the apt-get install command directly in
the Terminal.
To build LineageOS, you’ll need:
 bc bison build-essential ccache curl flex g++-multilib gcc-multilib git
gnupg gperf imagemagick lib32ncurses5-dev lib32readline-dev lib32z1-dev
liblz4-tool libncurses5-dev libsdl1.2-dev libssl-dev libwxgtk3.0-dev
libxml2 libxml2-utils lzop pngcrush rsync schedtool squashfs-tools
xsltproc zip zlib1g-dev
For Ubuntu versions older than 16.04 (xenial), substitute:
 libwxgtk3.0-dev → libwxgtk2.8-dev

Java
Different versions of LineageOS require different JDK (Java Development Kit) versions.
 LineageOS 14.1-15.1: OpenJDK 1.8 (install openjdk-8-jdk)
 LineageOS 11.0-13.0: OpenJDK 1.7 (install openjdk-7-jdk)*
* Ubuntu 16.04 and newer do not have OpenJDK 1.7 in the standard package
repositories. See the Ask Ubuntu question “How do I install openjdk 7 on Ubuntu 16.04
or higher?”. Note that the suggestion to use PPA openjdk-r is outdated (the PPA has
never updated their offering of openjdk-7-jdk, so it lacks security fixes); skip that answer
even if it is the most upvoted.
Create the directories
You’ll need to set up some directories in your build environment.
To create them:

mkdir -p ~/bin

mkdir -p ~/android/lineage

The ~/bin directory will contain the git-repo tool (commonly named “repo”) and
the ~/android/lineage directory will contain the source code of LineageOS.
Install the repo command
Enter the following to download the repo binary and make it executable (runnable):

curl https://storage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo

chmod a+x ~/bin/repo

Put the ~/bin directory in your path of execution

In recent versions of Ubuntu, ~/bin should already be in your PATH. You can check this
by opening ~/.profile with a text editor and verifying the following code exists (add it if
it is missing):

# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists

if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then

PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"

fi

Then, run source ~/.profile to update your environment.

Initialize the LineageOS source repository
The following branches are officially supported for the Samsung Galaxy S9+:
 lineage-15.1
Enter the following to initialize the repository:
NOTE: Make sure the branch you enter here is the one you wish to build!

cd ~/android/lineage

repo init -u https://github.com/LineageOS/android.git -b lineage-15.1

Download the source code

To start the download of the source code to your computer, type the following:

repo sync

The LineageOS manifests include a sensible default configuration for repo, which we
strongly suggest you use (i.e. don’t add any options to sync). For reference, our default
values are -j 4 and -c. The -j 4 part means that there will be four simultaneous
threads/connections. If you experience problems syncing, you can lower this to -j
3 or -j 2. On the other hand, -c will ask repo to pull in only the current branch instead
of all branches that are available on GitHub.
NOTE: This may take a while, depending on your internet speed. Go and have a
beer/coffee/tea/nap in the meantime!
TIP: The repo sync command is used to update the latest source code from LineageOS and
Google. Remember it, as you may want to do it every few days to keep your code base
fresh and up-to-date.

Prepare the device-specific code

After the source downloads, ensure you’re in the root of the source code (cd
~/android/lineage), then type:

source build/envsetup.sh

breakfast star2lte

This will download your device’s device specific configuration and kernel.
IMPORTANT: Some devices require a vendor directory to be populated before breakfast will
succeed. If you receive an error here about vendor makefiles, jump down to Extract
proprietary blobs. The first portion of breakfast should have succeeded, and after
completing you can rerun breakfast
Extract proprietary blobs
NOTE: This step requires to have a device already running the latest LineageOS, based on
the branch you wish to build for. If you don’t have access to such device, refer to Extracting
proprietary blobs from installable zip.
Now ensure your Galaxy S9+ is connected to your computer via the USB cable, with
ADB and root enabled, and that you are in
the~/android/lineage/device/samsung/star2lte folder. Then run the extract-
files.sh script:

./extract-files.sh

The blobs should be pulled into the ~/android/lineage/vendor/samsung folder. If you

see “command not found” errors, adb may need to be placed in ~/bin.
Turn on caching to speed up build
Make use of ccache if you want to speed up subsequent builds by running:

export USE_CCACHE=1

and adding that line to your ~/.bashrc file. Then, specify the maximum amount of disk
space you want ccache to use by typing this:

ccache -M 50G

where 50G corresponds to 50GB of cache. This needs to be run once. Anywhere from
25GB-100GB will result in very noticeably increased build speeds (for instance, a typical
1hr build time can be reduced to 20min). If you’re only building for one device, 25GB-
50GB is fine. If you plan to build for several devices that do not share the same kernel
source, aim for 75GB-100GB. This space will be permanently occupied on your drive,
so take this into consideration. See more information about ccache on Google’s Android
build environment initialization page.
You can also enable the optional ccache compression. While this may involve a slight
performance slowdown, it increases the number of files that fit in the cache. To enable
it, run:

export CCACHE_COMPRESS=1
or add that line to your ~/.bashrc file.
NOTE: If compression is enabled, the ccache size can be lower (aim for approximately 20GB
for one device).

Configure jack
Jack is the currently used Java toolchain for building LineageOS 14.1 and 15.1. It is
known to run out of memory often if not configured correctly - a simple fix is to run this
command:

export ANDROID_JACK_VM_ARGS="-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -XX:+TieredCompilation -Xmx4G"

Adding that command to your ~/.bashrc file will automatically configure Jack to allocate
a sufficient amount of memory (in this case, 4GB).
Start the build
Time to start building! Now, type:

croot

brunch star2lte

The build should begin.

TIP: Want to learn how to sign your own builds? Take a look at Signing builds.

Install the build

Assuming the build completed without errors (it will be obvious when it finishes), type
the following in the terminal window the build ran in:

cd $OUT

There you’ll find all the files that were created. The two files of more interest are:
1. recovery.img, which is the LineageOS recovery image.
2. lineage-15.1-20181116-UNOFFICIAL-star2lte.zip, which is the LineageOS
installer package.
Success! So… what’s next?
You’ve done it! Welcome to the elite club of self-builders. You’ve built your operating
system from scratch, from the ground up. You are the master/mistress of your domain…
and hopefully you’ve learned a bit on the way and had some fun too.

To get assistance
 #LineageOS-dev - A helpful, real-time chat room (or “channel”), on the
Freenode IRC network.