The build system AOSP and CyanogenMod have some interesting shell scripts that make it easier to build various parts of the system:
breakfast [device] -- selects a particular device for building
brunch [device] -- building the entire image for the device
mka bacon -- almost the same as brunch, but, mmm.... bacon....
mm [make_args] -- builds whatever module you happen to be in, just that
module
mmp [make_args] -- builds whatever module you happen to be in, just that
module, and pushes it to the device
So... the mm and mmp directives seem like great shortcuts to shorten your develop / compile / test cycle, right? But what about editor completion? You can't invoke mm and mmp in a vim session in order to munch on the compile errors?! Fret not! Now you can!
The first step is a couple of nifty shell scripts. They probably represent a horrible compromise of your security, so use with care. But here they are...
The first is a server of sorts, it sits in a open shell session, one that's all setup to build Android:
#!/bin/bash
FIFO_STDINP="/tmp/do_over_there.stdinp.fifo"
FIFO_STDOUT="/tmp/do_over_there.stdout.fifo"
FIFO_STDERR="/tmp/do_over_there.stderr.fifo"
do_stuff_here() {
rm -vf $FIFO_STDINP
rm -vf $FIFO_STDOUT
rm -vf $FIFO_STDERR
mkfifo $FIFO_STDINP
mkfifo $FIFO_STDOUT
mkfifo $FIFO_STDERR
while read line <$FIFO_STDINP ; do
echo "Running: $line"
eval $line >$FIFO_STDOUT 2>$FIFO_STDERR
done
}
You run this script like so:
$ . ~/Scripts/do_over_there_listen.sh ; do_stuff_here
removed `/tmp/do_over_there.stdinp.fifo'
removed `/tmp/do_over_there.stdout.fifo'
removed `/tmp/do_over_there.stderr.fifo'
The next step is a script that takes the place of make in your vim session:
#!/bin/bash
D=$(dirname $(readlink -f ${BASH_SOURCE}))
source "$D/do_over_there_listen.sh"
echo "mm $@" >$FIFO_STDINP
cat $FIFO_STDOUT &
cat $FIFO_STDERR >&2 &
wait
Then, the final piece of the puzzle is to tell vim to use the new "make"
command with (after chmod +x do_over_there of course):
set makeprg=~/path/to/do_over_there
Finally, you'll be able to compile with the AOSP and CyanogenMod build system niceties but then suck those error logs into vim. Like so:
