Will changes made and tested on Ubuntu 20.04 be accepted as commits against the AOSP master branch?? The reason I ask this is because the documentation recommends Ubuntu 18.04 as OS (https://source.android.com/setup/build/requirements#os) for building against AOSP master
On Monday, October 12, 2020 at 8:57:27 PM UTC+5:30 andrew_esh wrote: > The AOSP build tools aren't highly sensitive to the exact version of > Ubuntu they are being run on. I have used versions 14.04, 16.04, and 18.04. > Within the last month, I upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04, and I have no doubt that > the AOSP build will work on that platform. I tend to use stable, long term > support (LTS) versions of Ubuntu, just to keep away from experimental > versions of packages. Any LTS version will build AOSP just fine. > > On Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 10:51:17 AM UTC-5 [email protected] > wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> I have to establish a build environment for android. I was going through >> the documentation provided on android website in order to find out that >> which ubuntu version is best for installation. On one page it says >> >> If you're developing against the AOSP master branch, use either Ubuntu >> 18.04 (Bionic Beaver) or the latest versions of macOS and Xcode with >> command line tools installed. >> >> and on the other, it says >> >> The Android build is routinely tested in house on Ubuntu LTS (14.04) and >> Debian testing. Most other distributions should have the required build >> tools available. >> You need a 64-bit version of Ubuntu (14.04 is recommended). >> >> Kindly let me know which version should I install 18.04 or 14.04 >> >> >> Thank you >> >> -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Android Building" mailing list. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-building?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Building" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-building/c13001be-c4d9-45a7-bfa8-c260ea705686n%40googlegroups.com.
