Those aren't categories, they are just the first part of the paths of the 100 or so separate git projects of Android.
The open source site has a lot of material on retrieving and building: http://source.android.com/source/download.html <http://source.android.com/source/download.html>Note on that page: "If you would like to check out a branch other than "master", specify it with -b, like: $ repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git -b cupcake " On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 9:20 PM, tungsys <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I have question about the Android Git source tree Category ( > http://android.git.kernel.org/ ) > The Category has 4 branch: Device, Kernel, Platform, Tools . What is > the purpose of each branch ? > And if i want to get the Android source code from the Git, what git > link should i use ? ( is it this link : git:// > android.git.kernel.org/kernel/common.git > ) > and if i want to get the Eclair branch , what git link should i use ? > I cannot find the git link for the previous branch of Android in the > git tree. > > Thanks > Tung > > -- > unsubscribe: > [email protected]<android-porting%[email protected]> > website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- unsubscribe: [email protected] website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting
