Thanks,Dan I was able to tackle the above error. I am new to these things. Can u explain this filegroup with an example, like by defining some module, that would be really helpful Thanks in advance
On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 10:19 PM 'Dan Willemsen' via Android Building < [email protected]> wrote: > We don't allow references outside of the current directory and its > subdirectories in Soong. We require the directory with the sources to > opt-into being used by others, either by directly defining the modules, or > by defining filegroup modules that can be used in the src[s] fields via > ":myfilegroup" (colon-prefixed module name). This way we can actually let > you control who uses files within your directory (via visibility), and > tools like `mma` and `atest` are more likely to be able to handle > "build/test everything in this directory" properly. > > So in this case, either move the Android.bp up to the parent path (which > usually makes sense for parents, or for apps that have "src" / "jni" / > "res" dirs, as we do automatically look for files in the same directory for > some things), or define a filegroup in the parent and use it below (this > can be more useful if the same file is used by multiple children, though it > may make more sense to use a static library or something more specific). > > That error is that you have multiple definitions of the same module, and > is unlikely to be related to just moving an Android.bp upwards (unless it > was below a `soong_namespace {}` definition, but that means you weren't > using that Android.bp in the first place). > > - Dan > > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 8:27 AM ____ <[email protected]> wrote: > >> hello, >> say in a Android.bp file srcs:["../../../a.cpp"] >> I am getting the error Path is outside directory "../../../a.cpp"? How to >> overcome this? >> >> Later I tried declaring Android.bp in to a parent folder so that >> srcs:["a.cpp"] but then , >> FAILED: >> build/make/core/base_rules.mk:325: error: /gps-noship/cacert_location: >> MODULE.TARGET.ETC.cacert_location.pem already defined by /prebuilt_HY11. >> 02:01:45 ckati failed with: exit status 1 >> >> #### failed to build some targets (02:16 (mm:ss)) #### >> >> How to overcome these? >> Thanks in advance >> >> -- >> -- >> 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/75ea2ea6-f85b-4577-a98c-1fd42f867150%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-building/75ea2ea6-f85b-4577-a98c-1fd42f867150%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > -- > 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/CALQgHd%3DXqqOGRCSHorr1UFV%3Dok%3DLHqEGmRrru9vGP%2BswDiZTxw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-building/CALQgHd%3DXqqOGRCSHorr1UFV%3Dok%3DLHqEGmRrru9vGP%2BswDiZTxw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- 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/CA%2BVoWj7h3XMDiJY5ukqeMJnt7PPxAfLtrExG0BnLPY_%3DGp9Uyw%40mail.gmail.com.
