Getting the latest source

Question

How do I get the latest Android Open Source Project (AOSP) source on windows?

I do not want to build, interested in seeing core applications/services etc. to learn for use in my own application development.

Is Linux Virtual Machine the only way?

One option would be to browse the source online http://grepcode.com/project/repository.grepcode.com/java/ext/com.google.android/android-apps/ — dymmeh, May 04 '12 at 20:41
Is this what you're looking for? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2746407/how-can-i-check-out-android-source-code-in-windows-os — eduardohl, May 04 '12 at 20:59
For just browsing the source, I typically just use online resources (wastes less disk space). Both the above GrepCode link and https://github.com/android are my go-to references. I'm curious what you think is incomplete about them? — devunwired, May 04 '12 at 21:00
Well, I wanted to see default implementation of Keyboard what I assume resides in LatinIME, but, the GrepCode repository to it only contains `res`, no `src` folder. — tomsseisums, May 04 '12 at 21:11
I think what you're looking for is all contained in the com.android.inputmethod package; this is where the XML files in LatinIME point. For instance, here's a link to the LatinKeyboard.java file: http://grepcode.com/file/repository.grepcode.com/java/ext/com.google.android/android-apps/4.0.3_r1/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/LatinKeyboard.java?av=f — devunwired, May 04 '12 at 21:25

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:11

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I believe the site you're looking for is http://source.android.com/.

A number of interesting solutions appear here: Where can I find Android source code online?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:11

Community

answered May 04 '12 at 20:49

Sparky

Been there, done that, git just throws out errors all the time about missing libraries and stuff for python. – tomsseisums May 04 '12 at 20:51
Huh. I confess I didn't do it on Windows. – Sparky May 04 '12 at 20:53

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 06 '12 at 12:51

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Oracle VM VirtualBox + Debian 6 and packages - git, curl results in a full-blow error-free repository synchronization.

I doubt there are better ways to get AOSP on Windows.

P.S. Debian can be replaced with any other Linux distribution.

answered May 06 '12 at 12:51

tomsseisums

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