How to add relative path for srcs :[] in android.bp file

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I m using androidmk tool to convert Android.mk files to Android.bp at many places we have Android.mk chanining so it produces relative path for srcs:[], but its not working with Android.bp build. Throwing error : Path is outside directory: ../../XX.cpp

srcs:[ "example1.cpp" "../../example2.cpp" --- error for this file ]

Path is outside directory:"../../example2.cpp"

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 23 '19 at 12:56

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This is not allowed in Soong. You have to move your Android.bp to a common parent folder so that it looks like this.

srcs: ["a/b/example1.cpp", "example2.cpp"]

answered Jul 23 '19 at 12:56

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Is there any other workaround ... since i have a lot of Android.mk files chained ?? It will take some efforts for me to realign allow the Android.mk files ?? – Shabaz Khan Jul 23 '19 at 13:43
You could try creating symlinks of your sources in the `Android.bp` folder or a subfolder of it if you don't mind willingly bypass `Soong` checks: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/build/soong/+/refs/heads/pie-release/android/paths_test.go#61 – Simpl Jul 23 '19 at 13:50

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 07 '20 at 08:58

We don't allow references outside of the current directory and its subdirectories in Soong

There are two ways to overcome to resolve the above issue.

defining filegroup modules that can be used in the src[s] fields via ":myfilegroup".

Define the below code in parent or root dir:

    filegroup {
    name: "commaonfile",
    srcs: ["common/**/*.cpp"],
}

And use the filegroup in inner dirs where wants to use like below code:

cc_binary {
name: "abc"
srcs: [
       "src/a/b/abc.cpp"
       ":commaonfile"
      ],
}

shift all the Android.bp to parent dir and make it work.

How to add relative path for srcs :[] in android.bp file

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