Build Rsync for Android Yourself

To build rsync for Android you’ll need to have the Android NDK installed already.

Then clone the rsync for android source (e.g. from CyanogenMod LineageOS) …

git clone https://github.com/LineageOS/android_external_rsync.git
cd android_external_rsync
# checkout the most recent branch
git checkout cm-14.1

… create the missing

jni/Application.mk

build file (e.g. from this Gist) and adapt it to your case

… and start the build with

export NDK_PROJECT_PATH=pwd ndk-build -d rsync

You’ll find your self-build rsync in

obj/local/*/rsync

. ?

Update 2017-10-06:

  • Updated sources from CyanogenMod to LineageOS.
  • Added links to Gist and Andoid NDK docs
  • Updated steps to work with up-to-date setups

If you get something like the following warnings and errors …

[...]
./flist.c:454:16: warning: implicit declaration of function 'major' is invalid in C99
      [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
                        if ((uint32)major(rdev) == rdev_major)
                                    ^
./flist.c:458:41: warning: implicit declaration of function 'minor' is invalid in C99
      [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
                        if (protocol_version < 30 && (uint32)minor(rdev) <= 0xFFu)
                                                             ^
./flist.c:467:11: warning: implicit declaration of function 'makedev' is invalid in C99
      [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
                        rdev = MAKEDEV(major(rdev), 0);
                               ^
./rsync.h:446:36: note: expanded from macro 'MAKEDEV'
#define MAKEDEV(devmajor,devminor) makedev(devmajor,devminor)
                                   ^
3 warnings generated.
[...]
./flist.c:473: error: undefined reference to 'makedev'
./flist.c:454: error: undefined reference to 'major'
./flist.c:457: error: undefined reference to 'major'
./flist.c:458: error: undefined reference to 'minor'
./flist.c:467: error: undefined reference to 'major'
./flist.c:467: error: undefined reference to 'makedev'
./flist.c:617: error: undefined reference to 'major'
./flist.c:619: error: undefined reference to 'minor'
./flist.c:621: error: undefined reference to 'minor'
./flist.c:788: error: undefined reference to 'makedev'
./flist.c:869: error: undefined reference to 'makedev'
./flist.c:1027: error: undefined reference to 'minor'
clang++: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) 
make: *** [obj/local/armeabi-v7a/rsync] Error 1

… you probably need to update

config.h

and change

/* #undef MAJOR_IN_SYSMACROS */

to

#define MAJOR_IN_SYSMACROS 1

.

5 thoughts on “Build Rsync for Android Yourself”

  1. Android NDK: APP_PLATFORM not set. Defaulting to minimum supported version android-14.    Android NDK: There is no Android.mk under /data/rsync-android/android_external_rsync/jni    Android NDK: If this is intentional  please define APP_BUILD_SCRIPT to point   Android NDK: to a valid NDK build script.    /opt/android-ndk/build/core/add-application.mk:116: *** Android NDK: Aborting…    .  Stop. well you need to provide something for the Application.mk, don’t you?

    1. Sorry, I didn’t notice there was no link to the Gist in the text. Now it’s there. ?

    1. I’m sorry, but no. I needed an up-to-date rsync to scratch my own itch and this post was basically me documenting the “missing parts” from the documentation for my future self (and maybe others ?).

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