How to compile Android from source?

Question

I want to compile the source code of my android phone. I have an Alcatel OT6010D Android 4.1.1 . Source code for my device is available from Vendor. Here is the link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/alcatel/files/OT_6010D_20130509.tar.xz/download

But I don't know what to do with this source how to compile it etc. If anyone could guide me, it would be so nice.

Just to for orientation I am an Embedded system programmer so if someone could tell me some starting point it would be a nice start for me.

Thanks

Answer 1

You can start at The Android Source Code .

At Downloading and Building , you have subitems Building the System , which describes the common parts, Building for devices , describing specific information to individual devices and Building Kernels , if you just want to build the kernel alone.