Custom Android ROM’s courtesy of the CyanogenMod Compiler Project:
Does command line type coding scare the hell out of you?
If so, you may not be as interested in this as those of you who are happy getting knee deep in varying degrees of code wilderness depending on your own desires.
Benefits of using CyanogenMod:
Those of you who hate Apple will no doubt be loving this article, as it shows what can be done with an operating system that is less closed than its Apple iOS counterpart.
Here we see a developer going by the name of, “lithid-cm”, an active member of the XDA Forums, showcasing a new variety of the popular CMC or Cyanogenmod Compiler.
In this exciting development users will be able to install a custom Android ROM version of the operating system of your choice (assuming compatibility with your device).
There are current limitations on this, such as only being able to remove unwanted languages and wallpapers, but in time as more and more options are added and once you have decided what you are looking to compile, you can simply create your new ROM, name it and offer it to the world.
Big plans:
There are bigger plans for this compiler in the future and people are encouraged to get involved and start work on more features to enable even more customisation of your own ROM’s.
I personally feel more options would be useful for this compiler than what is on offer in its current phase, but as with all things acorn like, they have to start somewhere, so well done for the work so far.
Sounds like a pain in the a*** though:
Do not get me wrong, I love smartphones, but would prefer they just do the job they are designed for and let me get on with enjoying their functionality not their innards.
I could not care less about removing languages if it meant losing an hour of my life or more to do it, a good job we are not all the same I suppose.
Maybe I miss the point, and just do not engage a certain part of my brain like the people on the XDA forums appear to do, or perhaps I am lazy and just want things to work well from the start.
Is all this tinkering something you want to do and feel obliged to get involved in as you are a “free” Android user? Or does it stink of messing with something that should just bloody well work properly from the start?
Anthony Munns