Name: R8
URL: https://r8.googlesource.com/r8
Version: 3.0.33
License: BSD 3-Clause
License File: NOT_SHIPPED
Security Critical: no
Description:
lib/r8.jar
- Contains R8 (proguard replacement) as well as D8 (dexer).
3pp
- Contains code for 3pp-linux-amd64-packager to package and upload new versions of r8.
desugar_jdk_libs.json
- Configuration for Java library desugaring.
- Taken from
//third_party/android_deps/libs/com_android_tools_desugar_jdk_libs_configuration/
inside the jar file, in META-INF/desugar/d8/desugar.json. License is also BSD
3-Clause (the r8 version).
R8 is a proguard-like optimizer that also has the ability to dex.
Local Modifications:
- Refer to commit descriptions within "3pp/patches" directory.
- Added "playground" directory for quick "how does this optimize" tests.
- Removed references to ConcurrentHashMap and TimeZone#getTimeZone in desugar_jdk_libs.json.
- Added "java/src/org/chromium/build/CustomD8.java", custom_d8.jar, and BUILD.gn.
- Used in "build/android/gyp/dex.py" to enable desugar dependencies.
Update Instructions:
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For the custom d8 jar:
- This is required only when CustomD8.java changes.
- Uncomment the flag --skip-custom-d8 in internal_rules.gni to avoid depending
on the previously built custom_d8.jar.
autoninja -C out/Debug third_party/r8:custom_d8_java
cp out/Debug/obj/third_party/r8/custom_d8_java.javac.jar third_party/r8/custom_d8.jar
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For a new version of r8:
- Find the latest successful run of the build bot:
- Go to its log page and look under:
- Expand "building chromium/third_party/r8" to see the CIPD instance ID.
- Copy this instance ID to the r8 entry in //DEPS.
- Update this file with the new version string and submit.
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If patching fails:
git clone https://r8.googlesource.com/r8
cd r8
- Find latest tag:
git fetch origin --tags
git tag -l # Often unnecessary as output from the fetch includes recent tags.
git checkout $TAG # e.g. 3.0.25-dev, whichever tag failed patching.
- Apply patches:
git checkout -b my_branch
git am $CHROMIUM_SRC/third_party/r8/patches/*.patch
- Fix patch conflicts.
- Save new patches. Change number if expecting more or fewer patches:
git format-patch -3 -o $CHROMIUM_SRC/third_party/r8/3pp/patches
- Submit these fixed patches and the bot will automatically retry.
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Local development (see above for setting up the r8 repo):
- Build
tools/gradle.py r8
- Shrink (improves r8/d8 launch time):
java -jar build/libs/r8.jar --debug --classfile --output r8.jar
--lib $CHROMIUM_SRC/third_party/jdk/current --pg-conf src/main/keep.txt
--no-minification --no-desugaring build/libs/r8.jar
mv $CHROMIUM_SRC/third_party/r8/lib/r8.jar{,.bak}
cp r8.jar $CHROMIUM_SRC/third_party/r8/lib/r8.jar
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Update backported methods list:
cd $CHROMIUM_SRC
java -cp third_party/r8/lib/r8.jar com.android.tools.r8.BackportedMethodList --min-api 16 > third_party/r8/backported_methods.txt
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Update instructions for desugar_jdk_libs.json:
unzip -p third_party/android_deps/libs/com_android_tools_desugar_jdk_libs_configuration/*.jar META-INF/desugar/d8/desugar.json > third_party/r8/desugar_jdk_libs.json
- Remove all mentions of ConcurrentHashMap and TimeZone#getTimeZone and remove trailing commas.
- Update //build/config/android/internal_rules.gni to point at the new .jar files:
- desugar_jdk_libs-1.1.1.jar
- desugar_jdk_libs_configuration-1.1.1.jar
How to file bugs against R8:
- Copy & paste the failing ninja command (starts with proguard.py), and add --dump-inputs.
- This also works for dex.py, it produces d8inputs.zip
- File bug at go/r8bug
- Things to include (use discretion if some are not relevant):
- src revision bug reproduces at
- Repro steps (gn gen & autoninja commands)
- Prefer enable_chrome_android_internal=false
- The r8inputs.zip from --dump-inputs
- Any relevant dexdump analysis
How to submit CLs to R8:
- Request to be added to their allowlist in order to upload CLs.
- After CLs are submitted, check the bots for build breakage.