A script to use the Android ART compiler to generate x86 binaries from apk files. Tested with Android 5.1.1_r4

gistfile1.txt

# How to use ART to compile arm oat files on the host:
#  - Get source code according to https://source.android.com/source/downloading.html
#  - source build/envsetup.sh
#  - mm build-art
#  - Use this script in the source root directory to compile APKs

CWD=`pwd`
export ANDROID_DATA="${CWD}/out/host/datadir/dalvik-cache/x86_64"
export ANDROID_ROOT="${CWD}/out/host/linux-x86"
BOOT_IMAGE="${CWD}/out/host/linux-x86/framework/core.art"
OUTPUT="${CWD}/out/oatfiles/x86"

mkdir -p $OUTPUT
mkdir -p $ANDROID_DATA
out/host/linux-x86/bin/dex2oat --runtime-arg -classpath --runtime-arg $1 --instruction-set=x86 --runtime-arg -Xrelocate --host --boot-image=$BOOT_IMAGE --dex-file=$1 --oat-file=$OUTPUT/$1.oat

Whoa

WTH