diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index 38f04f1f96..8e423e442e 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ endif # TARGET_
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_RESOURCE_DIR := $(LOCAL_RESOURCE_DIR)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_ASSET_DIR := $(LOCAL_ASSET_DIR)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(full_static_java_libs)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_STATIC_JACK_LIBRARIES := $(full_static_jack_libs)
 
 # full_java_libs: The list of files that should be used as the classpath.
 #                 Using this list as a dependency list WILL NOT WORK.
@@ -417,7 +418,7 @@ $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(full_static_ja
 #                 be up-to-date.
 ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
 ifeq ($(USE_CORE_LIB_BOOTCLASSPATH),true)
-$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH := -bootclasspath $(call java-lib-deps,core-libart-hostdex,$(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE))
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH := -bootclasspath $(call java-lib-files,core-libart-hostdex,$(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE))
 
 full_shared_java_libs := $(call java-lib-files,$(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES),$(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE))
 full_java_lib_deps := $(call java-lib-deps,$(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES),$(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE))
@@ -678,6 +679,105 @@ $(j_or_n)-$(h_or_t)-tests $(j_or_n)-tests $(h_or_t)-tests : $(my_checked_module)
 endif
 endif
 
+###########################################################
+# JACK
+###########################################################
+ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_USE_JACK)),true)
+ifdef need_compile_java
+
+full_static_jack_libs := \
+    $(foreach lib,$(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES), \
+      $(call intermediates-dir-for, \
+        JAVA_LIBRARIES,$(lib),$(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE),COMMON)/classes.jack)
+
+ifeq ($(my_prefix),TARGET_)
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION),)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(call jack-lib-files,core-libart)
+else
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)$(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),current)
+# LOCAL_SDK_VERSION is current and no TARGET_BUILD_APPS.
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(call jack-lib-files,android_stubs_current)
+else ifeq ($(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)$(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),system_current)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(call jack-lib-files,android_system_stubs_current)
+else
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(call jack-lib-files,sdk_v$(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION))
+endif # current or system_current
+endif # LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
+endif # TARGET_
+
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_STATIC_JACK_LIBRARIES := $(full_static_jack_libs)
+
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JACK_VM_ARGS := $(DEFAULT_JACK_VM_ARGS)
+ifneq ($(ANDROID_JACK_VM_ARGS),)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JACK_VM_ARGS := $(ANDROID_JACK_VM_ARGS)
+endif
+ifneq ($(LOCAL_JACK_VM_ARGS),)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JACK_VM_ARGS := $(LOCAL_JACK_VM_ARGS)
+endif
+
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JACK_EXTRA_ARGS := $(DEFAULT_JACK_EXTRA_ARGS)
+ifneq ($(ANDROID_JACK_EXTRA_ARGS),)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JACK_EXTRA_ARGS := $(ANDROID_JACK_EXTRA_ARGS)
+endif
+ifneq ($(LOCAL_JACK_EXTRA_ARGS),)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JACK_EXTRA_ARGS := $(LOCAL_JACK_EXTRA_ARGS)
+endif
+
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JACK_VM := $(DEFAULT_JACK_VM)
+ifneq ($(strip $(ANDROID_JACK_VM)),)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JACK_VM := $(ANDROID_JACK_VM)
+endif
+
+ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
+ifeq ($(USE_CORE_LIB_BOOTCLASSPATH),true)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(call jack-lib-files,core-libart-hostdex,$(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE))
+full_shared_jack_libs := $(call jack-lib-files,$(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES),$(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE))
+full_jack_lib_deps := $(call jack-lib-deps,$(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES),$(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE))
+else
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH_JAVA_LIBRARIES :=
+full_shared_jack_libs := $(call jack-lib-deps,$(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES),$(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE))
+full_jack_lib_deps := $(full_shared_jack_libs)
+endif # USE_CORE_LIB_BOOTCLASSPATH
+else # !LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
+full_shared_jack_libs := $(call jack-lib-files,$(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES),$(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE))
+full_jack_lib_deps := $(call jack-lib-deps,$(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES),$(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE))
+endif # !LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
+full_jack_libs := $(full_shared_jack_libs) $(full_static_jack_libs) $(LOCAL_JACK_CLASSPATH)
+full_jack_lib_deps += $(full_static_jack_libs) $(LOCAL_JACK_CLASSPATH)
+
+# This is set by packages that are linking to other packages that export
+# shared libraries, allowing them to make use of the code in the linked apk.
+ifneq ($(apk_libraries),)
+  link_apk_jack_libraries := \
+      $(foreach lib,$(apk_libraries), \
+        $(call intermediates-dir-for, \
+              APPS,$(lib),,COMMON)/classes.jack)
+
+  # link against the jar with full original names (before proguard processing).
+  full_shared_jack_libs += $(link_apk_jack_libraries)
+  full_jack_libs += $(link_apk_jack_libraries)
+  full_jack_lib_deps += $(link_apk_jack_libraries)
+endif
+
+# This is set by packages that contain instrumentation, allowing them to
+# link against the package they are instrumenting.  Currently only one such
+# package is allowed.
+ifdef LOCAL_INSTRUMENTATION_FOR
+
+   # link against the jar with full original names (before proguard processing).
+   link_instr_classes_jack := $(link_instr_intermediates_dir.COMMON)/classes.noshrob.jack
+   full_jack_libs += $(link_instr_classes_jack)
+   full_jack_lib_deps += $(link_instr_classes_jack)
+endif
+
+endif  # need_compile_java
+
+# Propagate local configuration options to this target.
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS) : PRIVATE_ALL_JACK_LIBRARIES:= $(full_jack_libs)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS) : PRIVATE_JARJAR_RULES := $(LOCAL_JARJAR_RULES)
+
+endif # LOCAL_USE_JACK
+
 ###########################################################
 ## NOTICE files
 ###########################################################
diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index f3f4ce9afe..142d09daae 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_JAVA_LAYERS_FILE:=
 LOCAL_NO_STANDARD_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_CLASSPATH:=
+LOCAL_JACK_CLASSPATH:=
 LOCAL_DROIDDOC_USE_STANDARD_DOCLET:=
 LOCAL_DROIDDOC_SOURCE_PATH:=
 LOCAL_DROIDDOC_TEMPLATE_DIR:=
@@ -105,6 +106,10 @@ LOCAL_JARJAR_RULES:=
 LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_JAVA_DIR:=
 LOCAL_ALLOW_UNDEFINED_SYMBOLS:=
 LOCAL_DX_FLAGS:=
+LOCAL_USE_JACK:=$(ANDROID_COMPILE_WITH_JACK)
+LOCAL_JACK_VM_ARGS :=
+LOCAL_JACK_EXTRA_ARGS :=
+LOCAL_JACK_FLAGS:=
 LOCAL_CERTIFICATE:=
 LOCAL_SDK_VERSION:=
 LOCAL_SDK_RES_VERSION:=
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ LOCAL_NDK_STL_VARIANT:=
 LOCAL_EMMA_INSTRUMENT:=
 LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED:= # '',full,custom,nosystem,disabled,obfuscation,optimization
 LOCAL_PROGUARD_FLAGS:=
+LOCAL_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS:=
 LOCAL_PROGUARD_FLAG_FILES:=
 LOCAL_TEST_MODULE_TO_PROGUARD_WITH:=
 LOCAL_EMMA_COVERAGE_FILTER:=
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index c9453ef9a4..358aa5e3cc 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -365,6 +365,9 @@ endif
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 # Generic tools.
+JACK_JAR := $(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/jack.jar
+JILL_JAR := $(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/jill.jar
+JACK_MULTIDEX_DEFAULT_PREPROCESSOR := frameworks/multidex/library/resources/JACK-INF/legacyMultidexInstallation.jpp
 
 LEX := prebuilts/misc/$(BUILD_OS)-$(HOST_PREBUILT_ARCH)/flex/flex-2.5.39
 # The default PKGDATADIR built in the prebuilt bison is a relative path
@@ -404,6 +407,18 @@ MKTARBALL := build/tools/mktarball.sh
 TUNE2FS := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/tune2fs$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 E2FSCK := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/e2fsck$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 JARJAR := $(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/jarjar.jar
+# call jack
+#
+# $(1): vm
+# $(2): vm arguments
+# $(3): jack perf arguments
+define call-jack
+$(1) $(2) -cp $(JACK_JAR) com.android.jack.Main $(3)
+endef
+DEFAULT_JACK_VM := java
+DEFAULT_JACK_VM_ARGS := -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Xmx3584m -Xms2560m -XX:+TieredCompilation
+DEFAULT_JACK_EXTRA_ARGS := -D sched.runner=single-threaded --sanity-checks off
+JILL := java -Xmx3500m -cp $(JILL_JAR) com.android.jill.Main
 PROGUARD := external/proguard/bin/proguard.sh
 JAVATAGS := build/tools/java-event-log-tags.py
 LLVM_RS_CC := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/llvm-rs-cc$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index c730231a82..b9884e60d5 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -402,6 +402,14 @@ define add-dependency
 $(1): $(2)
 endef
 
+###########################################################
+## Reverse order of a list
+###########################################################
+
+define reverse-list
+$(if $(1),$(call reverse-list,$(wordlist 2,$(words $(1)),$(1)))) $(firstword $(1))
+endef
+
 ###########################################################
 ## The intermediates directory.  Where object files go for
 ## a given target.  We could technically get away without
@@ -592,7 +600,7 @@ endef
 # $(1): library name
 # $(2): Non-empty if IS_HOST_MODULE
 define _java-lib-full-dep
-$(call _java-lib-dir,$(1),$(2))/$(if $(2),javalib,classes)$(COMMON_JAVA_PACKAGE_SUFFIX)
+$(call _java-lib-dir,$(1),$(2))/$(if $(2),javalib,classes)$(COMMON_JAVA_PACKAGE_SUFFIX) $(call _java-lib-full-classes.jar,$(lib),$(2))
 endef
 
 # $(1): library name list
@@ -601,6 +609,36 @@ define java-lib-deps
 $(foreach lib,$(1),$(call _java-lib-full-dep,$(lib),$(2)))
 endef
 
+###########################################################
+## Convert "core ext framework" to "out/.../classes.jack ..."
+## $(1): library list
+## $(2): Non-empty if IS_HOST_MODULE
+###########################################################
+
+# $(1): library name
+# $(2): Non-empty if IS_HOST_MODULE
+define _jack-lib-full-classes
+$(call _java-lib-dir,$(1),$(2))/classes.jack
+endef
+
+# $(1): library name list
+# $(2): Non-empty if IS_HOST_MODULE
+define jack-lib-files
+$(foreach lib,$(1),$(call _jack-lib-full-classes,$(lib),$(2)))
+endef
+
+# $(1): library name
+# $(2): Non-empty if IS_HOST_MODULE
+define _jack-lib-full-dep
+$(call _jack-lib-full-classes,$(1),$(2))
+endef
+
+# $(1): library name list
+# $(2): Non-empty if IS_HOST_MODULE
+define jack-lib-deps
+$(foreach lib,$(1),$(call _jack-lib-full-dep,$(lib),$(2)))
+endef
+
 ###########################################################
 ## Run rot13 on a string
 ## $(1): the string.  Must be one line.
@@ -1647,6 +1685,122 @@ define transform-java-to-classes.jar
 $(call compile-java,$(TARGET_JAVAC),$(PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH))
 endef
 
+# Invoke Jack to compile java from source to dex and jack files.
+#
+# Some historical notes:
+# - below we write the list of java files to java-source-list to avoid argument
+#   list length problems with Cygwin
+# - we filter out duplicate java file names because Jack doesn't like them.
+# TODO (yroussel) PRIVATE_RMTYPEDEFS
+define jack-java-to-dex
+$(hide) rm -f $@
+$(hide) rm -f $(PRIVATE_CLASSES_JACK)
+$(hide) rm -rf $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)
+$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $(PRIVATE_CLASSES_JACK))
+$(hide) mkdir -p $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)
+# TODO unzip only resources?
+$(call unzip-jar-files,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JACK_LIBRARIES),$(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR))
+$(call dump-words-to-file,$(PRIVATE_JAVA_SOURCES),$(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list)
+$(hide) if [ -d "$(PRIVATE_SOURCE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)" ]; then \
+          find $(PRIVATE_SOURCE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) -name '*.java' >> $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list; \
+fi
+$(hide) tr ' ' '\n' < $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list \
+    | sort -u > $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list-uniq
+$(if $(PRIVATE_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS), \
+    $(hide) echo -basedirectory $(CURDIR) > $@.flags; \
+    echo $(PRIVATE_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS) >> $@.flags; \
+)
+$(hide) if [ -s $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list-uniq ] ; then \
+    export tmpEcjArg="@$(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list-uniq"; \
+else \
+    export tmpEcjArg=""; \
+fi; \
+$(call call-jack,$(PRIVATE_JACK_VM),$(PRIVATE_JACK_VM_ARGS),$(PRIVATE_JACK_EXTRA_ARGS)) \
+    $(strip $(PRIVATE_JACK_FLAGS)) \
+    $(strip $(PRIVATE_JACK_DEBUG_FLAGS)) \
+    $(if $(NO_OPTIMIZE_DX), \
+        -D jack.dex.optimize="false") \
+    $(addprefix --classpath ,$(strip \
+        $(call normalize-path-list,$(PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH_JAVA_LIBRARIES) $(PRIVATE_ALL_JACK_LIBRARIES)))) \
+    $(addprefix --import ,$(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JACK_LIBRARIES))) \
+    -D jack.import.resource.policy=keep-first \
+    -D jack.import.jackfile.policy=keep-first \
+    --output-jack $(PRIVATE_CLASSES_JACK) \
+    -D jack.java.source.version=1.7 \
+    --output-dex $(dir $@) \
+    $(addprefix --config-jarjar ,$(strip $(PRIVATE_JARJAR_RULES))) \
+    $(if $(PRIVATE_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS),--config-proguard $@.flags) \
+    $$tmpEcjArg \
+    || ( rm -rf $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR); rm -f $@; exit 41 )
+$(call unzip-jar-files,$(PRIVATE_CLASSES_JACK),$(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR))
+$(hide) rm -f $(PRIVATE_CLASSES_JACK)
+$(hide) rm -f $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list
+$(hide) mv $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list-uniq $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR).java-source-list
+$(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_PACKAGES), $(hide) echo unsupported options PRIVATE_JAR_PACKAGES in $@; exit 53)
+$(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_PACKAGES), $(hide) echo unsupported options JAR_EXCLUDE_PACKAGES in $@; exit 53)
+$(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST), \
+    $(hide) sed -e 's/%BUILD_NUMBER%/$(BUILD_NUMBER)/' \
+            $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST) > $(dir $(PRIVATE_CLASSES_JACK))/manifest.mf && \
+        jar -cfm $(PRIVATE_CLASSES_JACK) $(dir $@)/manifest.mf \
+            -C $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) ., \
+    $(hide) jar -cf $(PRIVATE_CLASSES_JACK) -C $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) .)
+endef
+
+define transform-jar-to-jack
+	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	$(JILL) --output $@ $<
+endef
+
+
+# Invoke Jack to compile java from source to jack files without shrink or obfuscation.
+#
+# Some historical notes:
+# - below we write the list of java files to java-source-list to avoid argument
+#   list length problems with Cygwin
+# - we filter out duplicate java file names because Jack doesn't like them.
+define java-to-jack
+$(hide) rm -f $@
+$(hide) rm -rf $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)
+$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+$(hide) mkdir -p $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)
+$(call dump-words-to-file,$(PRIVATE_JAVA_SOURCES),$(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list)
+$(hide) if [ -d "$(PRIVATE_SOURCE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)" ]; then \
+          find $(PRIVATE_SOURCE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) -name '*.java' >> $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list; \
+fi
+$(hide) tr ' ' '\n' < $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list \
+    | sort -u > $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list-uniq
+$(if $(PRIVATE_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS), \
+    $(hide) echo -basedirectory $(CURDIR) > $@.flags; \
+    echo $(PRIVATE_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS) >> $@.flags; \
+)
+$(hide) if [ -s $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list-uniq ] ; then \
+    export tmpEcjArg="@$(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list-uniq"; \
+else \
+    export tmpEcjArg=""; \
+fi; \
+$(call call-jack,$(PRIVATE_JACK_VM),$(PRIVATE_JACK_VM_ARGS),$(PRIVATE_JACK_EXTRA_ARGS)) \
+    $(strip $(PRIVATE_JACK_FLAGS)) \
+    $(strip $(PRIVATE_JACK_DEBUG_FLAGS)) \
+    $(if $(NO_OPTIMIZE_DX), \
+        -D jack.dex.optimize="false") \
+    $(addprefix --classpath ,$(strip \
+        $(call normalize-path-list,$(PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH_JAVA_LIBRARIES) $(PRIVATE_ALL_JACK_LIBRARIES)))) \
+    $(addprefix --import ,$(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JACK_LIBRARIES))) \
+    -D jack.import.resource.policy=keep-first \
+    -D jack.import.jackfile.policy=keep-first \
+    -D jack.java.source.version=1.7 \
+    --output-jack $@ \
+    $(addprefix --config-jarjar ,$(strip $(PRIVATE_JARJAR_RULES))) \
+    $(if $(PRIVATE_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS),--config-proguard $@.flags) \
+    $$tmpEcjArg \
+    || ( echo rm -rf $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR); rm -f $@ ; exit 41 )
+$(hide) echo rm -f $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list
+$(hide) echo rm -f $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list-uniq
+$(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_PACKAGES), $(hide) echo unsupported options PRIVATE_JAR_PACKAGES in $@; exit 53)
+$(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_PACKAGES), $(hide) echo unsupported options JAR_EXCLUDE_PACKAGES in $@; exit 53)
+endef
+
 # Override the above definitions if we want to do incremetal javac
 ifeq (true, $(ENABLE_INCREMENTALJAVAC))
 define compile-java
@@ -1818,6 +1972,20 @@ $(hide) if [ -d $(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) ] ; then \
 fi
 endef
 
+# Add resources carried by static Jack libraries.
+#
+define add-carried-jack-resources
+ $(hide) if [ -d $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) ] ; then \
+    jack_res_jar_flags=$$(find $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) -type f -a -not -name "*.jayce" \
+        | sed -e "s?^$(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/? -C $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) ?"); \
+    if [ -n "$$jack_res_jar_flags" ] ; then \
+        echo $$jack_res_jar_flags >$(dir $@)jack_res_jar_flags; \
+        jar uf $@ $$jack_res_jar_flags; \
+    fi; \
+fi
+endef
+
+
 # Sign a package using the specified key/cert.
 #
 define sign-package
diff --git a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
index 6583dd72e7..772245ec23 100644
--- a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ endif
 full_classes_compiled_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes-full-debug.jar
 full_classes_jarjar_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes-jarjar.jar
 full_classes_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jar
+full_classes_jack := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jack
 built_dex := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.dex
 
 LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS += \
     $(full_classes_compiled_jar) \
     $(full_classes_jarjar_jar) \
+    $(full_classes_jack) \
     $(full_classes_jar) \
     $(built_dex)
 
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ $(full_classes_jar): $(full_classes_jarjar_jar) | $(ACP)
 	@echo Copying: $@
 	$(hide) $(ACP) -fp $< $@
 
+ifneq ($(strip $(LOCAL_USE_JACK)),true)
 $(built_dex): PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)
 $(built_dex): PRIVATE_DX_FLAGS := $(LOCAL_DX_FLAGS)
 $(built_dex): $(full_classes_jar) $(DX)
@@ -110,4 +113,31 @@ ifneq ($(extra_jar_args),)
 	$(add-java-resources-to-package)
 endif
 
+else # LOCAL_USE_JACK
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): \
+	PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/jayces
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS):  PRIVATE_JACK_DEBUG_FLAGS := -g
+
+$(built_dex): PRIVATE_CLASSES_JACK := $(full_classes_jack)
+$(built_dex): PRIVATE_JACK_FLAGS := $(LOCAL_JACK_FLAGS)
+$(built_dex): $(java_sources) $(java_resource_sources) $(full_jack_lib_deps) \
+        $(jar_manifest_file) $(proto_java_sources_file_stamp) $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) \
+        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES) $(JACK_JAR)
+	@echo Building with Jack: $@
+	$(jack-java-to-dex)
+
+$(full_classes_jack): $(built_dex)
+
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRIVATE_DEX_FILE := $(built_dex)
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(built_dex) $(java_resource_sources)
+	@echo "Host Jar: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
+	$(create-empty-package)
+	$(add-dex-to-package)
+	$(add-carried-jack-resources)
+ifneq ($(extra_jar_args),)
+	$(add-java-resources-to-package)
+endif
+
+endif # LOCAL_USE_JACK
+
 USE_CORE_LIB_BOOTCLASSPATH :=
diff --git a/core/host_dalvik_static_java_library.mk b/core/host_dalvik_static_java_library.mk
index 3ae74e42f0..bb12e7e36a 100644
--- a/core/host_dalvik_static_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_dalvik_static_java_library.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,23 @@
 USE_CORE_LIB_BOOTCLASSPATH := true
 LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES += core-libart-hostdex
 
+intermediates.COMMON := $(call intermediates-dir-for,JAVA_LIBRARIES,$(LOCAL_MODULE),true,COMMON,)
+full_classes_jack := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jack
+LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS += \
+    $(full_classes_jack)
+
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_java_library.mk
+# proguard is not supported
+# *.proto files are not supported
+$(full_classes_jack): PRIVATE_JACK_FLAGS := $(LOCAL_JACK_FLAGS)
+$(full_classes_jack): PRIVATE_JARJAR_RULES := $(LOCAL_JARJAR_RULES)
+$(full_classes_jack): \
+	PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/jayces
+$(full_classes_jack): $(java_sources) $(java_resource_sources) $(full_jack_lib_deps) \
+        $(jar_manifest_file) $(layers_file) $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) \
+        $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES) $(LOCAL_JARJAR_RULES) \
+        $(JACK_JAR)
+	@echo Building with Jack: $@
+	$(java-to-jack)
 
 USE_CORE_LIB_BOOTCLASSPATH :=
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 9882ee2d8c..51dc3fe91a 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ else
 full_classes_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jar
 built_dex := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.dex
 endif
+# final Jack library, shrinked and obfuscated if it must be
+full_classes_jack := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jack
+# intermediate Jack library without shrink and obfuscation
+noshrob_classes_jack := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.noshrob.jack
 
 LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS += \
     $(full_classes_compiled_jar) \
@@ -134,6 +138,8 @@ LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS += \
     $(full_classes_jar) \
     $(full_classes_proguard_jar) \
     $(built_dex_intermediate) \
+    $(full_classes_jack) \
+    $(noshrob_classes_jack) \
     $(built_dex) \
     $(full_classes_stubs_jar)
 
@@ -329,7 +335,7 @@ ifdef full_classes_jar
 # - This extra copy, with the dependency on LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE allows the
 #   PRIVATE_ vars to be preserved.
 $(full_classes_stubs_jar): PRIVATE_SOURCE_FILE := $(full_classes_jar)
-$(full_classes_stubs_jar) : $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) | $(ACP)
+$(full_classes_stubs_jar) : $(full_classes_jar) | $(ACP)
 	@echo Copying $(PRIVATE_SOURCE_FILE)
 	$(hide) $(ACP) -fp $(PRIVATE_SOURCE_FILE) $@
 ALL_MODULES.$(LOCAL_MODULE).STUBS := $(full_classes_stubs_jar)
@@ -415,50 +421,57 @@ ifneq ($(filter-out full custom nosystem obfuscation optimization shrinktests,$(
     $(error invalid value for LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED: $(LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED))
 endif
 proguard_dictionary := $(intermediates.COMMON)/proguard_dictionary
-proguard_flags := $(addprefix -libraryjars ,$(full_shared_java_libs)) \
+# jack already has the libraries in its classpath and doesn't support jars
+legacy_proguard_flags := $(addprefix -libraryjars ,$(full_shared_java_libs))
+common_proguard_flags :=  \
                   -forceprocessing \
                   -printmapping $(proguard_dictionary)
 
 ifeq ($(filter nosystem,$(LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED)),)
-proguard_flags += -include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/proguard.flags
+common_proguard_flags += -include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/proguard.flags
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_EMMA_INSTRUMENT),true)
-proguard_flags += -include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/proguard.emma.flags
+common_proguard_flags += -include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/proguard.emma.flags
 endif
 # If this is a test package, add proguard keep flags for tests.
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_INSTRUMENTATION_FOR)$(filter tests,$(LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS)),)
-proguard_flags += -include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/proguard_tests.flags
+common_proguard_flags += -include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/proguard_tests.flags
 ifeq ($(filter shrinktests,$(LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED)),)
-proguard_flags += -dontshrink # don't shrink tests by default
+common_proguard_flags += -dontshrink # don't shrink tests by default
 endif # shrinktests
 endif # test package
 ifeq ($(filter obfuscation,$(LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED)),)
 # By default no obfuscation
-proguard_flags += -dontobfuscate
+common_proguard_flags += -dontobfuscate
 endif  # No obfuscation
 ifeq ($(filter optimization,$(LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED)),)
 # By default no optimization
-proguard_flags += -dontoptimize
+common_proguard_flags += -dontoptimize
 endif  # No optimization
 
 ifdef LOCAL_INSTRUMENTATION_FOR
 ifeq ($(filter obfuscation,$(LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED)),)
 # If no obfuscation, link in the instrmented package's classes.jar as a library.
 # link_instr_classes_jar is defined in base_rule.mk
-proguard_flags += -libraryjars $(link_instr_classes_jar)
+# jack already has this library in its classpath and doesn't support jars
+legacy_proguard_flags += -libraryjars $(link_instr_classes_jar)
 else # obfuscation
 # If obfuscation is enabled, the main app must be obfuscated too.
 # We need to run obfuscation using the main app's dictionary,
 # and treat the main app's class.jar as injars instead of libraryjars.
-proguard_flags := -injars  $(link_instr_classes_jar) \
+legacy_proguard_flags := -injars  $(link_instr_classes_jar) \
     -outjars $(intermediates.COMMON)/proguard.$(LOCAL_INSTRUMENTATION_FOR).jar \
     -include $(link_instr_intermediates_dir.COMMON)/proguard_options \
     -applymapping $(link_instr_intermediates_dir.COMMON)/proguard_dictionary \
     -verbose \
-    $(proguard_flags)
+    $(legacy_proguard_flags)
+# not supported with jack
+ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_USE_JACK)),true)
+    $(error $(LOCAL_MODULE): Build with jack of instrumentation when obfuscating is not yet supported)
+endif
 
 # Sometimes (test + main app) uses different keep rules from the main app -
 # apply the main app's dictionary anyway.
-proguard_flags += -ignorewarnings
+legacy_proguard_flags += -ignorewarnings
 
 # Make sure we run Proguard on the main app first
 $(full_classes_proguard_jar) : $(link_instr_intermediates_dir.COMMON)/proguard.classes.jar
@@ -476,7 +489,7 @@ else
 extra_input_jar :=
 endif
 $(full_classes_proguard_jar): PRIVATE_EXTRA_INPUT_JAR := $(extra_input_jar)
-$(full_classes_proguard_jar): PRIVATE_PROGUARD_FLAGS := $(proguard_flags) $(LOCAL_PROGUARD_FLAGS)
+$(full_classes_proguard_jar): PRIVATE_PROGUARD_FLAGS := $(legacy_proguard_flags) $(common_proguard_flags) $(LOCAL_PROGUARD_FLAGS)
 $(full_classes_proguard_jar) : $(full_classes_jar) $(extra_input_jar) $(proguard_flag_files) | $(ACP) $(PROGUARD)
 	$(call transform-jar-to-proguard)
 
@@ -503,6 +516,7 @@ $(built_dex_intermediate): PRIVATE_DX_FLAGS += --no-locals
 endif
 $(built_dex_intermediate): $(full_classes_proguard_jar) $(DX)
 	$(transform-classes.jar-to-dex)
+
 $(built_dex): $(built_dex_intermediate) | $(ACP)
 	@echo Copying: $@
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
@@ -540,3 +554,56 @@ $(findbugs_html) : $(findbugs_xml)
 $(LOCAL_MODULE)-findbugs : $(findbugs_html)
 
 endif  # full_classes_jar is defined
+
+ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_USE_JACK)),true)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): \
+	PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/jayces
+
+ifdef full_classes_jar
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JACK_DEBUG_FLAGS := -g
+
+ifdef LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED
+
+ifndef LOCAL_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS
+    LOCAL_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS := $(LOCAL_PROGUARD_FLAGS)
+endif
+LOCAL_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS += $(addprefix -include , $(proguard_flag_files))
+ifdef LOCAL_TEST_MODULE_TO_PROGUARD_WITH
+    $(error $(LOCAL_MODULE): Build with jack when LOCAL_TEST_MODULE_TO_PROGUARD_WITH is defined is not yet implemented)
+endif
+
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS := $(common_proguard_flags) $(LOCAL_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS)
+else  # LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED not defined
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS :=
+endif # LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED defined
+
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JACK_FLAGS := $(LOCAL_JACK_FLAGS)
+
+jack_all_deps := $(java_sources) $(java_resource_sources) $(full_jack_lib_deps) \
+        $(jar_manifest_file) $(layers_file) $(RenderScript_file_stamp) $(proguard_flag_files) \
+        $(proto_java_sources_file_stamp) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES) $(LOCAL_JARJAR_RULES) \
+        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) $(JACK_JAR)
+
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_IS_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY),true)
+$(full_classes_jack): $(jack_all_deps)
+	@echo Building with Jack: $@
+	$(java-to-jack)
+
+else #LOCAL_IS_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY
+$(built_dex_intermediate): PRIVATE_CLASSES_JACK := $(full_classes_jack)
+
+$(built_dex_intermediate): $(jack_all_deps)
+	@echo Building with Jack: $@
+	$(jack-java-to-dex)
+
+$(full_classes_jack): $(built_dex_intermediate)
+# nothing to do it's built as a side effect of $(built_dex_intermediate)
+endif #LOCAL_IS_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY
+
+$(noshrob_classes_jack): PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/noshrob
+$(noshrob_classes_jack): PRIVATE_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS :=
+$(noshrob_classes_jack): $(jack_all_deps)
+	@echo Building with Jack: $@
+	$(java-to-jack)
+endif  # full_classes_jar is defined
+endif # LOCAL_USE_JACK
diff --git a/core/java_library.mk b/core/java_library.mk
index dffc7d90aa..86857772a9 100644
--- a/core/java_library.mk
+++ b/core/java_library.mk
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ $(common_javalib.jar) : $(built_dex) $(java_resource_sources)
 	@echo "target Jar: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
 	$(create-empty-package)
 	$(add-dex-to-package)
+ifneq ($(strip $(LOCAL_USE_JACK)),true)
 	$(add-carried-java-resources)
+else
+	$(add-carried-jack-resources)
+endif
 ifneq ($(extra_jar_args),)
 	$(add-java-resources-to-package)
 endif
diff --git a/core/package_internal.mk b/core/package_internal.mk
index e2c3cf46ad..c02e9eaf0b 100644
--- a/core/package_internal.mk
+++ b/core/package_internal.mk
@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ endif # need_compile_res
 endif # !custom
 LOCAL_PROGUARD_FLAGS := $(addprefix -include ,$(proguard_options_file)) $(LOCAL_PROGUARD_FLAGS)
 
+ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_USE_JACK)),true)
+ifndef LOCAL_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS
+    LOCAL_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS := $(LOCAL_PROGUARD_FLAGS)
+endif
+LOCAL_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS := $(addprefix -include ,$(proguard_options_file)) $(LOCAL_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS)
+endif # LOCAL_USE_JACK
+
 ifeq (true,$(EMMA_INSTRUMENT))
 ifndef LOCAL_EMMA_INSTRUMENT
 # No emma for test apks.
@@ -275,6 +282,18 @@ endif
 # they want to use this module's R.java file.
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(R_file_stamp)
 
+ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_USE_JACK)),true)
+ifneq ($(built_dex_intermediate),)
+$(built_dex_intermediate): $(R_file_stamp)
+endif
+ifneq ($(noshrob_classes_jack),)
+$(noshrob_classes_jack): $(R_file_stamp)
+endif
+ifneq ($(full_classes_jack),)
+$(full_classes_jack): $(R_file_stamp)
+endif
+endif # LOCAL_USE_JACK
+
 ifneq ($(full_classes_jar),)
 # If full_classes_jar is non-empty, we're building sources.
 # If we're building sources, the initial javac step (which
@@ -393,7 +412,11 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(full_classes_jar),)
 	$(add-dex-to-package)
 endif
+ifneq ($(strip $(LOCAL_USE_JACK)),true)
 	$(add-carried-java-resources)
+else
+	$(add-carried-jack-resources)
+endif
 ifneq ($(extra_jar_args),)
 	$(add-java-resources-to-package)
 endif
diff --git a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
index 828b442c75..0a6ba9c3d1 100644
--- a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
+++ b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
@@ -299,6 +299,13 @@ $(common_javalib_jar) : $(common_classes_jar) | $(ACP)
 $(built_module) : $(common_javalib_jar)
 endif # TARGET JAVA_LIBRARIES
 
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS),JAVA_LIBRARIES)
+$(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jack : $(my_prebuilt_src_file) $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) \
+        $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES) $(JILL_JAR)
+	$(transform-jar-to-jack)
+
+endif # JAVA_LIBRARIES
+
 $(built_module) : $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 
 my_prebuilt_src_file :=
diff --git a/core/static_java_library.mk b/core/static_java_library.mk
index 02078e0172..ecdfeeb8bc 100644
--- a/core/static_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/static_java_library.mk
@@ -56,8 +56,16 @@ intermediates.COMMON := $(call local-intermediates-dir,COMMON)
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED),custom)
   proguard_options_file := $(intermediates.COMMON)/proguard_options
 endif
+
 LOCAL_PROGUARD_FLAGS := $(addprefix -include ,$(proguard_options_file)) $(LOCAL_PROGUARD_FLAGS)
 
+ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_USE_JACK)),true)
+ifndef LOCAL_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS
+    LOCAL_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS := $(LOCAL_PROGUARD_FLAGS)
+endif
+LOCAL_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS := $(addprefix -include ,$(proguard_options_file)) $(LOCAL_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS)
+endif # LOCAL_USE_JACK
+
 endif  # LOCAL_RESOURCE_DIR
 
 all_res_assets := $(all_resources)
@@ -114,9 +122,11 @@ $(R_file_stamp) : $(all_resources) $(full_android_manifest) $(AAPT) $(framework_
 	$(hide) find $(PRIVATE_SOURCE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) -name R.java | xargs cat > $@
 
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(R_file_stamp)
-ifneq ($(full_classes_jar),)
+ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_USE_JACK)),true)
+$(noshrob_classes_jack): $(R_file_stamp)
+$(full_classes_jack): $(R_file_stamp)
+endif # LOCAL_USE_JACK
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): $(R_file_stamp)
-endif
 
 endif  # need_compile_res