diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index a1e97c981..13e55bc19 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ func splitConfiguredJarPair(ctx PathContext, str string) (string, string) {
 	if len(pair) == 2 {
 		return pair[0], pair[1]
 	} else {
-		reportPathErrorf(ctx, "malformed (apex, jar) pair: '%s', expected format: <apex>:<jar>", str)
+		ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "malformed (apex, jar) pair: '%s', expected format: <apex>:<jar>", str)
 		return "error-apex", "error-jar"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index b689a87f2..17bc205e0 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@ func OutputFileForModule(ctx PathContext, module blueprint.Module, tag string) P
 		return nil
 	}
 	if len(paths) > 1 {
-		reportPathErrorf(ctx, "got multiple output files from module %q, expected exactly one",
+		ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "got multiple output files from module %q, expected exactly one",
 			pathContextName(ctx, module))
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/android/paths.go b/android/paths.go
index 65f129ce8..6b603ba41 100644
--- a/android/paths.go
+++ b/android/paths.go
@@ -86,13 +86,13 @@ var _ moduleErrorf = blueprint.ModuleContext(nil)
 // attempts ctx.ModuleErrorf for a better error message first, then falls
 // back to ctx.Errorf.
 func reportPathError(ctx PathContext, err error) {
-	reportPathErrorf(ctx, "%s", err.Error())
+	ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "%s", err.Error())
 }
 
-// reportPathErrorf will register an error with the attached context. It
+// ReportPathErrorf will register an error with the attached context. It
 // attempts ctx.ModuleErrorf for a better error message first, then falls
 // back to ctx.Errorf.
-func reportPathErrorf(ctx PathContext, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+func ReportPathErrorf(ctx PathContext, format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	if mctx, ok := ctx.(moduleErrorf); ok {
 		mctx.ModuleErrorf(format, args...)
 	} else if ectx, ok := ctx.(errorfContext); ok {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func GenPathWithExt(ctx ModuleContext, subdir string, p Path, ext string) Module
 	if path, ok := p.(genPathProvider); ok {
 		return path.genPathWithExt(ctx, subdir, ext)
 	}
-	reportPathErrorf(ctx, "Tried to create generated file from unsupported path: %s(%s)", reflect.TypeOf(p).Name(), p)
+	ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "Tried to create generated file from unsupported path: %s(%s)", reflect.TypeOf(p).Name(), p)
 	return PathForModuleGen(ctx)
 }
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func ObjPathWithExt(ctx ModuleContext, subdir string, p Path, ext string) Module
 	if path, ok := p.(objPathProvider); ok {
 		return path.objPathWithExt(ctx, subdir, ext)
 	}
-	reportPathErrorf(ctx, "Tried to create object file from unsupported path: %s (%s)", reflect.TypeOf(p).Name(), p)
+	ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "Tried to create object file from unsupported path: %s (%s)", reflect.TypeOf(p).Name(), p)
 	return PathForModuleObj(ctx)
 }
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func ResPathWithName(ctx ModuleContext, p Path, name string) ModuleResPath {
 	if path, ok := p.(resPathProvider); ok {
 		return path.resPathWithName(ctx, name)
 	}
-	reportPathErrorf(ctx, "Tried to create res file from unsupported path: %s (%s)", reflect.TypeOf(p).Name(), p)
+	ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "Tried to create res file from unsupported path: %s (%s)", reflect.TypeOf(p).Name(), p)
 	return PathForModuleRes(ctx)
 }
 
@@ -416,9 +416,9 @@ func expandOneSrcPath(ctx ModuleContext, s string, expandedExcludes []string) (P
 	} else {
 		p := pathForModuleSrc(ctx, s)
 		if exists, _, err := ctx.Config().fs.Exists(p.String()); err != nil {
-			reportPathErrorf(ctx, "%s: %s", p, err.Error())
+			ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "%s: %s", p, err.Error())
 		} else if !exists && !ctx.Config().testAllowNonExistentPaths {
-			reportPathErrorf(ctx, "module source path %q does not exist", p)
+			ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "module source path %q does not exist", p)
 		}
 
 		if InList(p.String(), expandedExcludes) {
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ func pathsForModuleSrcFromFullPath(ctx EarlyModuleContext, paths []string, incDi
 		}
 		path := filepath.Clean(p)
 		if !strings.HasPrefix(path, prefix) {
-			reportPathErrorf(ctx, "Path %q is not in module source directory %q", p, prefix)
+			ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "Path %q is not in module source directory %q", p, prefix)
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ func PathForSource(ctx PathContext, pathComponents ...string) SourcePath {
 	}
 
 	if pathtools.IsGlob(path.String()) {
-		reportPathErrorf(ctx, "path may not contain a glob: %s", path.String())
+		ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "path may not contain a glob: %s", path.String())
 	}
 
 	if modCtx, ok := ctx.(ModuleContext); ok && ctx.Config().AllowMissingDependencies() {
@@ -813,9 +813,9 @@ func PathForSource(ctx PathContext, pathComponents ...string) SourcePath {
 			modCtx.AddMissingDependencies([]string{path.String()})
 		}
 	} else if exists, _, err := ctx.Config().fs.Exists(path.String()); err != nil {
-		reportPathErrorf(ctx, "%s: %s", path, err.Error())
+		ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "%s: %s", path, err.Error())
 	} else if !exists && !ctx.Config().testAllowNonExistentPaths {
-		reportPathErrorf(ctx, "source path %q does not exist", path)
+		ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "source path %q does not exist", path)
 	}
 	return path
 }
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ func ExistentPathForSource(ctx PathContext, pathComponents ...string) OptionalPa
 	}
 
 	if pathtools.IsGlob(path.String()) {
-		reportPathErrorf(ctx, "path may not contain a glob: %s", path.String())
+		ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "path may not contain a glob: %s", path.String())
 		return OptionalPath{}
 	}
 
@@ -876,17 +876,17 @@ func (p SourcePath) OverlayPath(ctx ModuleContext, path Path) OptionalPath {
 	if srcPath, ok := path.(SourcePath); ok {
 		relDir = srcPath.path
 	} else {
-		reportPathErrorf(ctx, "Cannot find relative path for %s(%s)", reflect.TypeOf(path).Name(), path)
+		ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "Cannot find relative path for %s(%s)", reflect.TypeOf(path).Name(), path)
 		return OptionalPath{}
 	}
 	dir := filepath.Join(p.config.srcDir, p.path, relDir)
 	// Use Glob so that we are run again if the directory is added.
 	if pathtools.IsGlob(dir) {
-		reportPathErrorf(ctx, "Path may not contain a glob: %s", dir)
+		ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "Path may not contain a glob: %s", dir)
 	}
 	paths, err := ctx.GlobWithDeps(dir, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		reportPathErrorf(ctx, "glob: %s", err.Error())
+		ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "glob: %s", err.Error())
 		return OptionalPath{}
 	}
 	if len(paths) == 0 {
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ func (p OutputPath) Join(ctx PathContext, paths ...string) OutputPath {
 // ReplaceExtension creates a new OutputPath with the extension replaced with ext.
 func (p OutputPath) ReplaceExtension(ctx PathContext, ext string) OutputPath {
 	if strings.Contains(ext, "/") {
-		reportPathErrorf(ctx, "extension %q cannot contain /", ext)
+		ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "extension %q cannot contain /", ext)
 	}
 	ret := PathForOutput(ctx, pathtools.ReplaceExtension(p.path, ext))
 	ret.rel = pathtools.ReplaceExtension(p.rel, ext)
@@ -1030,10 +1030,10 @@ func PathForModuleSrc(ctx ModuleContext, pathComponents ...string) Path {
 		}
 		return nil
 	} else if len(paths) == 0 {
-		reportPathErrorf(ctx, "%q produced no files, expected exactly one", p)
+		ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "%q produced no files, expected exactly one", p)
 		return nil
 	} else if len(paths) > 1 {
-		reportPathErrorf(ctx, "%q produced %d files, expected exactly one", p, len(paths))
+		ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "%q produced %d files, expected exactly one", p, len(paths))
 	}
 	return paths[0]
 }
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ func validatePath(pathComponents ...string) (string, error) {
 
 func PathForPhony(ctx PathContext, phony string) WritablePath {
 	if strings.ContainsAny(phony, "$/") {
-		reportPathErrorf(ctx, "Phony target contains invalid character ($ or /): %s", phony)
+		ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "Phony target contains invalid character ($ or /): %s", phony)
 	}
 	return PhonyPath{basePath{phony, ctx.Config(), ""}}
 }
@@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@ func PathContextForTesting(config Config) PathContext {
 func Rel(ctx PathContext, basePath string, targetPath string) string {
 	rel, isRel := MaybeRel(ctx, basePath, targetPath)
 	if !isRel {
-		reportPathErrorf(ctx, "path %q is not under path %q", targetPath, basePath)
+		ReportPathErrorf(ctx, "path %q is not under path %q", targetPath, basePath)
 		return ""
 	}
 	return rel