diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 0c46de9..84860f9 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -570,16 +570,21 @@
 $(call generated-sources-dir-for,META,lic,)
 endef
 
+TARGETS_MISSING_LICENSE_METADATA:=
+
 ###########################################################
 # License metadata targets corresponding to targets in $(1)
 ###########################################################
 define corresponding-license-metadata
-$(strip $(foreach target, $(sort $(1)), \
+$(strip $(filter-out 0p,$(foreach target, $(sort $(1)), \
   $(if $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(target).META_LIC)), \
     $(ALL_MODULES.$(target).META_LIC), \
     $(if $(strip $(ALL_TARGETS.$(target).META_LIC)), \
       $(ALL_TARGETS.$(target).META_LIC), \
-      $(call append-path,$(call license-metadata-dir),$(patsubst $(OUT_DIR)%,out%,$(target).meta_lic))))))
+      $(eval TARGETS_MISSING_LICENSE_METADATA += $(target)) \
+    ) \
+  ) \
+)))
 endef
 
 ###########################################################
@@ -705,6 +710,60 @@
 endef
 
 ###########################################################
+## Record missing dependencies for non-module target $(1)
+###########################################################
+define record-missing-non-module-dependencies
+$(strip $(eval _tgt := $(strip $(1))))
+$(strip $(foreach d,$(strip $(ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).DEPENDENCIES)), \
+  $(if $(strip $(ALL_TARGETS.$(d).META_LIC)), \
+    , \
+    $(eval NON_MODULES_WITHOUT_LICENSE_METADATA += $(d))) \
+))
+endef
+
+###########################################################
+## License metadata build rule for copied target $(1)
+###########################################################
+define copied-target-license-metadata-rule
+$(if $(strip $(ALL_TARGETS.$(1).META_LIC)),,$(call _copied-target-license-metadata-rule,$(1)))
+endef
+
+define _copied-target-license-metadata-rule
+$(strip $(eval _dir := $(call license-metadata-dir)))
+$(strip $(eval _meta := $(call append-path,$(_dir),$(patsubst $(OUT_DIR)%,out%,$(1).meta_lic))))
+$(strip $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(1).META_LIC:=$(_meta)))
+$(strip $(eval _dep:=))
+$(strip $(foreach s,$(ALL_COPIED_TARGETS.$(1).SOURCES),\
+  $(eval _dmeta:=$(ALL_TARGETS.$(s).META_LIC))\
+  $(if $(filter 0p,$(_dmeta)),\
+    $(if $(filter-out 0p,$(_dep)),,$(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(1).META_LIC:=0p)),\
+    $(if $(_dep),\
+      $(if $(filter-out $(_dep),$(_dmeta)),$(error cannot copy target from multiple modules: $(1) from $(_dep) and $(_dmeta))),
+      $(eval _dep:=$(_dmeta))))))
+$(strip $(if $(strip $(_dep)),,$(error cannot copy target from unknown module: $(1) from $(ALL_COPIED_TARGETS.$(1).SOURCES))))
+
+ifneq (0p,$(ALL_TARGETS.$(1).META_LIC))
+$(_meta): PRIVATE_DEST_TARGET := $(1)
+$(_meta): PRIVATE_SOURCE_TARGETS := $(ALL_COPIED_TARGETS.$(1).SOURCES)
+$(_meta): PRIVATE_SOURCE_METADATA := $(_dep)
+$(_meta): PRIVATE_ARGUMENT_FILE := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,copynotice)/$(_meta)/arguments
+$(_meta) : $(_dep) $(COPY_LICENSE_METADATA)
+	rm -f $$@
+	mkdir -p $$(dir $$@)
+	mkdir -p $$(dir $$(PRIVATE_ARGUMENT_FILE))
+	$$(call dump-words-to-file,\
+	    $$(addprefix -i ,$$(PRIVATE_DEST_TARGET))\
+	    $$(addprefix -s ,$$(PRIVATE_SOURCE_TARGETS))\
+	    $$(addprefix -d ,$$(PRIVATE_SOURCE_METADATA)),\
+	    $$(PRIVATE_ARGUMENT_FILE))
+	OUT_DIR=$(OUT_DIR) $(COPY_LICENSE_METADATA) \
+	  @$$(PRIVATE_ARGUMENT_FILE) \
+	  -o $$@
+
+endif
+endef
+
+###########################################################
 ## Declare the license metadata for non-module target $(1).
 ##
 ## $(2) -- license kinds e.g. SPDX-license-identifier-Apache-2.0
@@ -717,6 +776,7 @@
 $(strip \
   $(eval _tgt := $(subst //,/,$(strip $(1)))) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES += $(_tgt)) \
+  $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(_tgt).META_LIC := $(call license-metadata-dir)/$(patsubst $(OUT_DIR)%,out%,$(_tgt)).meta_lic) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).LICENSE_KINDS := $(strip $(2))) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).LICENSE_CONDITIONS := $(strip $(3))) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).NOTICES := $(strip $(4))) \
@@ -757,6 +817,7 @@
 $(strip \
   $(eval _tgt := $(subst //,/,$(strip $(1)))) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES += $(_tgt)) \
+  $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(_tgt).META_LIC := $(call license-metadata-dir)/$(patsubst $(OUT_DIR)%,out%,$(_tgt)).meta_lic) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).LICENSE_KINDS := $(strip $(2))) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).LICENSE_CONDITIONS := $(strip $(3))) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).NOTICES := $(strip $(4))) \
@@ -829,6 +890,7 @@
 $(strip \
   $(eval _tgt := $(strip $(1))) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES += $(_tgt)) \
+  $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(_tgt).META_LIC := $(call license-metadata-dir)/$(patsubst $(OUT_DIR)%,out%,$(_tgt)).meta_lic) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).DEPENDENCIES := $(strip $(ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).DEPENDENCIES) $(2))) \
 )
 endef
@@ -845,6 +907,7 @@
 $(strip \
   $(eval _tgt := $(strip $(1))) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES += $(_tgt)) \
+  $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(_tgt).META_LIC := $(call license-metadata-dir)/$(patsubst $(OUT_DIR)%,out%,$(_tgt)).meta_lic) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).DEPENDENCIES := $(strip $(ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).DEPENDENCIES) $(2))) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).IS_CONTAINER := true) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).ROOT_MAPPINGS := $(strip $(ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).ROOT_MAPPINGS) $(3))) \
@@ -856,12 +919,14 @@
 ###########################################################
 define report-missing-licenses-rule
 .PHONY: reportmissinglicenses
-reportmissinglicenses: PRIVATE_NON_MODULES:=$(sort $(NON_MODULES_WITHOUT_LICENSE_METADATA))
-reportmissinglicenses: PRIVATE_COPIED_FILES:=$(sort $(filter $(NON_MODULES_WITHOUT_LICENSE_METADATA),$(foreach _pair,$(PRODUCT_COPY_FILES), $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(call word-colon,2,$(_pair)))))
+reportmissinglicenses: PRIVATE_NON_MODULES:=$(sort $(NON_MODULES_WITHOUT_LICENSE_METADATA) $(TARGETS_MISSING_LICENSE_METADATA))
+reportmissinglicenses: PRIVATE_COPIED_FILES:=$(sort $(filter $(NON_MODULES_WITHOUT_LICENSE_METADATA) $(TARGETS_MISSING_LICENSE_METADATA),\
+  $(foreach _pair,$(PRODUCT_COPY_FILES), $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(call word-colon,2,$(_pair)))))
 reportmissinglicenses:
 	@echo Reporting $$(words $$(PRIVATE_NON_MODULES)) targets without license metadata
 	$$(foreach t,$$(PRIVATE_NON_MODULES),if ! [ -h $$(t) ]; then echo No license metadata for $$(t) >&2; fi;)
 	$$(foreach t,$$(PRIVATE_COPIED_FILES),if ! [ -h $$(t) ]; then echo No license metadata for copied file $$(t) >&2; fi;)
+	echo $$(words $$(PRIVATE_NON_MODULES)) targets missing license metadata >&2
 
 endef
 
@@ -914,13 +979,9 @@
   $(foreach t,$(sort $(ALL_0P_TARGETS)), \
     $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(t).META_LIC := 0p) \
   ) \
-  $(foreach t,$(sort $(ALL_NON_MODULES)), \
-    $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(t).META_LIC := $(call append-path,$(_dir),$(patsubst $(OUT_DIR)%,out%,$(t).meta_lic))) \
-  ) \
   $(foreach t,$(sort $(ALL_NON_MODULES)),$(eval $(call non-module-license-metadata-rule,$(t)))) \
   $(foreach m,$(sort $(ALL_MODULES)),$(eval $(call license-metadata-rule,$(m)))) \
-  $(eval $(call report-missing-licenses-rule)) \
-  $(eval $(call report-all-notice-library-names-rule)) \
+  $(foreach t,$(sort $(ALL_COPIED_TARGETS)),$(eval $(call copied-target-license-metadata-rule,$(t)))) \
   $(eval $(call build-all-license-metadata-rule)))
 endef
 
@@ -992,6 +1053,22 @@
 )
 endef
 
+# Uses LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS, LOCAL_MODULE, and LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
+# to determine the intermediates directory.
+#
+# $(1): if non-empty, force the intermediates to be COMMON
+# $(2): if non-empty, force the intermediates to be for the 2nd arch
+# $(3): if non-empty, force the intermediates to be for the host cross os
+define local-meta-intermediates-dir
+$(strip \
+    $(if $(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),, \
+        $(error $(LOCAL_PATH): LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS not defined before call to local-meta-intermediates-dir)) \
+    $(if $(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE)),, \
+        $(error $(LOCAL_PATH): LOCAL_MODULE not defined before call to local-meta-intermediates-dir)) \
+    $(call intermediates-dir-for,META$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS),$(LOCAL_MODULE),$(if $(strip $(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE)),HOST),$(1),$(2),$(3)) \
+)
+endef
+
 ###########################################################
 ## The generated sources directory.  Placing generated
 ## source files directly in the intermediates directory
@@ -2411,7 +2488,47 @@
         @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 38001,38500,$(1)),$(2))
         @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 38501,39000,$(1)),$(2))
         @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 39001,39500,$(1)),$(2))
-        @$(if $(wordlist 39501,39502,$(1)),$(error Too many words ($(words $(1)))))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 39501,40000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 40001,40500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 40501,41000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 41001,41500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 41501,42000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 42001,42500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 42501,43000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 43001,43500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 43501,44000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 44001,44500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 44501,45000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 45001,45500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 45501,46000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 46001,46500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 46501,47000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 47001,47500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 47501,48000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 48001,48500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 48501,49000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 49001,49500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 49501,50000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 50001,50500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 50501,51000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 51001,51500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 51501,52000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 52001,52500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 52501,53000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 53001,53500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 53501,54000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 54001,54500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 54501,55000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 55001,55500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 55501,56000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 56001,56500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 56501,57000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 57001,57500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 57501,58000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 58001,58500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 58501,59000,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(call emit-line,$(wordlist 59001,59500,$(1)),$(2))
+        @$(if $(wordlist 59501,59502,$(1)),$(error Too many words ($(words $(1)))))
 endef
 # Return jar arguments to compress files in a given directory
 # $(1): directory
diff --git a/core/distdir.mk b/core/distdir.mk
index aad8ff3..0edeffd 100644
--- a/core/distdir.mk
+++ b/core/distdir.mk
@@ -45,6 +45,56 @@
     $(eval _all_dist_goal_output_pairs += $$(goal):$$(dst))))
 endef
 
+.PHONY: shareprojects
+#shareprojects:
+
+define __share-projects-rule
+$(1) : PRIVATE_TARGETS := $(2)
+$(1) : PRIVATE_ARGUMENT_FILE := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,codesharing)/$(1)/arguments
+$(1): $(2) $(COMPLIANCE_LISTSHARE)
+	$(hide) rm -f $$@
+	mkdir -p $$(dir $$@)
+	mkdir -p $$(dir $$(PRIVATE_ARGUMENT_FILE))
+	$$(if $$(strip $$(PRIVATE_TARGETS)),$$(call dump-words-to-file,$$(PRIVATE_TARGETS),$$(PRIVATE_ARGUMENT_FILE)))
+	$$(if $$(strip $$(PRIVATE_TARGETS)),OUT_DIR=$(OUT_DIR) $(COMPLIANCE_LISTSHARE) -o $$@ @$$(PRIVATE_ARGUMENT_FILE),touch $$@)
+endef
+
+# build list of projects to share in $(1) for dist targets in $(2)
+#
+# $(1): the intermediate project sharing file
+# $(2): the dist files to base the sharing on
+define _share-projects-rule
+$(eval $(call __share-projects-rule,$(1),$(call corresponding-license-metadata,$(2))))
+endef
+
+# Add a build dependency
+#
+# $(1): the goal phony target
+# $(2): the intermediate shareprojects file
+define _share-projects-dep
+$(1): $(2)
+endef
+
+define _add_projects_to_share
+$(strip $(eval _idir := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,shareprojects))) \
+$(strip $(eval _goals := $(sort $(_all_dist_goals)))) \
+$(strip $(eval _opairs := $(sort $(_all_dist_goal_output_pairs)))) \
+$(strip $(eval _dpairs := $(sort $(_all_dist_src_dst_pairs)))) \
+$(strip $(eval _allt :=)) \
+$(foreach goal,$(_goals), \
+  $(eval _f := $(_idir)/$(goal).shareprojects) \
+  $(call dist-for-goals,$(goal),$(_f):shareprojects/$(basename $(notdir $(_f)))) \
+  $(eval _targets :=) \
+  $(foreach op,$(filter $(goal):%,$(_opairs)),$(foreach p,$(filter %:$(call word-colon,2,$(op)),$(_dpairs)),$(eval _targets += $(call word-colon,1,$(p))))) \
+  $(eval _allt += $(_targets)) \
+  $(eval $(call _share-projects-rule,$(_f),$(_targets))) \
+)\
+$(eval _f := $(_idir)/all.shareprojects)\
+$(eval $(call _share-projects-dep,shareprojects,$(_f))) \
+$(call dist-for-goals,droid shareprojects,$(_f):shareprojects/all)\
+$(eval $(call _share-projects-rule,$(_f),$(sort $(_allt))))
+endef
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------
 # To be used at the end of the build to collect all the uses of
 # dist-for-goals, and write them into a file for the packaging step to use.
@@ -52,6 +102,15 @@
 # $(1): The file to write
 define dist-write-file
 $(strip \
+  $(call _add_projects_to_share)\
+  $(if $(strip $(ANDROID_REQUIRE_LICENSE_METADATA)),\
+    $(foreach target,$(sort $(TARGETS_MISSING_LICENSE_METADATA)),$(warning target $(target) missing license metadata))\
+    $(if $(strip $(TARGETS_MISSING_LICENSE_METADATA)),\
+      $(if $(filter true error,$(ANDROID_REQUIRE_LICENSE_METADATA)),\
+        $(error $(words $(sort $(TARGETS_MISSING_LICENSE_METADATA))) targets need license metadata))))\
+  $(foreach t,$(sort $(ALL_NON_MODULES)),$(call record-missing-non-module-dependencies,$(t))) \
+  $(eval $(call report-missing-licenses-rule)) \
+  $(eval $(call report-all-notice-library-names-rule)) \
   $(KATI_obsolete_var dist-for-goals,Cannot be used after dist-write-file) \
   $(foreach goal,$(sort $(_all_dist_goals)), \
     $(eval $$(goal): _dist_$$(goal))) \
diff --git a/core/notice_files.mk b/core/notice_files.mk
index c05d4ea..4b67404 100644
--- a/core/notice_files.mk
+++ b/core/notice_files.mk
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 module_license_metadata :=
 
 ifdef my_register_name
-  module_license_metadata := $(call local-intermediates-dir)/$(my_register_name).meta_lic
+  module_license_metadata := $(call local-meta-intermediates-dir)/$(my_register_name).meta_lic
 
   $(foreach target,$(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).BUILT) $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).INSTALLED) $(my_test_data) $(my_test_config),\
     $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(target).META_LIC := $(module_license_metadata)))