diff --git a/cc/cmakelists.go b/cc/cmakelists.go
index 97d21f4..f7d9081 100644
--- a/cc/cmakelists.go
+++ b/cc/cmakelists.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 	// Link all handmade CMakeLists.txt aggregate from
 	//     BASE/development/ide/clion to
 	// BASE/out/development/ide/clion.
-	dir := filepath.Join(getAndroidSrcRootDirectory(ctx), cLionAggregateProjectsDirectory)
+	dir := filepath.Join(android.AbsSrcDirForExistingUseCases(), cLionAggregateProjectsDirectory)
 	filepath.Walk(dir, linkAggregateCMakeListsFiles)
 
 	return
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 	f.WriteString("# Tools > CMake > Change Project Root  \n\n")
 	f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("cmake_minimum_required(VERSION %s)\n", minimumCMakeVersionSupported))
 	f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("project(%s)\n", ccModule.ModuleBase.Name()))
-	f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("set(ANDROID_ROOT %s)\n\n", getAndroidSrcRootDirectory(ctx)))
+	f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("set(ANDROID_ROOT %s)\n\n", android.AbsSrcDirForExistingUseCases()))
 
 	pathToCC, _ := evalVariable(ctx, "${config.ClangBin}/")
 	f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER \"%s%s\")\n", buildCMakePath(pathToCC), "clang"))
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
 }
 
 func getCMakeListsForModule(module *Module, ctx android.SingletonContext) string {
-	return filepath.Join(getAndroidSrcRootDirectory(ctx),
+	return filepath.Join(android.AbsSrcDirForExistingUseCases(),
 		cLionOutputProjectsDirectory,
 		path.Dir(ctx.BlueprintFile(module)),
 		module.ModuleBase.Name()+"-"+
@@ -473,8 +473,3 @@
 			module.ModuleBase.Os().Name,
 		cMakeListsFilename)
 }
-
-func getAndroidSrcRootDirectory(ctx android.SingletonContext) string {
-	srcPath, _ := filepath.Abs(android.PathForSource(ctx).String())
-	return srcPath
-}
diff --git a/cc/compdb.go b/cc/compdb.go
index dff14db..ea12443 100644
--- a/cc/compdb.go
+++ b/cc/compdb.go
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@
 
 	// Create the output file.
 	dir := android.PathForOutput(ctx, compdbOutputProjectsDirectory)
-	os.MkdirAll(dir.String(), 0777)
+	os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(android.AbsSrcDirForExistingUseCases(), dir.String()), 0777)
 	compDBFile := dir.Join(ctx, compdbFilename)
-	f, err := os.Create(compDBFile.String())
+	f, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(android.AbsSrcDirForExistingUseCases(), compDBFile.String()))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Could not create file %s: %s", compDBFile, err)
 	}
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@
 	}
 	f.Write(dat)
 
-	finalLinkPath := filepath.Join(ctx.Config().Getenv(envVariableCompdbLink), compdbFilename)
-	if finalLinkPath != "" {
+	if finalLinkDir := ctx.Config().Getenv(envVariableCompdbLink); finalLinkDir != "" {
+		finalLinkPath := filepath.Join(finalLinkDir, compdbFilename)
 		os.Remove(finalLinkPath)
 		if err := os.Symlink(compDBFile.String(), finalLinkPath); err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Unable to symlink %s to %s: %s", compDBFile, finalLinkPath, err)
@@ -174,18 +174,17 @@
 		return
 	}
 
-	rootDir := getCompdbAndroidSrcRootDirectory(ctx)
-	pathToCC, err := ctx.Eval(pctx, rootDir+"/${config.ClangBin}/")
+	pathToCC, err := ctx.Eval(pctx, "${config.ClangBin}")
 	ccPath := "/bin/false"
 	cxxPath := "/bin/false"
 	if err == nil {
-		ccPath = pathToCC + "clang"
-		cxxPath = pathToCC + "clang++"
+		ccPath = filepath.Join(pathToCC, "clang")
+		cxxPath = filepath.Join(pathToCC, "clang++")
 	}
 	for _, src := range srcs {
 		if _, ok := builds[src.String()]; !ok {
 			builds[src.String()] = compDbEntry{
-				Directory: rootDir,
+				Directory: android.AbsSrcDirForExistingUseCases(),
 				Arguments: getArguments(src, ctx, ccModule, ccPath, cxxPath),
 				File:      src.String(),
 			}
@@ -200,8 +199,3 @@
 	}
 	return []string{""}, err
 }
-
-func getCompdbAndroidSrcRootDirectory(ctx android.SingletonContext) string {
-	srcPath, _ := filepath.Abs(android.PathForSource(ctx).String())
-	return srcPath
-}
diff --git a/cc/ndk_headers.go b/cc/ndk_headers.go
index b8423be..5744bb2 100644
--- a/cc/ndk_headers.go
+++ b/cc/ndk_headers.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -255,16 +254,8 @@
 	depsPath := android.PathForSource(ctx, "bionic/libc/versioner-dependencies")
 	depsGlob := ctx.Glob(filepath.Join(depsPath.String(), "**/*"), nil)
 	for i, path := range depsGlob {
-		fileInfo, err := os.Lstat(path.String())
-		if err != nil {
-			ctx.ModuleErrorf("os.Lstat(%q) failed: %s", path.String, err)
-		}
-		if fileInfo.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink == os.ModeSymlink {
-			dest, err := os.Readlink(path.String())
-			if err != nil {
-				ctx.ModuleErrorf("os.Readlink(%q) failed: %s",
-					path.String, err)
-			}
+		if ctx.IsSymlink(path) {
+			dest := ctx.Readlink(path)
 			// Additional .. to account for the symlink itself.
 			depsGlob[i] = android.PathForSource(
 				ctx, filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(path.String(), "..", dest)))