diff --git a/java/dexpreopt.go b/java/dexpreopt.go
index 0a56529..b53e9c4 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt.go
@@ -86,18 +86,28 @@
 }
 
 var dexpreoptGlobalConfigKey = android.NewOnceKey("DexpreoptGlobalConfig")
+var dexpreoptTestGlobalConfigKey = android.NewOnceKey("TestDexpreoptGlobalConfig")
+
+func setDexpreoptGlobalConfig(config android.Config, globalConfig dexpreopt.GlobalConfig) {
+	config.Once(dexpreoptTestGlobalConfigKey, func() interface{} { return globalConfig })
+}
 
 func dexpreoptGlobalConfig(ctx android.PathContext) dexpreopt.GlobalConfig {
 	return ctx.Config().Once(dexpreoptGlobalConfigKey, func() interface{} {
 		if f := ctx.Config().DexpreoptGlobalConfig(); f != "" {
 			ctx.AddNinjaFileDeps(f)
-			globalConfig, err := dexpreopt.LoadGlobalConfig(f)
+			globalConfig, err := dexpreopt.LoadGlobalConfig(ctx, f)
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(err)
 			}
 			return globalConfig
 		}
-		return dexpreopt.GlobalConfig{}
+
+		// No global config filename set, see if there is a test config set
+		return ctx.Config().Once(dexpreoptTestGlobalConfigKey, func() interface{} {
+			// Nope, return an empty config
+			return dexpreopt.GlobalConfig{}
+		})
 	}).(dexpreopt.GlobalConfig)
 }
 
@@ -131,17 +141,15 @@
 		archs = archs[:1]
 	}
 
-	var images []string
+	var images android.Paths
 	for _, arch := range archs {
-		images = append(images, info.images[arch].String())
+		images = append(images, info.images[arch])
 	}
 
 	dexLocation := android.InstallPathToOnDevicePath(ctx, d.installPath)
 
 	strippedDexJarFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "dexpreopt", dexJarFile.Base())
 
-	deps := android.Paths{dexJarFile}
-
 	var profileClassListing android.OptionalPath
 	profileIsTextListing := false
 	if BoolDefault(d.dexpreoptProperties.Dex_preopt.Profile_guided, true) {
@@ -157,20 +165,16 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if profileClassListing.Valid() {
-		deps = append(deps, profileClassListing.Path())
-	}
-
 	dexpreoptConfig := dexpreopt.ModuleConfig{
 		Name:            ctx.ModuleName(),
 		DexLocation:     dexLocation,
-		BuildPath:       android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "dexpreopt", ctx.ModuleName()+".jar").String(),
-		DexPath:         dexJarFile.String(),
+		BuildPath:       android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "dexpreopt", ctx.ModuleName()+".jar").OutputPath,
+		DexPath:         dexJarFile,
 		UncompressedDex: d.uncompressedDex,
 		HasApkLibraries: false,
 		PreoptFlags:     nil,
 
-		ProfileClassListing:  profileClassListing.String(),
+		ProfileClassListing:  profileClassListing,
 		ProfileIsTextListing: profileIsTextListing,
 
 		EnforceUsesLibraries:  false,
@@ -181,7 +185,7 @@
 		Archs:           archs,
 		DexPreoptImages: images,
 
-		PreoptBootClassPathDexFiles:     info.preoptBootDex.Strings(),
+		PreoptBootClassPathDexFiles:     info.preoptBootDex.Paths(),
 		PreoptBootClassPathDexLocations: info.preoptBootLocations,
 
 		PreoptExtractedApk: false,
@@ -190,11 +194,11 @@
 		ForceCreateAppImage: BoolDefault(d.dexpreoptProperties.Dex_preopt.App_image, false),
 
 		NoStripping:     Bool(d.dexpreoptProperties.Dex_preopt.No_stripping),
-		StripInputPath:  dexJarFile.String(),
-		StripOutputPath: strippedDexJarFile.String(),
+		StripInputPath:  dexJarFile,
+		StripOutputPath: strippedDexJarFile.OutputPath,
 	}
 
-	dexpreoptRule, err := dexpreopt.GenerateDexpreoptRule(info.global, dexpreoptConfig)
+	dexpreoptRule, err := dexpreopt.GenerateDexpreoptRule(ctx, info.global, dexpreoptConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ModuleErrorf("error generating dexpreopt rule: %s", err.Error())
 		return dexJarFile
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
index 8853428..bb88d32 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
 	symbolsFile := symbolsDir.Join(ctx, "boot.oat")
 	outputDir := info.dir.Join(ctx, "system/framework", arch.String())
 	outputPath := info.images[arch]
-	oatLocation := pathtools.ReplaceExtension(dexpreopt.PathToLocation(outputPath.String(), arch), "oat")
+	oatLocation := pathtools.ReplaceExtension(dexpreopt.PathToLocation(outputPath, arch), "oat")
 
 	rule := android.NewRuleBuilder()
 	rule.MissingDeps(missingDeps)
@@ -289,31 +289,31 @@
 
 	cmd.Tool(info.global.Tools.Dex2oat).
 		Flag("--avoid-storing-invocation").
-		FlagWithOutput("--write-invocation-to=", invocationPath.String()).ImplicitOutput(invocationPath.String()).
+		FlagWithOutput("--write-invocation-to=", invocationPath).ImplicitOutput(invocationPath).
 		Flag("--runtime-arg").FlagWithArg("-Xms", info.global.Dex2oatImageXms).
 		Flag("--runtime-arg").FlagWithArg("-Xmx", info.global.Dex2oatImageXmx)
 
-	if profile == nil {
-		cmd.FlagWithArg("--image-classes=", info.global.PreloadedClasses)
-	} else {
+	if profile != nil {
 		cmd.FlagWithArg("--compiler-filter=", "speed-profile")
-		cmd.FlagWithInput("--profile-file=", profile.String())
+		cmd.FlagWithInput("--profile-file=", profile)
+	} else if info.global.PreloadedClasses.Valid() {
+		cmd.FlagWithInput("--image-classes=", info.global.PreloadedClasses.Path())
 	}
 
-	if info.global.DirtyImageObjects != "" {
-		cmd.FlagWithArg("--dirty-image-objects=", info.global.DirtyImageObjects)
+	if info.global.DirtyImageObjects.Valid() {
+		cmd.FlagWithInput("--dirty-image-objects=", info.global.DirtyImageObjects.Path())
 	}
 
 	cmd.
-		FlagForEachInput("--dex-file=", info.preoptBootDex.Strings()).
+		FlagForEachInput("--dex-file=", info.preoptBootDex.Paths()).
 		FlagForEachArg("--dex-location=", info.preoptBootLocations).
 		Flag("--generate-debug-info").
 		Flag("--generate-build-id").
-		FlagWithArg("--oat-symbols=", symbolsFile.String()).
+		FlagWithOutput("--oat-symbols=", symbolsFile).
 		Flag("--strip").
-		FlagWithOutput("--oat-file=", outputPath.ReplaceExtension(ctx, "oat").String()).
+		FlagWithOutput("--oat-file=", outputPath.ReplaceExtension(ctx, "oat")).
 		FlagWithArg("--oat-location=", oatLocation).
-		FlagWithOutput("--image=", outputPath.String()).
+		FlagWithOutput("--image=", outputPath).
 		FlagWithArg("--base=", ctx.Config().LibartImgDeviceBaseAddress()).
 		FlagWithArg("--instruction-set=", arch.String()).
 		FlagWithArg("--instruction-set-variant=", info.global.CpuVariant[arch]).
@@ -358,21 +358,21 @@
 		extraFiles = append(extraFiles, art, oat, vdex, unstrippedOat)
 
 		// Install the .oat and .art files.
-		rule.Install(art.String(), filepath.Join(installDir, art.Base()))
-		rule.Install(oat.String(), filepath.Join(installDir, oat.Base()))
+		rule.Install(art, filepath.Join(installDir, art.Base()))
+		rule.Install(oat, filepath.Join(installDir, oat.Base()))
 
 		// The vdex files are identical between architectures, install them to a shared location.  The Make rules will
 		// only use the install rules for one architecture, and will create symlinks into the architecture-specific
 		// directories.
 		vdexInstalls = append(vdexInstalls,
-			android.RuleBuilderInstall{vdex.String(), filepath.Join(vdexInstallDir, vdex.Base())})
+			android.RuleBuilderInstall{vdex, filepath.Join(vdexInstallDir, vdex.Base())})
 
 		// Install the unstripped oat files.  The Make rules will put these in $(TARGET_OUT_UNSTRIPPED)
 		unstrippedInstalls = append(unstrippedInstalls,
-			android.RuleBuilderInstall{unstrippedOat.String(), filepath.Join(installDir, unstrippedOat.Base())})
+			android.RuleBuilderInstall{unstrippedOat, filepath.Join(installDir, unstrippedOat.Base())})
 	}
 
-	cmd.ImplicitOutputs(extraFiles.Strings())
+	cmd.ImplicitOutputs(extraFiles)
 
 	rule.Build(pctx, ctx, "bootJarsDexpreopt_"+arch.String(), "dexpreopt boot jars "+arch.String())
 
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
 Rebuild with ART_BOOT_IMAGE_EXTRA_ARGS="--runtime-arg -verbose:verifier" to see verification errors.`
 
 func bootImageProfileRule(ctx android.SingletonContext, info *bootJarsInfo, missingDeps []string) android.WritablePath {
-	if len(info.global.BootImageProfiles) == 0 {
+	if !info.global.UseProfileForBootImage || ctx.Config().IsPdkBuild() || ctx.Config().UnbundledBuild() {
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -396,13 +396,25 @@
 	rule := android.NewRuleBuilder()
 	rule.MissingDeps(missingDeps)
 
-	var bootImageProfile string
+	var bootImageProfile android.Path
 	if len(info.global.BootImageProfiles) > 1 {
 		combinedBootImageProfile := info.dir.Join(ctx, "boot-image-profile.txt")
-		rule.Command().Text("cat").Inputs(info.global.BootImageProfiles).Text(">").Output(combinedBootImageProfile.String())
-		bootImageProfile = combinedBootImageProfile.String()
-	} else {
+		rule.Command().Text("cat").Inputs(info.global.BootImageProfiles).Text(">").Output(combinedBootImageProfile)
+		bootImageProfile = combinedBootImageProfile
+	} else if len(info.global.BootImageProfiles) == 1 {
 		bootImageProfile = info.global.BootImageProfiles[0]
+	} else {
+		// If not set, use the default.  Some branches like master-art-host don't have frameworks/base, so manually
+		// handle the case that the default is missing.  Those branches won't attempt to build the profile rule,
+		// and if they do they'll get a missing deps error.
+		defaultProfile := "frameworks/base/config/boot-image-profile.txt"
+		path := android.ExistentPathForSource(ctx, defaultProfile)
+		if path.Valid() {
+			bootImageProfile = path.Path()
+		} else {
+			missingDeps = append(missingDeps, defaultProfile)
+			bootImageProfile = android.PathForOutput(ctx, "missing")
+		}
 	}
 
 	profile := info.dir.Join(ctx, "boot.prof")
@@ -410,12 +422,12 @@
 	rule.Command().
 		Text(`ANDROID_LOG_TAGS="*:e"`).
 		Tool(tools.Profman).
-		FlagWithArg("--create-profile-from=", bootImageProfile).
-		FlagForEachInput("--apk=", info.preoptBootDex.Strings()).
+		FlagWithInput("--create-profile-from=", bootImageProfile).
+		FlagForEachInput("--apk=", info.preoptBootDex.Paths()).
 		FlagForEachArg("--dex-location=", info.preoptBootLocations).
-		FlagWithOutput("--reference-profile-file=", profile.String())
+		FlagWithOutput("--reference-profile-file=", profile)
 
-	rule.Install(profile.String(), "/system/etc/boot-image.prof")
+	rule.Install(profile, "/system/etc/boot-image.prof")
 
 	rule.Build(pctx, ctx, "bootJarsProfile", "profile boot jars")
 
@@ -439,16 +451,6 @@
 	for arch, _ := range info.images {
 		ctx.Strict("DEXPREOPT_IMAGE_"+arch.String(), info.images[arch].String())
 
-		var builtInstalled []string
-		for _, install := range info.installs[arch] {
-			builtInstalled = append(builtInstalled, install.From+":"+install.To)
-		}
-
-		var unstrippedBuiltInstalled []string
-		for _, install := range info.unstrippedInstalls[arch] {
-			unstrippedBuiltInstalled = append(unstrippedBuiltInstalled, install.From+":"+install.To)
-		}
-
 		ctx.Strict("DEXPREOPT_IMAGE_BUILT_INSTALLED_"+arch.String(), info.installs[arch].String())
 		ctx.Strict("DEXPREOPT_IMAGE_UNSTRIPPED_BUILT_INSTALLED_"+arch.String(), info.unstrippedInstalls[arch].String())
 		ctx.Strict("DEXPREOPT_IMAGE_VDEX_BUILT_INSTALLED_"+arch.String(), info.vdexInstalls[arch].String())
diff --git a/java/hiddenapi.go b/java/hiddenapi.go
index 01e2c5e..104cd76 100644
--- a/java/hiddenapi.go
+++ b/java/hiddenapi.go
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 package java
 
 import (
-	"path/filepath"
-
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
@@ -175,14 +173,3 @@
 		TransformZipAlign(ctx, output, tmpOutput)
 	}
 }
-
-type hiddenAPIPath struct {
-	path string
-}
-
-var _ android.Path = (*hiddenAPIPath)(nil)
-
-func (p *hiddenAPIPath) String() string { return p.path }
-func (p *hiddenAPIPath) Ext() string    { return filepath.Ext(p.path) }
-func (p *hiddenAPIPath) Base() string   { return filepath.Base(p.path) }
-func (p *hiddenAPIPath) Rel() string    { return p.path }
diff --git a/java/hiddenapi_singleton.go b/java/hiddenapi_singleton.go
index adbd356..ba8b3e1 100644
--- a/java/hiddenapi_singleton.go
+++ b/java/hiddenapi_singleton.go
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@
 	rule.MissingDeps(missingDeps)
 
 	rule.Command().
-		Tool(pctx.HostBinToolPath(ctx, "hiddenapi").String()).
+		Tool(pctx.HostBinToolPath(ctx, "hiddenapi")).
 		Text("list").
-		FlagForEachInput("--boot-dex=", bootDexJars.Strings()).
-		FlagWithInputList("--public-stub-classpath=", publicStubPaths.Strings(), ":").
-		FlagWithInputList("--public-stub-classpath=", systemStubPaths.Strings(), ":").
-		FlagWithInputList("--public-stub-classpath=", testStubPaths.Strings(), ":").
-		FlagWithInputList("--core-platform-stub-classpath=", corePlatformStubPaths.Strings(), ":").
-		FlagWithOutput("--out-api-flags=", tempPath.String())
+		FlagForEachInput("--boot-dex=", bootDexJars).
+		FlagWithInputList("--public-stub-classpath=", publicStubPaths, ":").
+		FlagWithInputList("--public-stub-classpath=", systemStubPaths, ":").
+		FlagWithInputList("--public-stub-classpath=", testStubPaths, ":").
+		FlagWithInputList("--core-platform-stub-classpath=", corePlatformStubPaths, ":").
+		FlagWithOutput("--out-api-flags=", tempPath)
 
 	commitChangeForRestat(rule, tempPath, outputPath)
 
@@ -214,20 +214,20 @@
 	stubFlags := hiddenAPISingletonPaths(ctx).stubFlags
 
 	rule.Command().
-		Tool(android.PathForSource(ctx, "frameworks/base/tools/hiddenapi/generate_hiddenapi_lists.py").String()).
-		FlagWithInput("--csv ", stubFlags.String()).
-		Inputs(flagsCSV.Strings()).
+		Tool(android.PathForSource(ctx, "frameworks/base/tools/hiddenapi/generate_hiddenapi_lists.py")).
+		FlagWithInput("--csv ", stubFlags).
+		Inputs(flagsCSV).
 		FlagWithInput("--greylist ",
-			android.PathForSource(ctx, "frameworks/base/config/hiddenapi-greylist.txt").String()).
+			android.PathForSource(ctx, "frameworks/base/config/hiddenapi-greylist.txt")).
 		FlagWithInput("--greylist-ignore-conflicts ",
-			greylistIgnoreConflicts.String()).
+			greylistIgnoreConflicts).
 		FlagWithInput("--greylist-max-p ",
-			android.PathForSource(ctx, "frameworks/base/config/hiddenapi-greylist-max-p.txt").String()).
+			android.PathForSource(ctx, "frameworks/base/config/hiddenapi-greylist-max-p.txt")).
 		FlagWithInput("--greylist-max-o-ignore-conflicts ",
-			android.PathForSource(ctx, "frameworks/base/config/hiddenapi-greylist-max-o.txt").String()).
+			android.PathForSource(ctx, "frameworks/base/config/hiddenapi-greylist-max-o.txt")).
 		FlagWithInput("--blacklist ",
-			android.PathForSource(ctx, "frameworks/base/config/hiddenapi-force-blacklist.txt").String()).
-		FlagWithOutput("--output ", tempPath.String())
+			android.PathForSource(ctx, "frameworks/base/config/hiddenapi-force-blacklist.txt")).
+		FlagWithOutput("--output ", tempPath)
 
 	commitChangeForRestat(rule, tempPath, outputPath)
 
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@
 
 	outputPath := hiddenAPISingletonPaths(ctx).flags
 
-	rule.Command().Text("rm").Flag("-f").Output(outputPath.String())
-	rule.Command().Text("touch").Output(outputPath.String())
+	rule.Command().Text("rm").Flag("-f").Output(outputPath)
+	rule.Command().Text("touch").Output(outputPath)
 
 	rule.Build(pctx, ctx, "emptyHiddenAPIFlagsFile", "empty hiddenapi flags")
 
@@ -269,10 +269,10 @@
 	outputPath := hiddenAPISingletonPaths(ctx).metadata
 
 	rule.Command().
-		Tool(android.PathForSource(ctx, "frameworks/base/tools/hiddenapi/merge_csv.py").String()).
-		Inputs(metadataCSV.Strings()).
+		Tool(android.PathForSource(ctx, "frameworks/base/tools/hiddenapi/merge_csv.py")).
+		Inputs(metadataCSV).
 		Text(">").
-		Output(outputPath.String())
+		Output(outputPath)
 
 	rule.Build(pctx, ctx, "hiddenAPIGreylistMetadataFile", "hiddenapi greylist metadata")
 
@@ -284,15 +284,15 @@
 // the rule.
 func commitChangeForRestat(rule *android.RuleBuilder, tempPath, outputPath android.WritablePath) {
 	rule.Restat()
-	rule.Temporary(tempPath.String())
+	rule.Temporary(tempPath)
 	rule.Command().
 		Text("(").
 		Text("if").
-		Text("cmp -s").Input(tempPath.String()).Output(outputPath.String()).Text(";").
+		Text("cmp -s").Input(tempPath).Output(outputPath).Text(";").
 		Text("then").
-		Text("rm").Input(tempPath.String()).Text(";").
+		Text("rm").Input(tempPath).Text(";").
 		Text("else").
-		Text("mv").Input(tempPath.String()).Output(outputPath.String()).Text(";").
+		Text("mv").Input(tempPath).Output(outputPath).Text(";").
 		Text("fi").
 		Text(")")
 }
diff --git a/java/testing.go b/java/testing.go
index 6febfa1..bec3c0b 100644
--- a/java/testing.go
+++ b/java/testing.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	"fmt"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
+	"android/soong/dexpreopt"
 )
 
 func TestConfig(buildDir string, env map[string]string) android.Config {
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@
 	config := android.TestArchConfig(buildDir, env)
 	config.TestProductVariables.DeviceSystemSdkVersions = []string{"14", "15"}
 
+	pathCtx := android.PathContextForTesting(config, nil)
+	setDexpreoptGlobalConfig(config, dexpreopt.GlobalConfigForTests(pathCtx))
+
 	return config
 }