[Xperia Z1 Compact Original Android Development] maz-1:
Hey, just to let you know, I created some repos to build nougat without extra patches ( and added missing modem firmwares to enable sim support )

the manifest file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<manifest>
<remote name="sony" fetch="https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/" />
<remote name="github" fetch="https://github.com/" />
<remote name="maz1sony" fetch="https://github.com/maz1-aosp-sony/" />

<remove-project name="platform/hardware/qcom/camera" />
<project path="device/sony/sepolicy" name="device-sony-sepolicy" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
<project path="device/sony/amami" name="device-sony-amami" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
<project path="device/sony/common" name="device-sony-common" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
<project path="device/sony/common-headers" name="device-sony-common-headers" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="aosp/LA.BR.1.3.3_rb2.14" />
<project path="device/sony/common-kernel" name="vendor-sony-kernel" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="aosp/LA.BR.1.3.3_rb2.14" />
<project path="device/sony/common-init" name="device-sony-common-init" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
<project path="device/sony/rhine" name="device-sony-rhine" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
<project path="hardware/qcom/camera" name="camera" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="aosp/LA.BR.1.3.3_rb2.14" />
<project path="kernel/sony/msm" name="kernel" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="aosp/LA.BR.1.3.3_rb2.14" />
<project path="vendor/qcom/opensource/dataservices" name="vendor-qcom-opensource-dataservices" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
<project path="vendor/sony-oss/thermanager" name="thermanager" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
<project path="vendor/sony-oss/macaddrsetup" name="macaddrsetup" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />
<project path="vendor/sony-oss/timekeep" name="timekeep" groups="device" remote="sony" revision="master" />

<project path="vendor/qcom/firmware" name="SuperBenevolent/aosp-vendor-qcom-firmware" remote="github" revision="master" />

<remove-project name="platform/external/toybox" />
<remove-project name="platform/hardware/qcom/audio" />
<remove-project name="platform/hardware/qcom/bt" />
<remove-project name="platform/hardware/qcom/display" />
<remove-project name="platform/hardware/qcom/gps" />
<remove-project name="platform/hardware/qcom/media" />
<remove-project name="platform/hardware/qcom/keymaster" />
<remove-project name="platform/system/core" />
<remove-project name="platform/packages/apps/Music" />
<remove-project name="platform/packages/apps/Nfc" />

<project path="external/toybox" name="external_toybox" remote="maz1sony" revision="aosp7.0-sony" />
<project path="hardware/qcom/audio" name="hardware_qcom_audio" remote="maz1sony" revision="aosp7.0-sony" />
<project path="hardware/qcom/bt" name="hardware_qcom_bt" remote="maz1sony" revision="aosp7.0-sony" />
<project path="hardware/qcom/display" name="hardware_qcom_display" remote="maz1sony" revision="aosp7.0-sony" />
<project path="hardware/qcom/gps" name="hardware_qcom_gps" remote="maz1sony" revision="aosp7.0-sony" />
<project path="hardware/qcom/media" name="hardware_qcom_media" remote="maz1sony" revision="aosp7.0-sony" />
<project path="hardware/qcom/keymaster" name="hardware_qcom_keymaster" remote="maz1sony" revision="aosp7.0-sony" />
<project path="system/core" name="system_core" remote="maz1sony" revision="aosp7.0-sony" />
<project path="packages/apps/Music" name="packages_apps_Music" remote="maz1sony" revision="aosp7.0-sony" />
<project path="packages/apps/Nfc" name="packages_apps_Nfc" remote="maz1sony" revision="aosp7.0-sony" />

</manifest>