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bug#64445: 30.0.50; Android: Emacs cannot access /storage/emulated/0 alt
From: |
Milan Zamazal |
Subject: |
bug#64445: 30.0.50; Android: Emacs cannot access /storage/emulated/0 although other apps can |
Date: |
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 19:17:51 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) |
>>>>> "PL" == Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> writes:
PL> While I never did manage to locate the cause of this bug, two
PL> new workarounds for it are now possible.
PL> The first is to type:
PL> M-x android-request-storage-access
Just in case someone else reads this: It’s actually
android-request-directory-access.
PL> and select the ``internal storage'' directory from the file
PL> manager dialog displayed. It will then appear under:
PL> /content/storage/com.android.externalstorage*
It works for me, thank you!
PL> Mind that this form of file access is somewhat slow due to inept
PL> programming by the Android developers:
PL> https://issuetracker.google.com/u/1/issues/293494717
PL> which they have dismissed, since they are evidently incapable of
PL> attaining even the most elementary levels of reading
PL> comprehension, and consequent of being implemented in Java,
PL> files within /content/storage will be inaccessible to
PL> subprocesses.
Hmm, not very nice.
Another annoyance is the `primary:' component in the storage path as
Android doesn't like colons in paths and e.g. symlinking such a
directory doesn't work. Is this name imposed by Android?
PL> The second is to install Termux-enabled builds (see the README
PL> in the Sourceforge repository for further details), in which
PL> case any permissions you grant Termux will also be extended to
PL> cover Emacs.
I haven't tested this, do you want me to test it?
Thanks,
Milan