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elpa-admin.el: Don't try to sandbox on Termux/Android

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To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
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Subject: bug#63259: closed (elpa-admin.el: Don't try to sandbox on
 Termux/Android)
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2023 14:46:02 +0000

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From: Henrik Ahlgren <pablo <at> seestieto.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: elpa-admin.el: Don't try to sandbox on Termux/Android
Date: Thu, 04 May 2023 11:00:23 +0300

elpaa--sandbox is set to t by default on Termux, since its system-type
is gnu/linux. However, I believe bubblewrap is only available on rooted
devices from root-packages, so most Termux users won't have bwrap. I
guess the same goes for the native Android port.

Consider disabling sandboxing on Termux by default. Not sure what is the
best method for detecting it, perhaps check if the TERMUX_VERSION
environment variable exists?

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>, Henrik Ahlgren <pablo <at> seestieto.com>
Cc: 63259-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#63259: elpa-admin.el: Don't try to sandbox on Termux/Android
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2023 07:44:59 -0700

Po Lu via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text
editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Henrik Ahlgren <pablo <at> seestieto.com> writes:
>
>> elpaa--sandbox is set to t by default on Termux, since its system-type
>> is gnu/linux. However, I believe bubblewrap is only available on rooted
>> devices from root-packages, so most Termux users won't have bwrap. I
>> guess the same goes for the native Android port.
>>
>> Consider disabling sandboxing on Termux by default. Not sure what is the
>> best method for detecting it, perhaps check if the TERMUX_VERSION
>> environment variable exists?
>
> We don't support Termux; it is not GNU/Linux, so their Emacs should
> report system-type as `android' (or perhaps `termux'.)  Please report
> this bug to the Termux packagers.
>
> This problem does not exist on the Android port of GNU Emacs, btw, which
> does report a correct `system-type'.

No further comments within 4 months.

I'm therefore closing this bug report.

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