Support for native Android port

[axgfn]

straight.el fails to bootstrap on the new native Android port of Emacs. Emacs has access to git and other tools installed with Termux. I think the issue comes from trying to invoke Emacs from within Emacs, which is apparently never going to work reliably on Android (see the README from the SourceForge page I linked above).

It's easy to reproduce even with a config that only contains the bootstrap snippet and this snippet to add Termux tools to the path:

(setenv "PATH" (format "%s:%s" "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin"
		       (getenv "PATH")))
(setenv "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" (format "%s:%s"
				  "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib"
				  (getenv "LD_LIBRARY_PATH")))
(push "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin" exec-path)

[progfolio]

I think the issue comes from trying to invoke Emacs from within Emacs, which is apparently never going to work reliably on Android

How does native-comp work in this case, or is it also not supported?

Straight also uses Emacs sub processes to byte-compile elisp files, so I don't think it'd be easy to support under those constraints.

[raxod502]

On this distribution of Emacs, does a form like (shell-command "emacs --version") evaluate properly?

[axgfn]

How does native-comp work in this case, or is it also not supported?

It doesn't appear to support native-comp.

On this distribution of Emacs, does a form like (shell-command "emacs --version") evaluate properly?

It does if I use the correct binary name and path. Emacs on Android is a little weird, though. If I evaluate (concat invocation-directory invocation-name) I get /data/app/~~r6XvBe3vuVrzJsauvWVB_Q==/org.gnu.emacs-Xw_KFXy0gEHYtXE4Fcvrdw==/lib/arm64/libandroid-emacs.so.

[raxod502]

Okay, so it sounds like we just need to adapt things to work in the environment. What's the error you see during bootstrap?

[axgfn]

Sorry for the long delay. This is what the debugger shows on startup:

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "straight.el bootstrap failed: Package autoload is ...")
  signal(error ("straight.el bootstrap failed: Package autoload is ..."))
  error("straight.el bootstrap failed: %s" "Package autoload is deprecated\n\nWarning (straight)...")
  (if (= 0 (call-process (let ((emacs-binary-path (expand-file-name invocation-name invocation-directory)) (runemacs-binary-path (if (straight--windows-os-p) (progn ...)))) (if (and runemacs-binary-path (file-exists-p runemacs-binary-path)) runemacs-binary-path emacs-binary-path)) nil '(t t) nil "--batch" "--no-window-system" "--quick" "--load" temp-file)) nil (error "straight.el bootstrap failed: %s" (buffer-string)))
  (progn (if (= 0 (call-process (let ((emacs-binary-path (expand-file-name invocation-name invocation-directory)) (runemacs-binary-path (if ... ...))) (if (and runemacs-binary-path (file-exists-p runemacs-binary-path)) runemacs-binary-path emacs-binary-path)) nil '(t t) nil "--batch" "--no-window-system" "--quick" "--load" temp-file)) nil (error "straight.el bootstrap failed: %s" (buffer-string))))
  (unwind-protect (progn (if (= 0 (call-process (let ((emacs-binary-path ...) (runemacs-binary-path ...)) (if (and runemacs-binary-path ...) runemacs-binary-path emacs-binary-path)) nil '(t t) nil "--batch" "--no-window-system" "--quick" "--load" temp-file)) nil (error "straight.el bootstrap failed: %s" (buffer-string)))) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer)))
  (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn (if (= 0 (call-process (let (... ...) (if ... runemacs-binary-path emacs-binary-path)) nil '(t t) nil "--batch" "--no-window-system" "--quick" "--load" temp-file)) nil (error "straight.el bootstrap failed: %s" (buffer-string)))) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer))))
  (let ((temp-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *temp*" t))) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn (if (= 0 (call-process (let ... ...) nil '... nil "--batch" "--no-window-system" "--quick" "--load" temp-file)) nil (error "straight.el bootstrap failed: %s" (buffer-string)))) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer)))))
  (let ((temp-file (make-temp-file "straight.el~"))) (write-region nil nil temp-file nil 'silent) (let ((temp-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *temp*" t))) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn (if (= 0 (call-process ... nil ... nil "--batch" "--no-window-system" "--quick" "--load" temp-file)) nil (error "straight.el bootstrap failed: %s" (buffer-string)))) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer))))))
  (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously (format (concat "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/" "radian-software/straight.el/install/%s/straight.el") (substring (symbol-name version) 1)) 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)) (if (equal url-http-response-status 200) nil (error "Unknown recipe version: %S" version)) (delete-region (point-min) url-http-end-of-headers) (goto-char (point-min)) (princ ";; -*- coding: utf-8 -*-" (current-buffer)) (print (cons 'progn (let* ((vars nil) (regexps '("bootstrap-version" "straight-[a-z-]+" "user-emacs-directory")) (regexp (format "^\\(%s\\)$" (mapconcat ... regexps "\\|")))) (mapatoms #'(lambda (sym) (if ... ...))) (mapcar #'(lambda (var) (list ... var ...)) vars))) (current-buffer)) (goto-char (point-max)) (print '(progn (straight-use-package-no-build `(straight :type git :host github :repo ,... :branch ,...)) (unless (and (boundp 'bootstrap-version) (integerp bootstrap-version) (>= bootstrap-version 3)) (let* ((recipe ...) (local-repo ...) (link-target ...) (link-name ...)) (ignore-errors (delete-file link-name)) (if (bound-and-true-p straight-use-symlinks) (if ... ... ...) (with-temp-file link-name ...))))) (current-buffer)) (let ((temp-file (make-temp-file "straight.el~"))) (write-region nil nil temp-file nil 'silent) (let ((temp-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *temp*" t))) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn (if (= 0 ...) nil (error "straight.el bootstrap failed: %s" ...))) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer)))))))
  (let ((version nil) (straight-profiles (if (boundp 'straight-profiles) straight-profiles '((nil . "default.el")))) (straight-install-dir (or (and (boundp 'straight-base-dir) straight-base-dir) user-emacs-directory)) (print-length nil) (print-level nil)) (let ((tail (mapcar #'cdr straight-profiles))) (while tail (let ((lockfile-name (car tail))) (let ((lockfile-path (concat straight-install-dir "straight/versions/" lockfile-name))) (if (file-exists-p lockfile-path) (progn (condition-case nil ... ...)))) (setq tail (cdr tail))))) (if version nil (setq version :gamma)) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously (format (concat "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/" "radian-software/straight.el/install/%s/straight.el") (substring (symbol-name version) 1)) 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)) (if (equal url-http-response-status 200) nil (error "Unknown recipe version: %S" version)) (delete-region (point-min) url-http-end-of-headers) (goto-char (point-min)) (princ ";; -*- coding: utf-8 -*-" (current-buffer)) (print (cons 'progn (let* ((vars nil) (regexps '...) (regexp (format "^\\(%s\\)$" ...))) (mapatoms #'(lambda ... ...)) (mapcar #'(lambda ... ...) vars))) (current-buffer)) (goto-char (point-max)) (print '(progn (straight-use-package-no-build `(straight :type git :host github :repo ... :branch ...)) (unless (and (boundp ...) (integerp bootstrap-version) (>= bootstrap-version 3)) (let* (... ... ... ...) (ignore-errors ...) (if ... ... ...)))) (current-buffer)) (let ((temp-file (make-temp-file "straight.el~"))) (write-region nil nil temp-file nil 'silent) (let ((temp-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *temp*" t))) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn (if ... nil ...)) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer))))))))
  (progn (message "Bootstrapping straight.el...") (let ((min-version "25.1")) (if (version< emacs-version min-version) (progn (error (concat "straight.el requires at least Emacs %s, " "but you are running Emacs %s") min-version emacs-version)))) (if (boundp 'straight-repository-branch) (progn (if (stringp straight-repository-branch) nil (error "The `straight-repository-branch' must be a string ..." straight-repository-branch)))) (if (executable-find "git") nil (user-error "Git executable not found. straight.el requires git")) (require 'cl-lib) (require 'url-http) (defvar url-http-end-of-headers) (defvar url-http-response-status) (defalias 'straight--windows-os-p #'(lambda nil "Check if the current operating system is Windows." (memq system-type '(ms-dos windows-nt)))) (let ((version nil) (straight-profiles (if (boundp 'straight-profiles) straight-profiles '((nil . "default.el")))) (straight-install-dir (or (and (boundp 'straight-base-dir) straight-base-dir) user-emacs-directory)) (print-length nil) (print-level nil)) (let ((tail (mapcar #'cdr straight-profiles))) (while tail (let ((lockfile-name (car tail))) (let ((lockfile-path ...)) (if (file-exists-p lockfile-path) (progn ...))) (setq tail (cdr tail))))) (if version nil (setq version :gamma)) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously (format (concat "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/" "radian-software/straight.el/install/%s/straight.el") (substring (symbol-name version) 1)) 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)) (if (equal url-http-response-status 200) nil (error "Unknown recipe version: %S" version)) (delete-region (point-min) url-http-end-of-headers) (goto-char (point-min)) (princ ";; -*- coding: utf-8 -*-" (current-buffer)) (print (cons 'progn (let* ((vars nil) (regexps ...) (regexp ...)) (mapatoms #'...) (mapcar #'... vars))) (current-buffer)) (goto-char (point-max)) (print '(progn (straight-use-package-no-build `...) (unless (and ... ... ...) (let* ... ... ...))) (current-buffer)) (let ((temp-file (make-temp-file "straight.el~"))) (write-region nil nil temp-file nil 'silent) (let ((temp-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *temp*" t))) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn ...) (and ... ...))))))) (message "Bootstrapping straight.el...done"))
  (progn (progn (message "Bootstrapping straight.el...") (let ((min-version "25.1")) (if (version< emacs-version min-version) (progn (error (concat "straight.el requires at least Emacs %s, " "but you are running Emacs %s") min-version emacs-version)))) (if (boundp 'straight-repository-branch) (progn (if (stringp straight-repository-branch) nil (error "The `straight-repository-branch' must be a string ..." straight-repository-branch)))) (if (executable-find "git") nil (user-error "Git executable not found. straight.el requires git")) (require 'cl-lib) (require 'url-http) (defvar url-http-end-of-headers) (defvar url-http-response-status) (defalias 'straight--windows-os-p #'(lambda nil "Check if the current operating system is Windows." (memq system-type '(ms-dos windows-nt)))) (let ((version nil) (straight-profiles (if (boundp 'straight-profiles) straight-profiles '(...))) (straight-install-dir (or (and (boundp ...) straight-base-dir) user-emacs-directory)) (print-length nil) (print-level nil)) (let ((tail (mapcar #'cdr straight-profiles))) (while tail (let ((lockfile-name ...)) (let (...) (if ... ...)) (setq tail (cdr tail))))) (if version nil (setq version :gamma)) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously (format (concat "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/" "radian-software/straight.el/install/%s/straight.el") (substring ... 1)) 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)) (if (equal url-http-response-status 200) nil (error "Unknown recipe version: %S" version)) (delete-region (point-min) url-http-end-of-headers) (goto-char (point-min)) (princ ";; -*- coding: utf-8 -*-" (current-buffer)) (print (cons 'progn (let* (... ... ...) (mapatoms ...) (mapcar ... vars))) (current-buffer)) (goto-char (point-max)) (print '(progn (straight-use-package-no-build ...) (unless ... ...)) (current-buffer)) (let ((temp-file (make-temp-file "straight.el~"))) (write-region nil nil temp-file nil 'silent) (let ((temp-buffer ...)) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect ... ...)))))) (message "Bootstrapping straight.el...done")))
  eval((progn (progn (message "Bootstrapping straight.el...") (let ((min-version "25.1")) (if (version< emacs-version min-version) (progn (error (concat "straight.el requires at least Emacs %s, " "but you are running Emacs %s") min-version emacs-version)))) (if (boundp 'straight-repository-branch) (progn (if (stringp straight-repository-branch) nil (error "The `straight-repository-branch' must be a string ..." straight-repository-branch)))) (if (executable-find "git") nil (user-error "Git executable not found. straight.el requires git")) (require 'cl-lib) (require 'url-http) (defvar url-http-end-of-headers) (defvar url-http-response-status) (defalias 'straight--windows-os-p #'(lambda nil "Check if the current operating system is Windows." (memq system-type '...))) (let ((version nil) (straight-profiles (if (boundp ...) straight-profiles '...)) (straight-install-dir (or (and ... straight-base-dir) user-emacs-directory)) (print-length nil) (print-level nil)) (let ((tail (mapcar ... straight-profiles))) (while tail (let (...) (let ... ...) (setq tail ...)))) (if version nil (setq version :gamma)) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously (format ... ...) 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)) (if (equal url-http-response-status 200) nil (error "Unknown recipe version: %S" version)) (delete-region (point-min) url-http-end-of-headers) (goto-char (point-min)) (princ ";; -*- coding: utf-8 -*-" (current-buffer)) (print (cons 'progn (let* ... ... ...)) (current-buffer)) (goto-char (point-max)) (print '(progn ... ...) (current-buffer)) (let ((temp-file ...)) (write-region nil nil temp-file nil 'silent) (let (...) (save-current-buffer ... ...))))) (message "Bootstrapping straight.el...done"))) t)
  elisp--eval-last-sexp(t)
  eval-last-sexp(t)
  eval-print-last-sexp()
  (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/radian-software/..." 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)) (goto-char (point-max)) (eval-print-last-sexp))
  (if (file-exists-p bootstrap-file) nil (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/radian-software/..." 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)) (goto-char (point-max)) (eval-print-last-sexp)))
  (let ((bootstrap-file (expand-file-name "straight/repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el" user-emacs-directory)) (bootstrap-version 6)) (if (file-exists-p bootstrap-file) nil (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/radian-software/..." 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)) (goto-char (point-max)) (eval-print-last-sexp))) (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage))
  eval-buffer(#<buffer  *load*-826632> nil "/data/data/org.gnu.emacs/files/.config/emacs/lisp/..." nil t)  ; Reading at buffer position 1580
  load-with-code-conversion("/data/data/org.gnu.emacs/files/.config/emacs/lisp/..." "/data/data/org.gnu.emacs/files/.config/emacs/lisp/..." nil t)
  require(+core)
  eval-buffer(#<buffer  *load*> nil "/data/data/org.gnu.emacs/files/.config/emacs/init...." nil t)  ; Reading at buffer position 246
  load-with-code-conversion("/data/data/org.gnu.emacs/files/.config/emacs/init...." "/data/data/org.gnu.emacs/files/.config/emacs/init...." t t)
  load("/data/data/org.gnu.emacs/files/.config/emacs/init" noerror nomessage)
  startup--load-user-init-file(#f(compiled-function () #<bytecode -0x187d90d6b61d20d0>) #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode 0x4d131ce0e4442cb>) t)
  command-line()
  normal-top-level()

[raxod502]

We need to see the logs of the Emacs subprocess to debug. I've filed #1122 to improve the logging. Try editing the installation snippet in your init-file to refer to rr-bootstrap-more-logs instead of develop, and check the *Messages* buffer to see the full output.

[madorian]

Is this still a thing? I'm confused. Does straight not work on Android?

[axgfn]

No, I couldn't get it to work on Android. Since opening this I've moved back to package.el though, so I won't be of any help in fixing it.

[boletopia]

I got this error when trying to get straight for android. Any idea how to fix it?

Bootstrapping straight.el...
straight.el bootstrap failed with status 1, subprocess logs follow:
------WARNING: linker: Warning: unable to normalize "nil" (ignoring)
WARNING: linker: Warning: unable to normalize "nil" (ignoring)
WARNING: linker: Warning: unable to normalize "nil" (ignoring)
CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE "/system/bin/app_process64": cannot locate symbol "_Z17createHeifDecoderv" referenced by "/system/lib64/libhwui.so"...

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Entering debugger...