On 8.10.2013, at 12:36, Scot Becker <scot.becker@gmail.com> wrote:

> Just a quick note to say that it's possible to get a full Emacs+org-mode on (unrooted) Android using an app called 'zshaolin'.  You can either download the app from the Google Play store for approx $3 or download the toolchain and source from their website and compile it yourself (which I haven't tried).
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> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dyne.zshaolin&hl=en
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> http://www.dyne.org/software/zshaolin/
> (for source, follow links to their FTP site, about 2/3 down the page)
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> Emacs is version 24.1.50.

I just tried it, and when I start emacs I get an error message that the directory /sdcard/emacs/etc is not present.  Emacs seems to look there for a file called "charsets".  Does anyone know what I am missing here?

Thanks

- Carsten

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> The following needs to be added to the .zshrc for org-mode to work:
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> export TMPDIR=${HOME}/tmp
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> They only claim 'barebone' Emacs, and I haven't tested extensively to see what that means, but so far it works for me.
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> I have no affiliation with the people at dyne.org, just happy to have working portable, org-mode. I use a Bluetooth keyboard with a 7" tablet on Android 4.3.
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> It looks like compiling in this case may not be for the faint of heart, but if someone tries it, perhaps they can post any notes to the list here.
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> Cheers,
> Scot
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