NativeScript / NativeScript/nativescript-cli

[android]app wont build if "app" is a symlink

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Description

I am using the latest of everything
My app folder is a symlink. If i build on android like that the app will build but crash on run.
The reason is that the NativescriptAcivity.java is not generated.
If i modify my nsconfig for the app to point to the actual real folder, the build works.

I would really need for it to work just fine with symlink. If i use the real folder it has other bad side effects.

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Research direction

Start with the Android build path that reads the nsconfig app location and generates NativescriptAcivity.java. Reproduce a build with app as a symlink, compare it with a real-folder build, and trace why generation is skipped; done means the symlink build generates the activity and the app runs successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, java, javascript
Domain
build-system, cli, mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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