(Android) Crash When Remapping Controls For Any Core
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config remaps
platform: android
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Description
Description
When trying to remap controls for any core on Android, RetroArch crashes.
This happens regardless of whether a controller is connected via Bluetooth or not.
Expected behavior
Remapping should be successful.
Actual behavior
RetroArch crashes.
Steps to reproduce the bug
- Run any game on any core.
- Click the
Configurationbutton (the RetroArch icon). - Go to
Controls. - Select any item from
Port 1 ControlstoPort 5 Controls. - Select any button configuration to remap.
Bisect Results
Issue happens even on fresh install and reportedly happens even on older versions or RetroArch.
Version/Commit
- RetroArch: [1.8.5/532fd88]
Environment information
- OS: Android 9
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the crash on Android 9 using RetroArch 1.8.5/532fd88, following the listed Controls and Port 1–5 remapping steps, with and without a Bluetooth controller. Done means remapping succeeds without a crash for any core and the tested control ports.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, c
- Domain
- mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100