termux / termux/termux-api

termux-location: Locks up when location is turned off

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Description

Hi, thanks for making this amazing software.

When running termux-location with location turned off (and the termux-api location permission turned on), the process locks up for several seconds. I would have expected it to fail.

I'm using Android 7.1.2.

EDIT: Running termux-location -r last yields the expected result (failing). Is the difference between the arguments to this option documented somewhere?

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Start at the termux-location entry point and compare the default request with termux-location -r last, which the issue reports as failing correctly. Trace the location-disabled path on Android 7.1.2 and check where the option behavior is documented; done means the default command fails promptly when location is off and the argument difference is documented.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, java
Domain
cli, mobile-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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