From eeb84739372b6235e54f0473a7d924cb07e5faae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Albinus Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 12:47:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] * tramp.texi (External methods): Tramp does not connect Android devices by itself. --- doc/misc/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ doc/misc/tramp.texi | 20 +++++++++++--------- 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog index c700607b008..eda50177720 100644 --- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2013-03-03 Michael Albinus + + * tramp.texi (External methods): Tramp does not connect Android + devices by itself. + 2013-03-02 Bill Wohler Release MH-E manual version 8.5. diff --git a/doc/misc/tramp.texi b/doc/misc/tramp.texi index a96207e8406..4a3e0ebc33c 100644 --- a/doc/misc/tramp.texi +++ b/doc/misc/tramp.texi @@ -998,12 +998,19 @@ name. @cindex method adb @cindex adb method -This special method uses the Android Debug Bridge for connecting +This special method uses the Android Debug Bridge for accessing Android devices. The Android Debug Bridge must be installed locally. Some GNU/Linux distributions offer it for installation, otherwise it -can be installed as part of the Android SDK. If @command{adb} is not -found via the @code{$PATH} environment variable, the variable -@var{tramp-adb-program} must point to its absolute path. +can be installed as part of the Android SDK. If the @command{adb} +program is not found via the @code{$PATH} environment variable, the +variable @var{tramp-adb-program} must point to its absolute path. + +Tramp does not connect Android devices to @command{adb}. This must be +performed outside @value{emacsname}. If there is exactly one Android +device connected to @command{adb}, a host name is not needed in the +remote file name. The default @value{tramp} name to be used is +@file{@trampfn{adb, , ,}} therefore. Otherwise, one could find +potential host names with the command @command{adb devices}. Usually, the @command{adb} method does not need any user name. It runs under the permissions of the @command{adbd} process on the @@ -1012,11 +1019,6 @@ Android device. If a user name is specified, @value{tramp} applies an devices, especially with unrooted ones. In that case, an error message is displayed. -If there is exactly one Android device connected to the local machine, -a host name is not needed. The shortest @value{tramp} name to be used -is @file{@trampfn{adb, , ,}} therefore. Otherwise, one could find -potential host names with the shell command @command{adb devices}. - @end table -- 2.39.2