Allow gapps-config to skip certain default removals

[yejingchen]

My device is ZTE Nubia Z9 mini (nx511j) running a unofficial CM build (13.0-20151229-UNOFFICIAL-nx511j). The build author only releases incremental OTA updates, which performs file check before patching. The problem is some directories are deleted by OpenGapps installation, leading the update to fail.

I found this in installer.data in opengapps zip file:

# _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
#                                             Permanently Removed Folders
# Pieces that may be left over from AIO ROMs that can/will interfere with these GApps
other_list="
/system/app/CalendarGoogle
/system/app/CloudPrint
/system/app/DeskClockGoogle
/system/app/EditorsDocsStub
/system/app/EditorsSheetsStub
/system/app/EditorsSlidesStub
/system/app/Gmail
/system/app/Gmail2
/system/app/GoogleCalendar
/system/app/GoogleCloudPrint
/system/app/GoogleHangouts
/system/app/GoogleKeep
/system/app/GoogleLatinIme
/system/app/GooglePlus
/system/app/Keep
/system/app/NewsstandStub
/system/app/NewsWeather
/system/app/PartnerBookmarksProvider
/system/app/PrebuiltBugleStub
/system/app/PrebuiltKeepStub
/system/app/Provision
/system/app/QuickSearchBox
/system/app/Vending
/system/priv-app/GmsCore
/system/priv-app/GoogleNow
/system/priv-app/GoogleSearch
/system/priv-app/GoogleHangouts
/system/priv-app/OneTimeInitializer
/system/priv-app/Provision
/system/priv-app/QuickSearchBox
/system/priv-app/Vending
";

/system/app/Provision and /system/priv-app/OneTimeInitializer are what the OTA update report has "unexpected change".

So everytime I want to install OTA updates, I have to do a clean install, and setup everything I need afterwards.

Are there any solutions to let me install OTA update smoothly?

[polyzen]

What I have to do is flash/sideload the update from recovery, then reinstall gapps and su.

On January 2, 2016 10:26:21 PM EST, "叶靖琛" notifications@github.com wrote:

My device is ZTE Nubia Z9 mini (nx511j) running a unofficial CM build
(130-20151229-UNOFFICIAL-nx511j) The build author only releases
incremental OTA updates, which performs file check before patching The
problem is some directories are deleted by OpenGapps installation,
leading the update to fail

I found this in installerdata in opengapps zip file:

#
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
#                                             Permanently Removed
Folders
# Pieces that may be left over from AIO ROMs that can/will interfere
with these GApps
other_list="
/system/app/CalendarGoogle
/system/app/CloudPrint
/system/app/DeskClockGoogle
/system/app/EditorsDocsStub
/system/app/EditorsSheetsStub
/system/app/EditorsSlidesStub
/system/app/Gmail
/system/app/Gmail2
/system/app/GoogleCalendar
/system/app/GoogleCloudPrint
/system/app/GoogleHangouts
/system/app/GoogleKeep
/system/app/GoogleLatinIme
/system/app/GooglePlus
/system/app/Keep
/system/app/NewsstandStub
/system/app/NewsWeather
/system/app/PartnerBookmarksProvider
/system/app/PrebuiltBugleStub
/system/app/PrebuiltKeepStub
/system/app/Provision
/system/app/QuickSearchBox
/system/app/Vending
/system/priv-app/GmsCore
/system/priv-app/GoogleNow
/system/priv-app/GoogleSearch
/system/priv-app/GoogleHangouts
/system/priv-app/OneTimeInitializer
/system/priv-app/Provision
/system/priv-app/QuickSearchBox
/system/priv-app/Vending
";

/system/app/Provision and /system/priv-app/OneTimeInitializer are
what the OTA update report has "unexpected change"

So everytime I want to install OTA updates, I have to do a clean
install, and setup everything I need afterwards

Are there any solutions to let me install OTA update smoothly?

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[yejingchen]

Actually I AM installing updates from recovery, which fails because of file deletions. In addition, if you install gapps afterwards, you will end up in an infinite 'Setup wizard has stopped' popups.

[mfonville]

I will see what we can do about this. In general I am thinking about a keyword and script like https://github.com/opengapps/opengapps/wiki/Advanced-Features-and-Options#skip-googles-swype-library-setting

Or some brackets to skip removal of certain folders. Like https://github.com/opengapps/opengapps/wiki/Advanced-Features-and-Options#universal-application-removals

[polyzen]

My issue was unrelated, and @mfonville took care of that :)

[mfonville]

We can't by default skip those folders; because on 99% of the ROMs they cause conflicts with GApps and have to be removed.
We should look into the gapps-config possibility to skip certain removals

[robin-vandaele]

You could use something like +(foldername) for this, like a combination of the application selector '()' and the don't remove these apps selector '+'

[szhu]

Why not just make the keyword +?

+Provision
+OneTimeInitializer

[jeffsf]

For clarity, at least at this time (2017-01-15), the following does not preserve things removed as "conflicting":

PicoGApps
Include
+(ExtShared)
+(ExtServices)

I definitely would like to see an "advanced" ability to control both

• Removal of "conflicting" ROM apks
• Removal of GApps apks

Right now, I have to

• "Manually" preserve specific ROM apks (in a tar)
• Boot the ROM once to run its initializers (as installing OpenGApps will delete them)
• Reboot into recovery
• Run the OpenGApps installer
• Delete "excess" installed APKs
• Restore the specific ROM apks from the tar

As an idea of what I delete, even from the Pico package, as I only want/need Play Store and Maps functionality:

    /system/app/GoogleContactsSyncAdapter
    /system/app/GoogleExtShared
    /system/priv-app/ConfigUpdater
    /system/priv-app/GmsCoreSetupPrebuilt
    /system/priv-app/GoogleBackupTransport
    /system/priv-app/GoogleExtServices
    /system/priv-app/GoogleFeedback
    /system/priv-app/GoogleOneTimeInitializer
    /system/priv-app/GooglePartnerSetup
    /system/priv-app/SetupWizard

(Note, the above list should not be taken as unnecessary apks for your phone or needs)