ANDROID: Libretro VFS for this core

[i30817]

It would be nice if the updated core could be served rom files paths in vfs form from playlists ("saf://content:...), considering it's the only way to support compressed filesystems\webdav outside core specific code in android (use RSAF) and RetroArch recently gained support for SAF paths in its android filechooser.

Several cores in libretro already do this, swanstation, puae, fbneo and some others that had the vfs from the start so it would be cool if dolphin did too

Note that although local network webdav might be too slow in some cases, the last release of rclone, which RSAF uses also in the last release added squash and zip file mounting (including zstd for squash). So you can mount compressed archives of games "transparently" now in android RetroArch (although I suppose computer cores might have problems if they don't have a copy on write system for read only dirs).

[cscd98]

I haven't had the time to look into this yet, but I did add samba share support: libretro/RetroArch#18446

[i30817]

Samba inherits all of the windows filename limitation.

Besides I don't need retroarch to have random NAS types support, I only need to cores to use the already existing android SAF support by implementing the VFS that retroarch already uses/wants for other things. RSAF/rclone already implements so many NAS backends including samba, WebDAV (not NSF but I have it anyway) and the cloud versions that it's redundant to do anything else imo.

Also I think it might be dangerous to implement it in the program itself in this environment where Nintendo can ruin the life of people with a several million lawsuit. Better to let the users learn how to use what is possible with external programs / config and don't get threatened with life ruining lawsuits especially while corrupt fascists riddle American courts.

Outside of android and Mac and consoles it's much easier because users aren't treated as renters and can mount system devices.