FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: unix software without tears

["Mikael Jansson (mailing lists)" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> "Mikael Jansson (mailing lists)" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Speaking of which, has a decision been done about where to store 
> > user 
> > application data files, e.g. Quake maps? They're not binary add-
> > ons, 
> > so 
> > they don't go to the USER_ADDONS_DIRECTORY, nor are they settings. 
> > And 
> > if you drop them in %A/data, they disappear when you upgrade the 
> 
> Since when would they disappear when updating the application? Only 
> when you copy the directory via Tracker, but that "feature" is 
> hopefully gone when R1 hits the streets.
> I would prefer to keep those files with the application as much as 
> possible...
> 
No, you've misunderstood what I meant:

1. Install Quake3 in /boot/apps/Quake3
2. Find a nifty map for Quake, put it in /boot/apps/Quake3/maps
3. Find there's a new version of Quake3 out there, but there are many 
changes to the runtime files in the application folder, so you need to 
delete it before installing it again.

Ka-blam.  And, even if not, I'm not comfortable "upgrading" by just 
unzipping to the same folder again, leaving behind old (possibly un-
needed) junk. That's why I opt for having a data directory for these 
things, separated from the application.

>
> > application. Clearly, something like a B_USER_DATA_DIRECTORY is 
> > needed.
> 
> ... but for cases where this isn't an option (and I wouldn't really 
> count Quake into that), B_USER_DATA_DIRECTORY as well as 
> B_USER_CACHE_DIRECTORY will definitely make it into Haiku if I have 
> to 
> say anything about it.
>
Yup! Great.
 
> In case of Quake, it would be nice if it would search in that 
> directory 
> *and* in %A/data, too, so that ultimately the user has the choice, 
> just 
> like with add-ons (and I definitely don't like ~/.xxx for *anything* 
> installed on BeOS).
> 
2 x *nod*

I (or someone) should probably file a ticket against Quake3 that it 
uses ~/.q3a for settings, it's horrible.

-- Mikael
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