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Re: XDG_CONFIG_HOME on all platforms

 

On 4/26/2018 10:58 AM, Eeli Kaikkonen wrote:
> 2018-04-26 17:36 GMT+03:00 Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>:
> 
>     I tested my latest patch and I haven't heard any issues so I went ahead
>     and pushed it.  I did not test it with wx 3.1.1 to see if
>     XDG_CONFIG_HOME still worked properly.
> 
> 
> I tried to find a distro with 3.1 packaged but didn't find any with a
> quick glance (not even debian unstable). I would have tried it in a
> virtual machine. If there happens to be a problem someone will find it
> much later.
> 
> I started to write a document describing how to set per-instance env
> variables on different platforms:
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rq8i2Ay7qpGpffaj-AQmE-Xp88ikHhgyt0Ygpi8717o/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks! Any help we can get with documentation is a good thing.

> 
> I think the proper place for it is the user forum FAQ at this point.
> Feedback is welcome, especially on Mac because I don't have access to it.

It makes sense to add this FAQ to the forum but it would also be helpful
if this information made it's way into the KiCad user documentation as well.

> 
> Eeli Kaikkonen
> 
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