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Re: XDG_CONFIG_HOME environment variable.

 

I do not think it will cause an issue on macOS.

Adam

On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 8:50 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I am in the process of fixing a minor bug in the code that fetches the
> KiCad user configuration path.  We currently only check for the
> XDG_CONFIG_HOME environment variable on non-windows and non-macos
> platforms.  Is there any reason not to just go ahead and check for
> XDG_CONFIG_HOME on all platforms?  I know in the past someone requested
> that we allow it on windows to create a portable windows version of
> KiCad.  Is there anything on macos where using this could trip us up?
> If not, it will eliminate an ugly #if/#endif section in this code.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wayne
>
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