[Xastir-dev] Why change working directory?

[Curt Mills, WE7U]

On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Jack Twilley wrote:

> I had a surprise recently trying to import a log file.  I assumed that
> since I had started xastir while in my home directory that I could
> import a file from my home directory without specifying the full
> path.  It turns out that entering "log.txt" causes xastir to look in
> "~/.xastir/log.txt".  Also, core files generated by xastir end up in
> ~/.xastir/ on my system.  This strongly implies that we change the
> working directory in the system.  Any particular reason?

Yea.  Because when you want to open up a log file, you'd better be
where the log files are.  Saves a bit of work for the user.


> Oh, and on a side note -- lots of changes were discussed to permit
> using user-specific maps directories in addition to system map
> directories.  Was this ever fully implemented?

Nope.

One can add a symlink to their home directory from the system maps
directory, then make the directories that it points to only readable
by the user.  Similar effect, but less to change in the software.

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