| 00:05.09 | allejo | that's true |
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| 18:20.29 | WarPig | Is there a command line switch, in Windows, to specify an alternate location the data directory the client uses (Normally c:\users\user\appdata\bzflag or so.) |
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| 18:21.57 | WarPig | Follow up: Is there a listing of the available command line switches the client understands? |
| 18:27.45 | McSpider | -help will list all the command line arguments afaik |
| 18:29.10 | WarPig | McSpider: Thanks |
| 18:30.47 | blast007 | WarPig: the 'data' directory in BZFlag refers to where the textures/sounds are located |
| 18:32.00 | WarPig | Ah OK. I'm trying to make a portable USB stick installation. I want to move all parts of the client to the usb stick. |
| 18:32.27 | blast007 | I'm not sure if that ever worked 100% correctly |
| 18:32.43 | blast007 | it's not a feature that gets any testing :) |
| 18:33.53 | WarPig | So far, I have identified a "program files" directory, a directory under the users hidden "appdata" folder, where the config file lives, and a registry entry. |
| 18:34.23 | blast007 | the only one you need to get to redirect is the config directory |
| 18:34.30 | blast007 | (which is the one in appdata) |
| 18:35.22 | WarPig | There is a command line option for -configfile, and one for -dir. I think the -dir one will allow me to move the config directory. |
| 18:35.48 | WarPig | Does the client use the registry entry, or is that just for the installer/uninstaller? |
| 18:36.40 | blast007 | I assume you mean -configdir |
| 18:36.51 | WarPig | yes (sorry) |
| 18:36.55 | blast007 | the current client does not use the registry |
| 18:37.03 | blast007 | bzfs might |
| 18:37.24 | WarPig | Not using bzfs, so that's OK. :) |
| 18:37.37 | blast007 | I'm probably thinking of old client behavior, actually |
| 18:37.58 | blast007 | we used to write some registry key for Xfire IM client integration |
| 18:38.38 | blast007 | or maybe 2.99.x write some registry value from bzfs to indicate where the most recent copy of bzfs was located |
| 18:39.50 | WarPig | There is also '[{-dir | -directory} <data-directory>]' in the command line help |
| 18:40.09 | blast007 | that's for the textures/sounds |
| 18:40.12 | blast007 | you don't need that |
| 18:40.17 | WarPig | ok |
| 18:40.27 | blast007 | BZFlag already looks in the current working directory for the data directory |
| 18:40.52 | WarPig | So, just tell it where the config file is, and it'll find the rest? |
| 18:41.43 | blast007 | I don't think the -configdir option works 100% correctly |
| 18:41.46 | blast007 | but try it |
| 18:41.52 | WarPig | ok |
| 18:49.55 | blast007 | it would be cool to have a proper portable mode |
| 18:50.07 | WarPig | I agree! |
| 18:52.58 | WarPig | Seems to work. Only thing is, it crates an appdata folder for cache every time its run. |
| 18:53.15 | blast007 | "I don't think the -configdir option works 100% correctly" ;) |
| 18:53.21 | WarPig | :P |
| 18:54.02 | WarPig | It should create the cache folder in the -configdir specified. |
| 18:56.42 | blast007 | might be a case of it storing the cache directory location before parsing the -configdir option |
| 18:57.35 | blast007 | yup.. that's what it is :) |
| 18:57.54 | blast007 | createCacheSignature(); gets called before parseConfigName(argc, argv); |
| 18:59.21 | blast007 | or maybe parse(...) is the one that does the main parsing of options |
| 19:00.11 | blast007 | nvm, it is parseConfigName :) that parses -config and -configdir |
| 19:00.28 | blast007 | so if that's the only thing, that should be an easy fix |
| 19:04.59 | WarPig | If you put any effort into fixing that "portable mode" feature, you could call the resulting release "BZFlag 2.4.x When Pigs Fly". I give you my permission to use that. :D |
| 19:05.04 | blast007 | allejo: is there an advantage to using the markdown version of a license instead of just the text version? |
| 19:05.37 | blast007 | I think we're saving that for 3.2.0 :P |
| 19:05.59 | WarPig | :@) |
| 19:22.29 | allejo | blast007: not really. it's just nicer to see/read on GitHub which renders it |
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| 20:06.52 | tupone | I compare the license with the set of license available, to catalog the package. If there is only the markdown version I am in trouble |
| 20:34.04 | blast007 | tupone: ah, the context for my question above was for a new website codebase, so not something that will be packaged |
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| 22:35.18 | JeffM | yeah exe always searches the dir it's in first |
| 22:35.31 | JeffM | so that bad shortcuts still work |
| 22:36.04 | JeffM | it'd be prety eash to make a -profileDir option that overides the app data dir |
| 22:40.37 | blast007 | -configdir is supposed to do that, but we initilize the cache directory before parsing the option |
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| 23:43.40 | JeffM | well that's dumb |
| 23:43.45 | JeffM | fix it ;) |
| 23:47.54 | blast007 | I will :) |